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3 Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures
3 Corps of Engineers Water Resources Project Planning Procedures
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it concludes with an examination of points in the planning process where review could be beneficial. This chapter draws from a previous National Research Council report ~C, 1999)
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Planning Studies for New Projects Water resources project planning by the Corps of Engineers, including planning for cost-shared projects, is conducted in two phases, a reconnaissance study and a feasibility study (Figure 3-~. The Corps has long used this general approach, which was formalized with enactment of the federal Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (WRDA 86~.
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The reconnaissance study makes a recommendation as to whether a more detailed feasibility study should be conducted. Between 1986 and 1996, a total of 525 reconnaissance studies were completed, feasibility studies were initiated for 163 ofthese projects.
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provide additional guidance. The planning process described in the P&G document includes six steps: 1.
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When and if the project sponsor and the Corps agree on a final plan, the Corps' Division Engineer will sign a public notice recommending project approval. The final step in the formal planning process is approval of the final feasibility study by the Chief of Engineers.
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If a synopsis of the scoping process and proposed analytical techniques had been available early in that study, review could have provided guidance that might have averted questions raised later. Review after Step 5 in the six-step P&G planning process (described on p.
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This dilemma raises the question of whether a completely independent review can come before the end of the planning process unless different review panels are appointed at each review staged ~ It should be noted, however, that this panel supports the use of advisory boards composed of experts in the relevant subject areas, who may be both internal and external to the Corps, throughout the planning and implementation of major projects.
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