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6 A New National Water Management Framework
6 A New National Water Management Framework
Pages 98-108
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Water projects constructed in the middle of the century for hydroelectric power generation and flood control, for example, today may also be used to support flat-water recreation or to provide instream flows. Furthermore, restoring varying degrees of flow regimes and enhancing ecological benefits are likely to be prominent components of the Corps' future work program.
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. In a contemporary political setting of broadened social values and lack of broad consensus about whether water resources should be used primarily to promote economic development or also to promote environmental or social benefits, a focus on traditional NED planning alternative may no longer be appropriate.
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The lack of clarity and consistency within the body of federal water policy hinders the Corps' ability to develop contemporary methods and models for use in its planning studies. Corps planners in the agency's district level offices do not direct their efforts toward meeting a set of clear, internally-consistent national water policy goals, but rather focus on 1)
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The federal objective as defined by the 1983 Principles and Guidelines is "to contribute to national economic development, consistent with protecting the nation's environment, pursuant to national environmental statutes, applicable executive orders, and other Federal planning requirements" (WRC, 1983)
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Their charters come from the directives of the OMB, from legislative guidance, or from instructions of Congress. The principal water resources management agencies (the Corps, the Bureau of Reclamation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority)
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formerly provided a formal mechanism for promoting inter-agency coordination. Created as part of the 1965 federal Water Resources Planning Act, the Water Resources Council consisted of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency (the latter was added after the EPA was established in 1970)
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, the P&G also guides water resources project planning of three other federal agencies: the Bureau of Reclamation, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The "principles" within the P&G identify the objective of federal water resources activities as: "To contribute to national economic development consistent with protecting the Nation's environment, pursuant to national environmental statutes, applicable executive orders, and other Federal planning requirements" (WRC, 1983)
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Moreover, other federal agencies conducting important water planning and management activities (e.g., the Environmental Protection Agency and the Federal Emergency Management Agency) are not required to follow the same project justification procedures, despite the fact that their impacts on water resources may in some instances exceed those of the Corps.
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106 Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning Delineate the affected area Determine floodplain Forecast activities in characteristics affected area Determine existing flood damages Estimate potential land use Estimate other Estimate future flood-related costs Flood damaged Allocate land use Collect market value data Compute benefits FIGURE 6-1 Steps in an urban flood damage reduction study, according to the P&G.
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To its credit, the Corps generally promotes strong public involvement in its studies, and the Corps routinely holds public meetings at various stages of its planning studies, especially for the agency's more visible and controversial studies. Informal discussions with Corps planners and analysts suggest that staff members appreciate the value of early public participation and encourage it.
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The Principles and Guidelines document should be revised to better reflect contemporary management paradigms; analytical methods; legislative directives; and social, economic, and political realities. The new planning guidance should apply to water resources implementation studies and similar evaluations carried out by all federal agencies.
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