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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 122
Book Description
Draft Environmental Assessment
Author: Green/Duwamish River Basin Restoration Program, Programmatic EIS and Restoration Plan, King County
Author: General Technical Report PNW-GTR
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 700
Book Description
New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309060974
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 121
Book Description
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has long been one of the federal government's key agencies in planning the uses of the nation's waterways and water resources. Though responsible for a range of water-related programs, the Corps's two traditional programs have been flood damage reduction and navigation enhancement. The water resource needs of the nation, however, have for decades been shifting away from engineered control of watersheds toward restoration of ecosystem services and natural hydrologic variability. In response to these shifting needs, legislation was enacted in 1990 which initiated the Corps's involvement in ecological restoration, which is now on par with the Corps's traditional flood damage reduction and navigation roles. This book provides an analysis of the Corps's efforts in ecological restoration, and provides broader recommendations on how the corps might streamline their planning process. It also assesses the impacts of federal legislation on the Corps planning and projects, and provides recommendations on how relevant federal policies might be altered in order to improve Corps planning. Another important shift affecting the Corps has been federal cost-sharing arrangements (enacted in 1986), mandating greater financial participation in Corps water projects by local co-sponsors. The book describes how this has affected the Corps-sponsor relationship, and comments upon how each group must adjust to new planning and political realities.
The Hudson River Estuary
Author: Jeffrey S. LevintonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521844789
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Hudson River Estuary, first published in 2006, is a scientific biography with relevance to similar natural systems.
Truckee Meadows, Nevada
Author: United States. Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Works)Publisher:
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Category : Flood control
Languages : en
Pages : 942
Book Description
Pine Flat Dam Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration Investigation, Fresno County
Author: The Missouri River Ecosystem
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309170036
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
The Missouri River Ecosystem: Exploring the Prospects for Recovery resulted from a study conducted at the request of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The nation's longest river, the Missouri River and its floodplain ecosystem experienced substantial environmental and hydrologic changes during the twentieth century. The context of Missouri River dam and reservoir system management is marked by sharp differences between stakeholders regarding the river's proper management regime. The management agencies have been challenged to determine the appropriate balance between these competing interests. This Water Science and Technology Board report reviews the ecological state of the river and floodplain ecosystem, scientific research of the ecosystem, and the prospects for implementing an adaptive management approach, all with a view toward helping move beyond ongoing scientific and other differences. The report notes that continued ecological degradation of the ecosystem is certain unless some portion of pre-settlement river flows and processes were restored. The report also includes recommendations to enhance scientific knowledge through carefully planned and monitored river management actions and the enactment of a Missouri River Protection and Recovery Act.
Compilation and Review of Completed Restoration and Mitigation Studies in Developing an Evaluation Framework for Environmental Resources: Volume 2
Author: Publisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1428914285
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Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
This is Volume II of a two volume set and the first of a series of interim reports which will be published under the Evaluation Framework Work Unit of the Evaluation of Environmental Investments Research Program. Volume II contains important supplements to the comparative analysis, recommendations, and research presented in Volume I. Volume II contains the interview guide instrument, summary report of Washington level reviewers focus session, the ten case study write-ups, and a list of reference material. (MM).
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