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and

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Committee to Assess the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Methods of Analysis

and Peer Review for Water Resources Project Planning

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Congressional Briefing

Tuesday, April 13, 2004 -- 2:00 p.m.

2167 Rayburn House Office Bldg.

on

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning: A New Opportunity for Service

Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning

Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning

and

River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

In response to a request by Congress in PL106-541, these four reports from the National Research Council review the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' planning procedures and methods of analysis. The approach to this study was to create a coordinating committee and four study panels -- the Chairs of which were on the coordinating committee -- to evaluate 1) the Corps' methods for project planning that are embodied primarily in the federal "Principles and Guidelines" and the Corps' own Planning Guidance Notebook; 2) the Corps' methods and approaches for planning and coordinating water projects across watershed and river basin systems, and; 3) the Corps' efforts and future prospects in implementing the adaptive management paradigm in managing its water resources projects. A synthesis document was also produced which outlines the findings of all the study panels and offers its own findings and conclusions.

This briefing was for members of Congress and congressional staff only. The reports were publicly released on April 14, 2004 and can be found, in their entirety, on the Web site of the National Academies Press via the links below:

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning: A New Opportunity for Service

Adaptive Management for Water Resources Project Planning

Analytical Methods and Approaches for Water Resources Project Planning

River Basins and Coastal Systems Planning Within the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers