Download or read book The Relationship Between National Transportation Policy and Upper Mississippi River Basin Navigation Capacity Expansion written by and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Review of the U S Army Corps of Engineers Restructured Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-01-22 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the past few years, the Corps has been working on what is known as the Restructured Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Feasibility Study, the heart of which is a multibillion-dollar proposal to double the length of up to a dozen locks on the river. The Research Council first reviewed the feasibility study in 2001 during controversies over the accuracy of models being used by the Corps to justify lock expansion based on increased demand for barge transportation. More than 100 million tons of cargo-half of it grain destined for international markets, the other half goods such as construction materials, coal, and chemicals-are shipped along the navigation system each year. The locks, which along with dams allow barges to traverse uneven river depths, were originally designed for "tows" of barges up to 600 feet long, but the length of a typical tow has increased, forcing the Corps to look for ways to relieve congestion. The book finds the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has made good progress in broadening its proposed plan for navigation improvements on the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway system to give greater consideration to ecological restoration. However, the plan still does not provide sufficient economic justification for expanding locks on the rivers because of flaws in the models the Corps used to predict demand for barge transportation. Little attention is paid to inexpensive, nonstructural navigation improvements that could help better manage existing levels of barge traffic. The revised plan has been usefully expanded to include many creative and potentially useful ecosystem restoration measures. These measures, however, should be more firmly grounded in river science principles and more broadly consider ways the river's ecology might affect or be affected by navigation, recreation and other uses.
Download or read book Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River System written by Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inland Navigation System Planning written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-04-30 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out.
Download or read book Comprehensive Master Plan for the Management of the Upper Mississippi River Basin written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book History of Transportation on the Upper Mississippi Illinois Rivers written by Roald D. Tweet and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway Navigation Expansion written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2005-11-18 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed its feasibility study for the Upper Mississippi River-Ilinois Waterway, which was one of the agency's longest and most complicated studies in its history. The first two reports from this WSTB committee reviewed analytical aspects of the Corps feasibility study. Water Resources Planning for the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway considers the broader issue of managing the multiple resources of the Upper Mississippi River and Illinois Waterway, especially with regard to several, recently-issued NRC reports on Corps of Engineers planning procedures. The report finds that a key issue regarding planning decisions on these river systems is the ambiguity related to several different pieces of legislation and acts that govern river management, and thus recommends that the administration and Congress clarify the federal intent for managing this river and waterway system. The report recommends an independent, retrospective reivew of the experience with a federal inter-agency Principals Group, which was convened to provide guidance to the Corps study. It is also recommended that the Corps strive to incorporate flexible, adaptive management principles through its entire water planning program, including operations of the lock and dam system.
Download or read book Upper Mississippi and Illinois Rivers written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Navigation transportation Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 1982* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Traffic History of the Mississippi River System written by Frank Haigh Dixon and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway System Navigation Feasibility Study Integrated Feasiblity Report written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Improved Operation Maintenance and Financing of the Nation s Water Transportation System Including Coastal and Great Lakes Ports the St Lawrence Seaway and the Inland and Intracoastal Waterways written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Water Resources and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 2704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Proceedings of the Annual Meeting Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee written by Upper Mississippi River Conservation Committee. Meeting and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Upper Mississippi River Illinois Waterway Navigation Expansion written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) navigation system provides a vital export outlet for the agricultural bounty of the upper midwestern states of Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Missouri. The waterway is also a vital means for shipping other bulk commodities important to the regional economy. Commercial navigability on the UMR-IWW is dependent on a system of locks and dams built, maintained, and operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Commercial users of the UMR-IWW navigation system -- primarily shippers and agricultural producers -- claim that, since the 1980s, the UMR-IWW has been beset by increasing traffic congestion and delays related to its aging infrastructure and limited lock capacity. These groups advocate that the federal government should invest in major modernization and lock expansion on the UMR-IWW's navigation system. They argue that the economies of the UMR-IWW basin states, as well as U.S. export competitiveness, depend on navigation system improvements. In contrast, budget watchdogs, environmentalists, and other interest groups argue that improving navigation must not needlessly damage river ecology; less expensive alternatives should first be fully exploited, and major spending on UMRIWW improvements is not fully justified on economic grounds. Advocates of alternate transportation modes, particularly rail, question further federal support for barge transportation to the detriment of rail and truck transportation. Furthermore, considerable uncertainty surrounds projections of future barge demand and contributes to concern about the economic viability of large investments. In 1993, the Corps began a multiyear feasibility study (called the Navigation Study) to assess navigation efficiency improvements for the UMR-IWW system over a 50-year planning horizon. Following a review of the Corps' draft feasibility study by the National Research Council (sparked by controversy over the economic justification for lock expansion), the economic analysis was reformulated, and the Navigation Study was restructured to include ecosystem restoration. In April 2004, the Corps announced its preliminary recommendation for integrated investments in navigation and ecosystem restoration. The Corps' recommended navigation improvements are estimated at $2.4 billion; they would be funded 50% from federal general revenues and 50% from the Inland Waterways Trust Fund. The plan includes building seven new 1,200 ft. locks and possibly five lock extensions, as well as implementing helper boats and moorings while new locks are designed and constructed. The Corps also recommended a $5.3 billion, 50-year ecosystem restoration plan -- approximately $4.25 billion federal and $1.05 billion nonfederal. For current status of UMR-IWW authorization, see CRS Issue Brief IB10133, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA): Army Corps of Engineers Authorization Issues in the 109th Congress, coordinated by Nicole T. Carter. This report is unlikely to be updated.
