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Book National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U S Army Corps of Engineers

Download or read book National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U S Army Corps of Engineers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2011-11-04 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) is responsible for construction, operations, and maintenance of much of the nation's water resources infrastructure. This infrastructure includes flood control levees, multi-purpose dams, locks, navigation channels, port and harbor facilities, and beach protection infrastructure. The Corps of Engineers also regulates the dredging and filling of wetlands subject to federal jurisdictions. Along with its programs for flood damage reduction and support of commercial navigation, ecosystem restoration was added as a primary Corps mission area in 1996. The National Research Council (NRC) Committee on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on Water Resources Science, Engineering, and Planning was convened by the NRC at the request of the Corps of Engineers to provide independent advice to the Corps on an array of strategic and planning issues. National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers surveys the key water resources challenges facing the Corps, the limits of what might be expected today from the Corps, and future prospects for the agency. This report presents several findings, but no recommendations, to the Corps of Engineers based on initial investigations and discussions with Corps leadership. National Water Resources Challenges Facing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can serve as a foundational resource for the Corps of Engineers, U.S. Congress, federal agencies, and Corps project co-sponsors, among others.

Book The Ohio River Division U S Army Corps of Engineers

Download or read book The Ohio River Division U S Army Corps of Engineers written by Leland R. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Information Management

Download or read book Information Management written by and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Index of Publications Forms Reports

Download or read book Index of Publications Forms Reports written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The History of the U S Army Corps of Engineers From Revolutionary War to the Space Race Report on West Point Flood Control Hydropower Combat Panama Canal World War I and II Apollo Program

Download or read book The History of the U S Army Corps of Engineers From Revolutionary War to the Space Race Report on West Point Flood Control Hydropower Combat Panama Canal World War I and II Apollo Program written by U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book provides authoritative information on the storied history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) and its many accomplishments. This illustrated history of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers provides an overview of the many missions that engineers have performed in support of the Army and the nation since the early days of the American Revolution. A permanent institution since 1802, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has effectively and proudly responded to changing defense requirements and has played an integral part in the development of the nation. Engineers have served in combat in all our nation's wars. Throughout the 19th century the Corps built coastal fortifications, surveyed roads and canals, eliminated navigational hazards, explored and mapped the western frontier, and constructed buildings and monuments in the nation's capital. In the 20th century, the Corps became the lead federal flood control agency. Assigned the military construction mission in 1941, the Corps constructed facilities at home and abroad to support the Army and the Air Force. During the Cold War, Army engineers managed construction programs for America's allies, including a massive effort in Saudi Arabia. Today, building on its rich heritage, the Corps is changing to meet the challenges of tomorrow. Our vision calls for us to be a vital part of the Army; the engineer team of choice, responding to our nation's needs in peace and war; and a values-based organization, respected, responsive, and reliable. Foreword * Historical Time Line * The Revolutionary War * Union with the Artillerists * Engineers in the War of 1812 * The Corps and the Military Academy at West Point, 1802-1866 * Explorations and Surveys * The National Road * Lighthouses * Origins of Civil Works Missions * Waterway Development * Flood Control * Hydropower Development * The Environmental Challenge * Work in the District of Columbia * Coast Defense * Combat Operations from the Mexican War to the Mexican Punitive Expedition * The Panama Canal * U.S. Army Engineers in World War I * Combat Engineers in World War II * The Manhattan Project * Engineer Combat in Korea and Vietnam * Military Construction * The Corps and the Space Program * Work for Other Nations * Changing Military Responsibilities and Relationships * Civil Works, Congress, and the Executive Branch * The Corps Castle and Essayons Button * Portraits and Profiles * Selected Bibliography

Book The Machine in Neptune s Garden

Download or read book The Machine in Neptune s Garden written by Helen M. Rozwadowski and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Two Centuries of Experience in Water Resources Management

Download or read book Two Centuries of Experience in Water Resources Management written by John Lonnquest and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2015-03-20 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes

Download or read book From the Atlantic to the Great Lakes written by William H. Becker and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U S Army Corps of Engineers

Download or read book New Directions in Water Resources Planning for the U S Army Corps of Engineers written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1999-03-29 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book The Engineer

Download or read book The Engineer written by and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book A History of the US Army Corps of Engineers Hydroelectric Design Center 1938 2005

Download or read book A History of the US Army Corps of Engineers Hydroelectric Design Center 1938 2005 written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues

Download or read book Introduction to Water Resources and Environmental Issues written by Karrie Lynn Pennington and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-19 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How much water does the world need to support growing human populations? What are the potential effects of climate change on the world's water resources? These questions and more are discussed in this thoroughly updated and expanded new edition. Written at the undergraduate level, this accessible textbook covers the fundamentals of water resources, water law, allocation, quality and quantity, health issues, and provides examples of potential personal actions and solutions. There is a keener focus on climate change, as many of the predictions made in the first edition have now come to pass. This new edition features improved artwork, more active learning prompts, more positive examples of beneficial changes, basic introductions to scientific approaches and a discussion of emerging contaminants and LiDAR technology. It contains strong teaching features, with new 'In Depth' and 'Think About It' sections to encourage class discussion, and homework questions to test students' understanding.