Weighting Factors for Transferable Discharge Permit Programs That Group Several Pollutants
Transferable discharge permit (TDP) programs for controlling several pollutants may manage such pollutants as several individual commodities or as a single weighted sum of the various...
Hydrology Review for Corps 404 Permit Process
Since 1985 the Corps of Engineers has reviewed Section 404 permit requests in regard to hydrology and hydraulic impacts of developments in the mainstem floodplains of the Trinity River...
A Comparison of Two Reservoir Projects and Associated Fisheries Impacts
The evaluation of environmental impacts is a critical component of reservoir project development. Impacts to fisheries are especially significant because of the extensive alteration to...
ARES: an Accident Report Entry System for Local Agencies
The ARES microcomputer workstation system permits local police and engineering agencies to enter their own Michigan traffic accident reports from the statewide standard Form UD-10. The...
High-Country Hydro
The North Fork Stanislaus River Hydroelectric Development Project is a new 205 MW $267 million hydro plant in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Completed in 1989, the project was the largest...
Can Erosion Control Meet Regulatory Standards?
An erosion control design method for rainfall/surface erosion is presented that enables the designer to determine design loads and the resulting erosion control requirements. Design loads...
Extreme Flood Probability Estimates in Practice
Selecting the safety design flood for a dam or siting structures where flooding would cause severe social or economic disruption requires balancing the likelihood and consequences of failure...
Licensing in the 1990's: Can FERC Be a One-Stop Shop?
The Federal Water Power Act of 1920 was enacted in order to create a comprehensive licensing scheme for hydroelectric power development. Central to that scheme was the consolidation of...
Utility Options for Meeting Dissolved Oxygen Limits for Hydroelectric Power Plant Discharges
Due to increased attention by regulating agencies to the dissolved oxygen levels of water released through hydroelectric power plants, the Electric Power Research Institute has developed...
Quick Response on the Mississippi
In November 1987, the Mississippi River broke through the foundation of the St. Anthony Fall's Lower Dam Hydropower Plant. The plant's owner, the Northern State...
The Nebraska Chemigation Cat?1987 in Review
The Nebraska Chemigation Act was signed into law in April of 1986 with requirements effective January 1, 1987. The Act is one of the most comprehensive pieces of chemigation legislation...
1987-88 Actions on El Paso vs. New Mexico
It has been determined by the City of El Paso that water wells near the Texas-New Mexico borders should be used to supplement their water supply in the years 2000-2020. Opposition to the...
A View from the Middle ? Water Quality Act of 1987: Problems and Possibilites for the Design Professional
Stormwater management has traditionally been viewed as a water quantity concern. The Clean Water Act requirement for future permitting of stormwater discharges will dramatically alter...
Ocean Dumping at Akutan: Impact of Policy on Decisions
The role of policy in management decisions is often overlooked by the general public during the decision-making process because of the public's greater interest in the environmental...
Wetland Replacement?Does It Work?
The consulting firm of CE Maguire, Inc. was contracted by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate the success of 32 wetlands created to replace wetlands destroyed by filling or dredging....
Sivunniuq: Planning Together in Northwest Alaska
Sivunniuq applies the traditional approach to planning and decision making. Its primary purpose is to encourage early and meaningful local involvement in project and plan development activities....
A Practical Approach to Regulating Energy Development in Alaska's North Slope Environment
In November 1983, the Alaska District, Corps of Engineers (Corps) established an abbreviated processing procedure (APP) to permit certail oil and gas related activities within the North...
Air Issues on the North Slope of Alaska?An Overview of the Problems and the Solutions (
Energy resources development on the Central Alaskan arctic coastal zone has introduced large scale fuel burning equipment to the area, resulting in the emission of air pollutants. The...
Public Aid to Help Assess Nesting Sea Turtle Populations in Florida
In 1979, the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) initiated a public statewide assessment project by establishing a network of survey volunteers. This network consists of state and federal...
Mitigation Banking?A Balance of Interests
Mitigation projects are generally conducted on an independent basis. Each time a prospective developer applies for a 404 permit to fill coastal wetlands, he must submit to a lengthy mitigation...
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