Lower Mississippi Region Comprehensive Study. Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement.
Abstract
The Lower Mississippi Region Comprehensive Study (authorized in the Flood Control Act of 1966) is a reconnaissance-type investigation of resource problems and needs within the alluvial valley and surrounding area of the Mississippi River below Cairo, Illinois. It contains no recommendations for specific projects, nor does it contain sufficiently detailed information for authorization of projects. It does, however, provide a broad-scaled analysis of the resource problems and needs, and outlines a recommended framework program for the region in terms of the probable nature, extent, timing, and costs of measures for satisfaction of foreseeable needs and the solution of identified problems. 1.02. The purpose of the recommended framework program is to serve as both a short- and long-range guide in planning for the conservation, development, and beneficial use of the water and related land resources in the study region. Program components are presented in broad terms relating to outputs required for the satisfaction of water withdrawal and water surface area needs, land use and management needs, and problem amelioration needs for the time period 1970-2020. In the plan formulation process, all demands on the resources were identified regardless of the concerned private or public entity or the investment-management requirement for needs satisfaction. However, only those needs satisfaction measures which fall within the purview of the public sector were translated into program costs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA041343