Update on Army Corps of Engineers' Planning and Designing Time for Water Resources Projects.

Abstract

In 1978 GAO reported that it took, on the average, 25.9 years for the Army Corps of Engineers to plan and design flood control projects. GAO's current review of 18 flood control projects, 16 navigation projects, and 1 multipurpose project entering the construction phase in 1978-83 showed that it took, on the average, 29.4 years, 21.6 years, and 35.4 years, respectively, to plan and design these projects. The average for all 35 projects was 26.1 years. This report discusses several congressional and administrative initiatives that could reduce the time it takes to plan and design the Corps' water resources projects.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 04, 1984
Accession Number
ADA139273

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Feasibility Studies
  • Federal Budgets
  • Flood Control
  • Inland Waterways
  • Law
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Water
  • Water Resources

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting