National Economic Development Procedures Manual Deep Draft Navigation
Abstract
This manual is one of a series of guides to computing National Economic Development (NED) benefits of Federal water resources development projects. Basic guidance for NED evaluation is contained in the U.S. Water Resources Council's Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (P and G). The two purposes of this manual are to explain the concept and application of NED evaluation to harbor project sponsors, and to assist the individuals who perform evaluation studies to comply with P and G requirements expeditiously. The evaluation procedures described in the manual apply to a wide range of harbor and waterway projects where sponsors cost-share studies and project implementation. The procedures are designated 'Deep Draft Navigation' in the P and G, but apply to all commercial navigation projects not a part of the 'Inland Waterways System'. The manual covers theoretical and practical aspects of benefits evaluation, provides sources of information to identify and estimate future project use, and contains examples of benefit calculations. Application, Concepts and principles, Overview of project planning and evaluation, Baseline information, Fleet analysis, Forecasts, Commodity analysis and projections, Multiport analysis, Defining the with- and without-project conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA253419
Entities
People
- James G. Crew
- Kevin H. Horn
- Richard L. Schultz