Value of the Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program to the Nation

Abstract

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works asked the Director of Civil Works to determine the net cost or benefit of the Civil Works program to the U.S. Treasury. In other words, does the country get a positive return on the $3.6 billion invested in the program? Subsequently, Programs Division contacted the Corps Institute for Water Resources (IWR) and requested assistance in responding to the request. IWR prepared three options, a detailed project by project accounting, a macro economic model approach, and a quick analysis using available data on benefits by project purpose. CECW-B pursued the least cost option so as to provide the most timely estimate and discussion of the analysis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA335238

Entities

People

  • Michael R. Krouse

Organizations

  • United States Army Corps of Engineers

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Databases
  • Disasters
  • Engineers
  • Flood Control
  • Flood Damage
  • Infrastructure
  • Inland Waterways
  • Investments
  • Money
  • Recreation
  • Revenue
  • Transportation
  • Water Resources
  • Water Supplies

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  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies