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R.M. Wallace, D.R. Richards, C.D. Butler, J.P. Holland & J.M. Nestler

Abstract

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for managing the waterways of the United States, which requires the evaluation of such competing interests as navigation, flood control, water supply, hydropower, environmental quality, and recreation. Historically, the Corps has taken a project-by-project approach to developing and managing its water resource projects. That is, the effects of individual projects on the local environment were the main concern as opposed to the collective effects of multiple Corps projects over an entire region. Implementation of the Corp’s Env

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