[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR279.8]

[Page 379-380]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
         CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
 
PART 279--RESOURCE USE: ESTABLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 279.8  Synthesis and analysis.

    (a) Option, synthesis and analysis. The project resources and market 
area information should be aggregated and analyzed to determine what 
trade-offs can be made among the possible options to establish 
objectives that can

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meet the highest and best use of the natural and man-made resources, 
efficiently meet the needs of the public to be served, and be of lasting 
value to the region and the nation as a whole. The options determined in 
the first step should be synthesized to combine the separate elements. 
Compatible options in the two parts would result in rational resource 
use objectives. Conflicting options require trade-off analysis to 
determine to what extent compromise can be made, or if any compromise is 
possible to achieve acceptable objectives. In both cases the impacts, 
beneficial and adverse, of implementing the compatible or compromise 
objective(s) should be stated. For example, the preservation of wildlife 
habitat could limit the development of high intensity recreational 
facilities in a physically suitable area, resulting in a lower 
attainment of tangible recreation benefits. However, preservation of the 
existing habitat would produce intangible benefits to society by 
enhancing a species otherwise likely to be lost to the area.
    (b) Diversity of opportunities. In regions where there are a number 
of Corps projects, this analysis must consider the larger regional 
context of interrelationships which will result in a diversity of 
opportunities available and emphasize the particular qualities of each 
project. For example, one project may emphasize swimming, another 
project weekend camping and power boating, while still another project 
may provide fishing and passive recreation use such as hiking trails, 
nature, and ecological study areas.
    (c) Constraints. In addition to constraints imposed by the 
authorizing legislation, other project purposes and resource 
capabilities, the resource use objectives must be consistent and 
compatible with State and Regional planning activities and programs. As 
an example, Corps management actions to achieve resource use objectives 
must be compatible with the State approved Best Management Practices 
(BMP) for waste treatment (and non-point sources of pollution) as 
prescribed by section 208, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
Amendments of 1972 (Pub. L. 92-500), as amended.