[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 3]

[Revised as of July 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR279.10]



[Page 389-390]

 

                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 

                                 DEFENSE

 

PART 279_RESOURCE USE: ESTABLISHMENT OF OBJECTIVES--Table of Contents

 

Sec.  279.10  Implementation.



    (a) Resource use objectives through development and management 

programs will be incorporated into Phase I, and Phase II General Design 

Memoranda and Master Plans for authorized and completed water resource 

projects (report requirements depend on AE&D status of project). The 

establishment of resource use objectives for projects formulated under 

the part 290 of this chapter planning process should not require a great 

deal of additional effort to bring them in compliance with this 

regulation. However, more effort may be required for completed projects 

with existing use patterns and constructed facilities.



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    (b) Regional studies are prerequisite to effective project planning 

for establishment of resource use objectives. Division engineers are 

responsible for issuing criteria and instructions, for use by district 

engineers, on establishing regional boundaries, conduct of regional 

studies and content and format of report requirements. As a minimum, one 

criteria to consider is that a regional boundary could be formed by 

double the estimated distance from the centroids of population located 

within the market area of any operating project. Regional boundaries 

need not be restricted either to States or to District hydrologic 

boundaries. In those cases where a region may cross District boundaries, 

division engineers will establish administrative responsibility. 

District engineers are responsible for preparation of districtwide 

regional boundary plans, scheduling of study efforts, and report 

preparation. Boundary plans, study schedules and reports shall be 

submitted for approval in accordance with instructions issued by the 

division engineer. Four copies of the approved regional boundary plan 

and regional study report will be furnished to HQDA (DAEN-CWP-P), WASH 

DC 20314 for comment, in accordance with procedures given in ER 1110-2-

1150. Investigations and report preparation for regional studies may be 

accomplished with funds from Operation and Maintenance General 

appropriations programmed for preparation of individual project Master 

Plans. Through implementation of the regional analysis approach, it is 

expected that an overall savings in individual Master Plan preparation 

can be realized. In any event, it is not expected that the overall 

program cost will increase.

    (c) District engineers will incorporate the establishment of 

resource use objectives into the on-going Master Plan preparation 

process. Those Master Plans currently being prepared or updated and not 

substantially completed should be modified to reflect this policy. Those 

projects with high quality resources and/or conflicts between use and 

current resource management should be given a high priority so that 

redirection of facility development and management programs can be 

implemented as soon as possible.