[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: 33CFR279.8]



[Page 388-389]

 

                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.  279.8  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.