Inland navigation system planning : the upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway / Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study, Water Science and Technology Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation System Feasibility Study.

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Water Science and Technology Board.

National Research Council (U.S.). Transportation Research Board.

National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inland navigation--Mississippi River.

Inland navigation.

Inland water transportation--Mississippi River.

Inland water transportation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 115 pages) : illustrations, map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, c2001.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out.

Contents:

Inland Navigation System Planning: The Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway

Preface

Acknowledgment of Reviewers

Contents

Executive Summary

ECONOMICS

Spatial Equilibrium Model and ESSENCE

Managing Congestion

INLAND WATERWAY AND WATER RESOURCES SYSTEM PLANNING

Integrated Systems Planning

Independent Review

U.S. Federal Principles and Guidelines

ENVIRONMENT

Effects of the Navigation System on the Environment

Adaptive Management

Adaptive Mitigation Strategy

ENGINEERING

1 Introduction

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER NAVIGATION

NAVIGATION SYSTEM FEASIBILITY STUDY OF THE WATERWAY SYSTEM

CHARGE TO THE COMMITTEE

2 The Public Interest in the Upper Mississippi River

Allocating Use of a Waterway

3 U.S. Federal and Corps of Engineers Water Resources Planning Guidelines

ESTABLISHING THE PRINCIPLES AND GUIDELINES

The Federal Objective

National Economic Development

Water Resources Project Planning

CRITIQUE

Stating Environmental Quality Objectives

Advanced Analytical Methods and Datasets

Uncertainty in Formulation and Evaluation of Alternatives

Revising the Principles and Guidelines

4 The Navigation Feasibility Study

PROJECT SCOPING, ALTERNATIVES, AND INTEGRATION

Plan Formulation

Environmental Context of UMR-IWW Planning

Traffic Demand Forecasts

Steps in Traffic Forecasting

Demand Models in the UMR-IWW Feasibility Study

Commodity Production and Uses

Route Choice

Mode Choice and Transportation Congestion

Strengths of the Corps' Models

Weaknesses of the Corps' Models

Forecasts of Domestic and Foreign Commodity Production and Use

Sensitivity of Waterway Tonnage to Barge Tariffs

Alternative Demand Curve Specifications, Willingness to Pay Concepts, and Calculation of NED Benefits

Modeling Lock Congestion.

Treatment of Uncertainty

Lock and Dam 26

Environmental Data, Modeling, and Related Analyses

Deficiencies of the Navigation Feasibility Study

Lack of Systematic and Integrated Analyses

Lock and Dam Rehabilitation

Construction Costs

The Value of Independent Peer Review

5 Improving Waterway System Planning

CONTEMPORARY UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS: THE STATE OF THE ART

Analysis Under Uncertainty

Sensitivity Analysis

Monte Carlo Analysis

Scenario Analysis

Wait and See

Finding Robust Strategies

Comparing Approaches

SHORT-TERM (NONSTRUCTURAL) MEASURES

Congestion Problems on the Upper Mississippi

Other Strategies for Alleviating Congestion

LONGER-TERM MEASURES

Forecasting World Import and U.S. Export Demands

Forecasting Model Accuracy

Dealing with Uncertainty

Data Requirements

Origin Data

Transportation Rates

Quantities Shipped from Each Origin

Destination Data

Developing a Disaggregated Spatial Equilibrium Model for Grain Transport

ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS

Adaptive Management on the UMR-IWW System

The Corps' Adaptive Mitigation Strategy

Improving the UMR-IWW Environmental Analyses

Systemwide Analysis of Environmental Effects

Cumulative Effects of the Navigation System on River Ecology

Site-Specific Impact Assessment

Toward Better Integration: Interagency Coordination

Toward Better Integration: Interdisciplinary Considerations

Environmental Costs and Valuation of Ecosystem Services

6 Summary and Recommendations

References

Appendixes

Appendix A Participating Agencies in the Corps' 1991 Plan of Study

Federal agencies:

State agencies:

Appendix B U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Executive Summary for the Corps of Engineers System Navigation….

PROPOSED PROJECT

ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT COMPLIANCE

SUMMARY OF NAVIGATION STUDY ISSUES AND CONCLUSIONS

The current analysis is deficient.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Appendix C

Tradable Lockage Permits

Implementing Tradable Permits-Experience from Other Programs

New Entrants

Quantifying Tradable Rights

Facilitating Transactions and Disseminating Information

Assuring Adequate Monitoring/Enforcement

Documenting Welfare Gains

Implications from Other Tradable Permit Programs

REFERENCES

Appendix D Biographical Sketches Committee to Review the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation….

Notes:

"Support for this project was provided by the Department of the Army under Contract No. DASW01-00-C-3017."--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610210039

9780309183178

0309183170

9781280210037

1280210036

9780309563666

0309563666

OCLC:

70753040