WSP11629

• File Number: 8112.600
• Description: Arkansas White Red Basins Interagency Committee - AWRBIAC -- Reports
• Basin: Arkansas
• Water Division: 2
• Date: 1/16/1952
• Title: Application Procedures for Economic Evaluation of Projects - Second Progress Report of the Work Group on Benefits and Costs - AWRBIAC
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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Extension of Useful Life

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Application procedures, outlined on this sub ject in 'the Senefi ts. and

Costs Subcommi~teereport of May 1950 suffices.

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Consequential Damages

Estimates of oonsequential' dama~es for each projeot or program
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should be made in monetary te~ms whenever possible. If it is not possi-

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ble tdfirepare a monl!tll;rY.~lltimate, a ,qualitative or quantitative state-

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ment~ expressed in ph~sioal terms where feasible,shouldbe'prepared~
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setting forth. tqe, oonsequential damages. Con~equent:i.ai "da~ages s'hol.\ld

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be included in the eoonomic analysis of ArkansB.~:"'~friite-RedBasinprojects,

regardless as to whether actual pa.yments are permis's1bie under existing' '

law.

" , PRC;JEC'r 'FORMULATIO~ '

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The prinoiples andbr6adapfilication procedll~e;s, for the formulation

of projects in theArkanBas-white-Red~asins are, in general, adequately

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covered in the Mayt950 r!lport by 'the SubcPIJUllitte,e. 9n Ben,efi ts and Costs.

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However , it is considered' -ChatmoN detail. is, peeded wi tl1 ,res~e;ct t~

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certain ~rin~i~le;s' ~'ni:iapplio'ationprocedures ",and that oertain adminis~
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trative limitations pec'uliarto the ;Arkansas-White":Red, Basins should be

reported.

Administrative Limitations

As pointed out under the heading of "Background" in the first part

of this report, ,interim procedures for evaluation of primary and seoond.

ary benefits have been adopted by the Arkansas-White-Red Basins

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