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<br />T1tlo _.oIptlon .nd.......... W...
<br />CIlAI"Tt:R I~OII" 01' EIIOINEERa.
<br />DI..AIITMENT 0' THE AIlMY
<br />..AIIT --....LOOD C:ONTIlOL
<br />IlEGULATIONS
<br />Uoe 0' _.. AIIoc_ lor _ Co_
<br />. 01 N.oIllllloo .t R_.. c:on._
<br />WIoolly 01 10 ...rt With ,_., 'u....
<br />on 28 November 18111 notice '1M pub--
<br />Dahill lJ1 Ih. 1"1...... Ro...... (to m
<br />BUIIII) that the Corp, of EnllnHn wu
<br />Pro))Ol1l11 rev!led ~aUon', Pfelcrtb-
<br />tna the pollcy and procedures to lovern
<br />the UN of .to..... aUocated for flood
<br />control and/or navllatlon at all reser..
<br />Vain constructed wholly or in pan wltb
<br />Plderal rund. u dlroeted by 8ecUOD 7
<br />of the ",004 Control Act of 11.4, lnw-
<br />eated penonll wen I':"en untll U De-
<br />cember tau to aubmlt wrttten commenta.
<br />Pull and canful coDIIlderaUon wu liven
<br />\0 all wrtt~n eommenta received.,
<br />'llle IID&I RopI.lIoD baa beeD re_
<br />to "'ftoel .ppllcable oommenLs and .-
<br />~. _ ted !mprot'8meDta:
<br />ta) SwnmM'J of co..".",,-, (I) '!be
<br />NM1on&l w.wap&per AllodaUon It"'-
<br />~ lJ1 their oomm.nto dated 16 Do-
<br />oembor 1171. Iho. 1 20U(hl or tbe p.....
<br />pooed ileIUI.Uon be IDlODded 10 poo_
<br />ror lJ1101'lDlD8 tbo ....oroJ pabllo thro....
<br />b use of pubUc nottOM In newepapera.
<br />ThIo 'UllIIILIoD h.. beeD Idoptod _d
<br />Ihe !lnol Rollul.UOD Ie reylled 10 lnolllCle
<br />the nqulremonL lor PI1bll.hlnlr public
<br />noUCM In one or more newlIpApen of
<br />pnen.l d1"t':u1..Uon in eacl\ eount,. &f~
<br />fect.ed by the water control plan.
<br /><2l Th. -renD..... Vtolley Aut.hortty In
<br />Ihelr commonto dated 17 December 1t'l8
<br />pointed outlh&L. ...hlle tho propoaecl pro-
<br />cedw.; dUfer In ..veral respects ttolD
<br /><echnlqu.. uoed bY Ihem In Ihe open-
<br />Uon or thelr I",UIU.., Ihe R.eI'U\......
<br />.p_.. "'''k&bl. and ...U 1h0uahl out.
<br />No ."""llIe eommento ........ tumlBhlll by
<br />1he AuthOrity.
<br />(II Th. Ollle. of the 8ec....Lo.,.,.. tJ.s.
<br />Iloporlmenl 01 AJrIeulLure !USDA) In
<br />let..r d.ted 2t December 1t'15 roe_-
<br />mended that reservoirs with leu than
<br />12,100 ",,,,-Ieet 01 ftood control .torace
<br />capacity, u well as unP,ted ItroCtures.
<br />be u:cluded from the ReIU1atlon,
<br />(I) The Deputy Aoololo.DL 8ecrel&17.
<br />)lr. Paul A, Vander Mlde It&ted In h1a
<br />lel..r Lh&L Ihe USDA _1RDlI ...hleb
<br />would be oIIoelOll by Ihe eeoUon 1 a..>i-
<br />I&Uon .... prlDelp&11y th_ .d_LeNd
<br />by th. lIoIl COn.......tlcn Benl.,. .nd tho
<br />Poreat "rvlee, The .man ,.ervotn ad..
<br />mlntawrw! by \h.. ..~t. are <h-
<br />aimed to aCClompUah limited ftood Clon..
<br />UOI obJoetl_ ID rel.UnIy .moJ/ ..........
<br />""odo eUklm&Ua&IJJ'. 'WIthout re....&Uon
<br />01 reI_ !Ill DO .... d_ Ihelr 1I00d
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<br />ooDtrol 110...... C&JlICll.J' ""eoed 12,&00
<br />"",,-reet. PurUlermore. 0DIy 1~20 d.mo
<br />bav. oont.rol d."lceI that permit JolDt
<br />1110 ot Ihe ftood CODtroI oto....e 'Dd th_
<br />an d.1lDed fot optimum UIe of the ,Ites
<br />for ftood conttol and Jrrtp.Uon water
<br />oupply.
<br />"nil CoI'PI of En,lnlll" _(rees with
<br />Iho eeo....Lo...... Ih.t eompllaneo wllh Ihe
<br />8ecUon 1 Reru1aUon woUld ~ exceslllve-
<br />Iy lime eon.oumlnl. .....IU... h.nlohlp
<br />on t.he many non-1"edlnJ owner. of
<br />\b... 1111.11 darn., and IIrve no useful
<br />PUl'POIe for unpted dam. administered
<br />by th..e ,pDel". C_uenLly, 120U
<br />at the PropOMd Rll'UlaUon hlH been
<br />1Imend.ed. \0 ))Innlt pclU1ion of ~ln811
<br />I"'IlIeI'VOlr proJecta contaiDlnl' flood con-
<br />trol and/or n..vlp.tion ltorale or 1eM:
<br />U\e,n 12.100 'ere-reet.
<br />(II) Ol.her COllUDenle /umlohed In the
<br />reterenoed letter from the omce of the
<br />Bee....,.,., USDA. cited Iho Deed Lo ""Iso
<br />Iho ~ J\e1Ul.lIon to protide tor
<br />tAp., from other ..meiea when .. preJ-
<br />... Ie I_led "" Pederal Iond. .. well ..
<br />.. plUVlde for ptlb1k: Invc":t'emeat,
<br />"nle COrpo 01 J:n-.., _ Ih'
<br />'*<I .... lJ1PUI 10 Iho w..... oontroI pl'D
<br />by ""'or In_led II_eo II>CI lbe hI-
<br />vo....ent 01 thI leD...... JIlII>I1o hi Ih.
<br />de..\oplDe.. 0( Iho pl.D. A_rdlDlly,
<br />I 30Ufh I of Iho propoaecl JlenIotlon
<br />'- boon _ad In ... .....rd _ Ihe
<br />IIDII _.llon prootdll I.r Join. ,pon-
<br />oorol11p of pub." lnyolYODlllnt ",UyIU..
<br />by olher InLe....ted PlOd...... IDd 8Lo.te
<br />ICeneies whenever 1, .II practicable to do
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<br />(4,) Commenta Were tum1ahed I8pa-
<br />......11' by Lhe 0111"" 0( Ihe Ileorel&17, Us.
<br />DoputmeDL 01 th. Intorlor (UBD/l and
<br />the Comm1aa~oner or \he Bureau at Bee..
<br />llUn&UOD IU8SR).
<br /><II In hie letto< 01 12 JIDUory 1818.
<br />Commloe.oner 8\1DU1t. t1IIBR. ...,reued
<br />the Bure&u... eoneurRDCe in \he Corps
<br />01 Enel..... p",pouJ lor ot.reomJlnlllll
<br />Iho proceduree lor loeulna IIood control
<br />feI'U,1attona on multJple-purpclIe d&rna
<br />Uu., Include autbortuUon for ftood con-
<br />trol. He ..-reed with IDOl\; of the provl-
<br />Ilona of Ute ~..tton. In b.Ia letter. the
<br />Comm..Lsaloner made recommendaUona
<br />and sUl',eeUone for nlvlelnl cer1a1n par-
<br />lllJI'llIlho 01 Lhe _L10D .. 1011....:
<br />(A) The Bun-u recommenda that
<br />par.......ph 208.3cb) 01 Lhe pro/lOOOd Roll-
<br />w.l.t1on be. Nvt&ed t.o .tate \hat the Rei-
<br />ulaUOn bllmplewnt.ed b7 . "znemoran..
<br />dum 01 ..........nl.. be.WIID th. Corpo 01
<br />l:DII_ro .nd Ih. pro'''' "WIlIr prior to
<br />&.he "'m. oonltrucUon renden the proJ..
<br />..t o&\l&ble 01 .ltJD1I\o&nt lIIIpoundmOllt
<br />of w..ter for flood control and uY....tlon.
<br />aDd b,. . au.blequent -ater OOI1&rol ctJa...
<br />.rom or nJe_ oeblllul. olInod by bolh
<br />porUeo prior 10 Ute dellbe...... Impound-
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<br />hltnt for such llto.....e purpoee or 0 . .
<br />Tbe Corpa of Enllneen Ia directed by
<br />8ectJOIJ. 'I of Lbe 19...... Flood Control Act.
<br />Public ~. 18-&3.. 'Oto prescribe relUla-
<br />tlol18 for the use of lltoraae allocated for
<br />flood cont.rol Or navlS8.Uon a.t 8.11 reser-
<br />voirs CODlltnlCted wholly or in part with
<br />Feden.l funds . . .:' AJU\ough. M In-
<br />dicated bY CoIJ'lJnlssloner Stamm, coop-
<br />erative effort. re:pQ'rted by the Bureau'!
<br />field oIDces have been highly successful.
<br />In a few lnst&Dcee complete aBreement.
<br />on a w&ter control plan and execution of
<br />the prescrtbed regulation plan have Dot
<br />been consummated. As It is mandatory
<br />tor the Corps of Enslneerll to pre.lM;l"ibe
<br />ftplat1ona, wUh or without aarreemenl
<br />with the project owner, t.he Corps feels tt
<br />ta necee.sary to reta~n t..he concept of Ule
<br />1etterof underat&ndlns,ln Beu of a men!-
<br />ora.nd.um of ..reement all recommended.
<br />Parawraph (cH3) of 1208,11 hu been
<br />adc1ed to the ft.nRI Rev;ulllUon whlt.h M)t:('-
<br />ttlea minimum ff'qulrrml!'nts for ('on.
<br />.ummaUni the letter of undenlt.andlns,
<br />The poll("y of full roope~Uon wlUt Ulr
<br />o~;ner tuld de-"Ienatf'd operatlnr ag("l1C'Y
<br />In Ute development of Ute water control
<br />plan 91111 remain R Corp~ of Enslnl'eI'S ob-
<br />Jec.Uvt Qnd wUl be ex~ndcd to the nlll:\l-
<br />mum extent practlcablr,
<br />(B) Allor portioN of the BUreau':- fer-
<br />OIIUI1endaUoI18 regarding the wordJns
<br />1n n J08,31dl. 2O'_fcel 13),20.,..(1) and
<br />208.6 of the proposed Regulation have
<br />been MCep\ed and appropr1a\e J-evil;iolls
<br />made In the ftnal ReBU.laUon,
<br />Speelftc l"NOI"IIme'ndaUons rea.al'dh~
<br />thel!le panvapha whk'h have not been
<br />found aooe~_ble aN: \be deCetioa of th.
<br />latter part, nlJllaJnmg portion rollm\'lnr
<br />the ftrwt. sentenoe, of '108,4ULI Pond
<br />ehamrea an Ute wordlnl of the third ~el1-
<br />t.enae of I :IOI,41e) 1:11. These recommen-
<br />daUol'IfI have not been acccpted berAUkf
<br />the Corp" of !:DI'lneerA tet'la the I'd('r-
<br />eneed ponlona are needed for clarll,y In
<br />Nttinl out procedures to be followed III
<br />preecrlblnl lpectnt. reluhsUona for proJ-
<br />ect. subject to thlll ReiUlaUon,
<br />(el The Bureau's recommendation (or
<br />ntvIIlnl the ftrttt 8entence IUld deleUnl
<br />the lut aentence of parl.8rnph 208,fC(')
<br />ot the propoaed RelulaLlon has not been
<br />found a.ccept.able bt'CaUl~e t..lle Corpa: 01
<br />Enl1neen pret!lcrtbes day-to-dAY (real-
<br />tlme) ~.tton of several proJectB aIJ a
<br />routlne practice and not Just In IIpeclaJ
<br />cuea. Thll III necessary beeB:ur,e theBe
<br />PJ'OJect.e are part of a reservoir IIYal.em
<br />and DlW!lt be niUlated In concert wUh
<br />other basin eltmenla for eft'ecUve and
<br />etftclent project performance, Paraaraph
<br />(d) (8) of 1208,11 ot Ule nnaJ Regula-
<br />tion haa been revised however. to better
<br />deftne the cooperat.ive relationships
<br />needed for earrytnl out the obJecU...es of
<br />the RelUlaUon,
<br />ID) 'nIe Bureau's recommendatlon to
<br />del.te the flral. lent.ence a.nd the latter
<br />porUon of the IH!cond sentence of I 201,4
<br />(d> of the pro~cd RNulaUon 1, not
<br />aoceptAble The Corp" ot ElIl"tnorra tNIA
<br />th.t, mttl \0 the proJe('\, b:t' water rontN1
<br />m&nl.8en are deslrablt', If noC. 1lt'("C!IUlIr)',
<br />prior w proJeCt. l:omlJl~tlon PoO UllLt ill.
<br />mUlarlt..Y wlUl Ule water control factlltle."l
<br />can be la.toed, It. dearee of oooperlltlve-
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