relatively high value, or the requestor must indicate a great urgency and need. During 1987 and to date in 1988 we have provided several thousand responses to high priority requests. will provide a partial list showing examples of those requests. (The information follows:) REQUESTOR St. Tammany Parish, City of Roanoke, State of New Town of Carrboro, State of Vermont City of Stanfield, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency State of West City of Plymouth, Indiana Clay County, City of Mullins, Lee County, HIGH PRIORITY REQUESTS TOPIC OF REQUEST Conduct flood hazard analysis and provide planning guidance to the Department of Public Works on proposed residential development along the Little Boguefalaya River. Assist in evaluating several flood-proofing and flood-reduction proposals for an industry on Tinker Creek that had incurred $50 million in flood damages during the 1985 flood. Analyze the effectiveness of the state's flood control system for the Merrimack River basin relative to operations during the 1987 floods. Develop flood-proofing and flood-reduction proposals for an apartment complex and several single family housing units along Toms Creek that floods every 2 or 3 years. Perform dam break analysis studies for dams of immediate concern to the state and assist in the development of state action plans to be used in case of failure. Provide flood hazard analysis and develop city-wide comprehensive flood plain management plan. to Develop flood information as a basis for designing new sites and expansions existing wastewater treatment plants for numerous cities and counties throughout Nation. the Provide flood hazard evaluations and planning guidance on locations for constructing nursing homes. Perform flood hazard analysis and provide planning guidance and assistance to city officials in developing alternative plans to mitigate future flood losses. Provide assistance in the development of a flood warning and evacuation plan for the Middleburg area in the Black Creek watershed. Analyze the impact on the floodway from filling the flood plain for development of a mobile home park. Provide guidance relative to the location and design of emergency shelters for hurricane mitigation. HIGH PRIORITY REQUESTS REQUESTOR State of City of South U.S. Postal State of U.S. Department Hampton Township, State of Michigan Yellville, State of Minnesota U.S. Bureau of City of Omaha, State of North City of Lake Provide assistance and guidance Provide flood hazard evaluations on numerous construction sites for proposed new postal facilities. Provide flood hazard analysis at 60 identified hazardous waste sites. as Provide flood hazard analysis at various Provide flood hazard analysis and guidance on Provide guidance on the design, construction, and maintenance of levees for agricultural lands. planning Provide flood hazard analysis and to Assist the state and the City of Elba improve flood forecasting, warning systems and emergency prepardeness plans. Provide flood plain delineations and develop Provide flood hazard information and planning guidance to assist city officials in evaluating the site selection of a multi-million dollar residential/commercial development along the floodway fringe. Evaluate effects of proposed Grand Forks dam on the Red River of the North's flood stages, floodway, and floodplain. Provide flood hazard analysis on the location of a new high school along a tributary of the Trinity River. a for the record a table which the number responded to, and should de secken out by Patera., public, and private. aar 5 years of record. The tabluation Il grow.de the table you requested. INTERNATIONAL WATER STUDIES Senator JOHNSTON. provided to initiate a study on methods of alleviating adverse General HATCH. St. essentially completed in December 1987. This represented the The drafting of the Plan of Study was first major milestone of the study concerning the Reference on fluctuating water levels in the Great Lakes - St. Lawrence River Basin. The study plan breaks the Referance effort in phases including a framework analysis of a wide rang reduction measures in Phase I and a detailed evalu selected measures in Phase II. The major milest efforts has the Phase I Report scheduled to be International Joint Commission (IJC) in May 1 Report scheduled to be forwarded to the IJC Senator JOHNSTON. What is the tota expected to be and what is the projec fiscal year through completion? two dama of General HATCH. The total cost of the two-phase study w vary depending on the number and type of measures selected Phase I for detailed study in Phase II. Categories of measu include: structural, non-structural, legislative, policy information. At this time, the mix of measures to be sele for detailed study in Phase II has not been determined. example, there are more structural measures and fewer infa measures the cost of Phase II would be relatively highe: ~ the level of detail necessary to evaluate and compare thi measures. The cost estimate of Phase I is $4,200,000. of Phase II is estimated to range between $3,500,000 an. $5,000,000. These estimates include U.S, IJC and Canad efforts. The Corps of Engineers needs for this study and FY89 are $1,500,000 for each year. The needs for " FY91 have not yet been defined, again, this is due to that Phase II has not been fully defined. Senator JOHNSTON. Is Canada participating in thi If so, briefly discuss the Canadian role. General HATCH. Canada is participating active? Reference study through the lead role of Environmen in the continuing participation of the Canadian c IJC staff. The study management is broken down 1-* governance levels, each of which has equal U.S. a representation. Much of the Canadian daily effe provided through agency staffing of study elemer Environment Canada. Specific requests to the Car Board are being introduced on or about 1 Apr.. supporting funds. For U.S. and Canadian plar Canadian-U.S. cost sharing is considered to: to the "plied regarding cial account for sard meetings by its that apply to government ent are for a public meeting tationery. The ted to meet this year? <, two meetings a year. .t on June 1, 1988. No for a third meeting to produce was raised as a question at that could be expected in a year? her for meetings in a year. wwind of $80,000, and that number r year. **$280,000 funding request for $80,000 for direct expense for for Corps expenses incurred in for preparation of voluminous ⚫s prior to meetings. Soil Mechanics Information and Analysis Center This center serves the technical areas of soil mechanics, foundations, engineering geology, seismology, and geophysics. The first three have primarily Civil Works applications. It responds to requests for literature searches, locates experts and provides letter reports on special problems to Corps of Engineers District and Division offices and provides direct support to researchers at the Waterways Experiment Station who carry out the Civil Works research. The Coastal Engineering Information Analysis Center This center archives information including reports, wave data, Littoral Environment Observation data, coastal photographs and slides, and disseminates information in response to requests. This information is used extensively as a resource for planning and design of civil works projects within the Corps of Engineers, and as an information resource for coastal research and development within the Corps of Engineers. Also, a significant number of requests are received from non-Department of Defense government agencies, including state and local agencies, and from the private sector. Only a small number of requests are received from the Department of Defense activities outside the Corps of Engineers. The Concrete Technology Information Analysis Center This center's mission is to collect, analyze, evaluate, and disseminate information in the broad field of concrete technology." It is authorized to respond to queries, prepare state-of-the-art reports and bibliographies, and perform other functions. The Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program involves the procurement of a vast amount of concrete for new construction and the evaluation, maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation of a very large number of existing concrete structures. It is essential that, specifications and manuals providing guidance to Corps staff reflect current state-of-theart technology. Similarly, an awareness of the state-of-the-art is equally necessary to focus the Civil Works R&D Concrete Program toward the highest priority issues. Hydraulic Engineering Information Analysis Center The purpose of this center is to acquire, analyze, evaluate, and condense literature into subject areas related to civil engineering hydraulics. The primary audience that center serves is the professional engineering staff of the Corps of Engineers Divisions and Districts. The Center's information and services are available to all Federal agencies, state/local governments, universities, contractors, and the public. The Corps of Engineers Civil Works mission constitutes about 90 percent of the inquiries received by the Center, with about equal division of the remainder among the other groups noted. In summary, it can be seen from the above that the Corps Civil Works Program is the primary beneficiary of the various centers. The listing of the Department of Defense under service area of previously submitted budget sheets is used in the context of the Corps, and its Civil Works Programs, being part of the Department of Defense. |