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| Date Sept. 12, 1991 |
Report No. T-RCED-91-90 |
Title
I - United States General Accounting OfDice / (/y r bc GAO Testimony 144805
For Release on Delivery Expectedat 2.40 p.m. EDT Thursday September12, 1991 WATER SUBSIDIES Views on Proposed Reclamation Reform Legislation Statement of James Duffus III, Director Natural Resources Management Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division
Before the Subcommittee on Water and Power Committe... |
| Date Aug. 22, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-175 |
Title
GAO
-Arr~ust I!#1 RECLAMATION LAW ~ Changes Needed Before Water Service Contracts Are Renewed _- Ill llll lllllllw
144833 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-242275 August 22,1001 The Honorable Bill Bradley Chairman, Subcommittee on Water and Power Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: This report responds to your request that we id... |
| Date Aug. 20, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-151 |
Title
GAO
I August 199 I Report t;o Congressional Requeskrs WATER RESOURCES Corps Lacks Authority for Water Supply Contracts II IIII
144657 United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-234347.4
August 20,199l The Honorable Quentin N. Burdick Chairman, Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate The Honorable D... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-172BR |
Title
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Allgllst. 1991 WATE R RESOURCES Corps’Management of 1990 Flooding in the Arkansas, Red, and White River Basins GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-243956 August 1,199l The Honorable David Pryor United States Senat... |
| Date Jan. 31, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-73 |
Title
GAO WATER RESOURCES Bonneville’ Irrigation s and Drainage System Is Not Economically Justified RELEA&D
RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifIcally approved by the Office of Congressional Relations,
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| Date Nov. 7, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-3 |
Title
United Statw General Accounting Office .*&‘ GAO
~&wtber 1990 Report to Congressional Requesters . WATER RESOURCES Corps’ 1988 Missouri River Water Releases Met Guidelines GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division united states B-241422.1 November 7,199O The Honorable Max Baucus The Honorable Quentin N. Burdick The Honorable Ken... |
| Date Nov. 5, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-91-37 |
Title
I rlitt*ct Stalt3 (;t*rlt*ral ;Inwrlrltirlg Office GAO
November 1990 Report t,o t ho Cll~airman, Conunit~teeon Agriculture, House of’ Representatives RURAL DEVELOPMENT Problems and Progress of Colonia Subdivisions Near Mexico Border .-, .., |
| Date Sept. 18, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-108 |
Title
,
I United States General Accounting Ofllce / q ,J%?J GA!!0
For Release On Delivery Expected at 9:OO a.m. EDT Tuesday September 18, 1990 Testimony I 'Bonneville Unit's Irrigation and Drainage'System Is Not Economically Justified Statement of James Duffus III, Director Natural Resources Management Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on Water and Po... |
| Date July 31, 1990 |
Report No. T-RCED-90-100 |
Title
. * United States General Accounting OlYice /q/ 7 d ’ * * GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 2:00 p.m. EDT Tuesday July 31, 1990 Testimony Hllll IlllIll
141921 Basic Changes Needed to Avoid Abuse of the 960-Acre Limit Statement of James Duffus III, Director Natural Resources Management Issues Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division Before the Subcommittee on W a ter and Powe... |
| Date June 5, 1990 |
Report No. RCED-90-198 |
Title
The Westhaven Trust Reinforces the Need to Change Reclamation Law J I Ill
141618 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-239883 June 6,199O The Honorable GeorgeMiller Chairman, Subcommitteeon Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs Houseof Representatives Dear Mr. Chair... |
| Date Oct. 24, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-90-40 |
Title
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ovt c,t,tbl* !)H!l I ._ . -. ..~ _..._ ----. -~ RURAL DEVELOPMENT Feasibility of Requiring Larger Water Pipes in FmHA Water Projects GAO United States General Accounting Of’ fice Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-236945 October 24,1989 The Honorable G. V. Montgomery House of Representatives Dear Mr. Montgomery: This report ... |
| Date Oct. 12, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-90-6 |
Title
Basic Changes Needed to Avoid Abuse of the 960-Acre Limit &A!!0 GeneralAccounting Offke
Washington, D.C. 20648 united lNY.a*El Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-216266 October 12, 1989 The Honorable George Miller Chairman, Subcommittee on Water, Power and Offshore Energy Resources Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: I,,’ ,... |
| Date June 12, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-89-169 |
Title
~_-.-~--.. --- -... .-.^_.-_--.-.-. ------.~ .Junth l!H!) WATER RESOURCES Corps of Engineers’ Drought Management of Savannah River Projects - GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-234347 June 12,198Q The Honorable Butler Derrick House of Representatives Dear Mr. Derrick: This report responds to your March 24, ... |
| Date June 23, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-166 |
Title
United GA!! States General Accounting Office Report to the Chairman, Environm&, Energy,- and Natural Resources Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
1988 hne WATER RESOURCES IssuesConcerningthe Arkansas River Basin Operation Plan RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounticg 0.5% except on the kmis of the specific approval 5:. the Office of Cong... |
| Date May 17, 1988 |
Report No. T-PEMD-88-7 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Testimony For Release on Delivery Expected at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 17, 1988 Fighting State Need for Groundwater Activities More Contamination: and the EPA From To Date Information Statement of Eleanor Chelimsky, Director Program Evaluation and Methodology Division Before the Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Infrastructure Transportation, Committee on E... |
| Date July 17, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-173BR |
Title
United States denekd Accounting Office G’ AO ~.
July 1987 WATER RESOURCES Corps of Engineers Management of 1986 Flooding in Northeastern Oklahoma ti Briefing Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment, Energy, and Natural Resources, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives ~--~..--.-~ -----. .- ~.________..____. -L3~!Yi! ._-~
. -.~ , II RELEASED &A0 --~.-~ llnited St... |
| Date July 17, 1987 |
Report No. RCED-87-128 |
Title
---+-7-b United Stages G&era1 Accounting Office ,I68 GAO II.*’ Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Committee on Energy and Commerce, House of Representatives July 1987 WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT National Refuge Contamination Is Difficult to Confirm and Clean Up GAO/RCED-87-128 5~9474 Resources, Conuntity, and Economic Development Division B-148898 July 17, 1987 The Hon... |
| Date Oct. 8, 1986 |
Report No. RCED-87-31 |
Title
United States beneial Accounting Office 3157&G Report to the Honorable Peter H. Kostmayer .House of Representatives 1 : October 1986 WATER RESOURCES Delaware River Basin Commission’s Management of Certain Water Activities 131576 RESTRICTED-Not to be released outside the C#enerti Accounting Office except on the basis of specific approval by the Office of Congressional Relations. GAO/RCED-87-31 RE... |
| Date May 15, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-116 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE WASHINGTON. May 15, 1984 B-200490 The Honorable Richard L. Ottinger Subcommittee on Energy Chairman, Conservation and Power Commlttee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives
Dear RELEASED Mr. Chasrman: Information on Relicensing Cases at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (GAO/RCED-84-116) Subject: mstlon April 13, 1984, letter reque... |
| Date March 16, 1984 |
Report No. RCED-84-122 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 RESOURCES, COMMUNITY. AND ECONOMIC OEVELOPMENT March 16, 1984 Dear Mr. Miller: Subject: InformationCn Repayment of the Bureau *'of Reclamation's Central Valley Project (GAO/RCED-84-122) 123687 In your letter of October 27, 1983, and during subsequent discussions with your office, you expressed concern that some water districts served b... |
| Date Feb. 21, 1984 |
Report No. NSIAD-84-34 |
Title
B’Y’ US GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE THE
Report To The Administrator, Agency For International Development Meeting A Basic Human Need: AID’S Rural Potable Water And Sanitation Program
Unsafe water and inadequate sanitation spread fatal and debilitating diseases which affect millions of lives in the developing world. The United States has been concerned with this problem for over 40 years. Betwe... |
| Date Nov. 4, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-84-38 |
Title
. .
l -BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretary Of Energy Expanding The Pacific Northwest/Southwest Intertie-Benefits And Impediments
The’ Pacific Northwest and California are join d by three high-voltage transmission line (intertie) which allow for an exchange of e ectricity between the two regions. The regi ns benefit from the exchange of power bet use of the difference in t... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1983 |
Report No. 122595 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED OCTOBER13, 1983 STATEMENTOF ROBERTS. PROCACCINI, SENIOR GROUPDIRECTOR RESOURCES,COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE HOUSESUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATIONS AND OVERSIGHT ON COMMITTEEON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ON THE 1983 FLOODING OF THE LOWERCOLORADO RIVER Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommi... |
| Date July 19, 1983 |
Report No. 088499 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL
WASHINGTON, ACCOUNTING
D.C. 20548 OFFICE REsoURCLS. COMMUNITy. AND LCONOMIC DLVLLOIMLN7 DIVISION July Works) 19, 1983 ' The Honorable William R. Gianelli Aissistant Secretary of the Army (Civil Dear Mr. Gianellit Opportunities~to Maintenance-Cost Increase Recovery Subjects Operation on Water and Projects In our August 7, 1981, report entitled "Changes in Federal Water Project... |
| Date June 8, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-150 |
Title
BY THEU.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable George Miller, United States House Of Representatives Proposed Pricing Of Irrigation Water From California’s Central Valley New Melones Reservoir
The New Melones Reservoir in California is the latest addition to the Bureau of Reclamation’s vast network of dams, reservoirs, canals, and pumping stations known as the Central Valley Projec... |
| Date June 2, 1983 |
Report No. ID-83-42 |
Title
BY THEU.S GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Administrator Agency For international Development A Troubled Project--Rural Environmental Sanitation
In 1980, AID authorized $5.5 million to install water supply systems, sanitation facitities, and provide supporting activities intended to improve the health of people in 420 small rural communities in six health regions of Peru. An additional $5.5 ... |
| Date May 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-149 |
Title
REPORT THEUS. BV General Accounting Office
,” Information 06 Corps “Of Engineers’ Clarence Cannon Dam ‘And Mark Twain Lake Project
This report discusses the 1981 flooding along the Salt River in northeast Missouri and the resulting damages above and below the Corps of Engineers’ Clarence Cannon Dam project. It further discusses the potential impact hydropower operations of the dam will h... |
| Date April 25, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-59 |
Title
t h 1. it:- ,,,* I, REPORTBY THE OF THE UNITEDSTATES rcmASkD la40 +Ts /a Comptroller General
National Parks’ Health And Safety Problems Given Priority; Cost Estimates And Safety Management Could Be Improved
Since GAO reported in 1980 that facilities in many national parks and forests did not meet health and safety standards, the Congress and the National Park Service have generally given priorit... |
| Date April 22, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-113 |
Title
.” 1 Request for copies of GAO reports should be sent to: U.S. General Accounting Office Document Handling and Information Services Facility P,O. Box 6015 Gaithersburg, Md. 20760 Telephone (202) 275-6241 1 The first five copies of individual reports are free of charge. Additional copies of bound Additional audit reports are $3.25 each. copies of unbound report (Le., letter reports) and most othe... |
| Date Jan. 26, 1983 |
Report No. RCED-83-49 |
Title
REPORT BY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
Water Project Construction Backlog-A Serious Problem With No Easy Solution
The Army Corps of Engineers and the Bureau of Reclamation started fiscal year 1982 with 934 authorized water projects needing about $60 billion to complete construction. For fiscal year 1982, the Congress provided construction funds for 289 of these projects, but did not... |
| Date Dec. 17, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-65 |
Title
I -AHhaz&g3 REPORT THEUS. BY General Accounting Office
The National Park Service Has Improved Facilities At 12 Park Service Areas
In October 1980 GAO reported on 172 facilities--lodges, employee dormitories, water and sewer systems, bridges, and tunnels--in 12 National Park Service areas that did not comply with all Federal or State health or safety standards. : The Park Service has corrected or s... |
| Date Dec. 6, 1982 |
Report No. RCED-83-18 |
Title
/2oQ?.5 BY THE&&TROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES Sharing The Cost Of Making Federal
water Project Feasibility Studies)4 Financing Alternative
kost feasibility studies performed by three major Federal agencies to resolve water liesource problems are discontinued before $ompletion or conclude that no feasible project can be identified primarily because osts exceed benefits o... |
| Date Oct. 13, 1982 |
Report No. PAD-83-10 |
Title
l BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Honorable Berkley U.S. House Of Representatives Bedell Congressional Attention Is Warranted When User Charges Or Other Policy Changes Cause Capital Losses
Using a case study, GAO modeled how capital losses (diminished asset values) can result from increases in user charges. In this case, GAO demonstrates how farmland values decrease as the price... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1982 |
Report No. EMD-82-30 |
Title
Comptroller General RELEASED
06 THE UNITEDSTATES
De’partment Of Agriculture Could Do More To Help Farmers Conserve Energy
Important areas in which farmers can achieve near term energy savings are irrigation improv ments, conservation tillage, and reduce fertilizer application. How 1 ver, some farmers are not adopting ener yconservetion practices because they are eluctant to change from tradition... |
| Date Sept. 7, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-123 |
Title
UNITEDSTATESGENERALACCOUNT~NGO~ICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 B-208765 The Honorable James G. Watt The Secretary of the Interior The Honorable John 0. Marsh, Jr. The Secretary of the Army Subject: SEPTBMBER 7,1BB2 Water Sales Contracts From Missouri River Reservoirs Weed To Require Reimbursement for Operation and Maintenance Expenses (GAO/'CED-82-123) During our ongoing review of water resources proje... |
| Date July 1, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-107 |
Title
.v,.m *_ ,?. P I! UNITED STATESGENERE.L ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 J-w+e- mvf~ COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION B-207944 JULY 1,198Z The Honorable The Secretary The Honorable The Secretary Subject: James G. Watt of the Interior John 0. Marsh, of the Army Jr. Procedures Needed To Ensure That Irrigation Operation and Maintenance Costs Are Recovered at a Jointly Managed Facil... |
| Date May 19, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-85 |
Title
UNIT&&ES GENERALACCOUNT~NG OFFICE
DE. 20548 WASHINGTON, May 19, 1982
COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELCPMENT DIVISION B-207402 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Subject: Dear Mr. Miller: Water Diverted from Lake Tahoe Has Been Within Authorized Levels (GAO/CED-82-85) 118501 In your letter of January 29, 1982, and our subsequent discussions with your office , you expressed concern abo... |
| Date May 12, 1982 |
Report No. PLRD-82-78 |
Title
L 5 lL’b3-l I UNITED S~A~GENERALACC~UN;ING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. ZO!i48 B-207225 The Honorable Frank R. Wolf House of Representatives Dear Mr. Wolf: Subject: MAY 72; 7982 Federal Water Conservation in the Metropolitan Washington Area (GAO/PLRD-82-78) In March 1982, you asked us to review and report on suggestions by one of your constituents on ways to conserve water and reduce water costs to t... |
| Date May 6, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-83 |
Title
Ib I f *,’ l\mq I I(, II STUDY THESTAFF TtiE U.S. BY OF General Accounting Office water Issues Facing j4n Overview 47 he Federal Government has a tremendous take in water resources in terms of capital i vestment and the physical and economic vvell being of the Nation. Traditionally, the Dnited States has built, maintained, and perated massive public works projects ‘to olve its water problems. ... |
| Date April 6, 1982 |
Report No. 117992 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTINGOFFICE flASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED TUESDAY MORNING APRIL 6, 1982 STATEMENTOF HENRY ESCHWEGE,DIRECTOR DIVISION COMMUNITYAND ECONOMICDEVELOPMENT BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY ON AND NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS BENEFIT-COST ANALYSIS FOR THE ELK CREEK PROJECT MR. CHAIRMAN A... |
| Date March 15, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-53 |
Title
BY THE COl’ vlPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Honorable James H.Weaver House Of Representatives
OF T---KUNITED STATES Corps Of Engineers Should Reevaluate The ElkCreek Project’ Benefits And Costs s
Th Corps of Engineers’ fiscal year 1982 estim tes of benefits and costs for the Elk Creek in Jackson County, pr I ject, under construction Oregon, show an excess of benefits over costs. Th:is report... |
| Date Feb. 26, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-46 |
Title
UNITED GTAT& GENERAL ACC~UNTJNG OFFJCE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY ONELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION S-206415 FEBRUARY 26,1982 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject: Thad Cochran Senate Cochran: Better Ways To Provide Information (CED-82-46) for Use of Agricultural In your May 11, 1981, letter you expressed a desire to gain a better understanding of information sources, both Governm... |
| Date Jan. 18, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-30 |
Title
REPORT THEiJ.s.pmpp BY - General Accounfing Office
Information On California Delta Water Quality Standards The Bureau of Reclamation’s decision to voluntarily meet 1978 California water quality standards will require annually about 800,000 acre feet of water. Who will pay for this use of water is still unclear. State and Federal water officials must resolve their differences and reach new operat... |
| Date Dec. 9, 1981 |
Report No. 117010 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548
. FOR RELEASE ON DBLIVERY EXPECTED WEDNESDAYMORNING DECEMBER 9, 1981 STATBMENT OF HENRY ESCHWEGE, DIRECTOR COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT, ENERGY, AND NATURAL RESOURCES HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS ON THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS' BENEFIT-COST COMPUi?ATION FOR THE STONEwALL JACKS... |
| Date Oct. 22, 1981 |
Report No. CED-82-3 |
Title
1) J/ii=/ ( . ,N . ’ 1 IL% / BY THECOMPTROLLERGEN iReportToThe Congress
~OFTHEUNITEDSTATES Reforming Interest Provisions In Federal Water Laws Could Save Millions
The Department of the Interior’ Bureau of Reclamation s and the Army’ Corps of Engineers build and manage s most of’ the Nation’ costly water projects. s Federal water laws generally require that when projects are completed and... |
| Date Aug. 25, 1981 |
Report No. ID-81-51 |
Title
, I BY THECOMPTROLLERGENE Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITEDSTATES U.S. Strategy Needed For Water Supply Assistance To Developing Countries
The United States has no water policies and strategies despite the fact that much of the billions of dollars provided for developing countries’ water projects emanates either directly or indirectly from the United States. Inadequate maintenance and the need ... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-77 |
Title
BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL I . , Report To The Congss
OF THEUNITEDSTATES
Changes In Federal Water Project Repayment Policies Can Reduce Federal Costs
Federal water project repayment policies and practices do not ensure fair and timely cost recovery from project water users when water supply or storage space in Federal reservoirs is not sold or fully utilized. Because about 15 million acre-feet of av... |
| Date July 15, 1981 |
Report No. B-198378 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE < .,C,/ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION July 15, 1981 Lt. General Joseph K. Bratton Chief of Engineers Army Corps of Engineers Dear General Bratton: During our recent Freview of Corps of Engineers water contracting and repayment practicesi, we identified a problem which warrants your attention. Wesfound that: --Repayment co... |
| Date May 28, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-69 |
Title
,
I . Irs34#3 BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report ToThe Congress
OF THEUNITED STATES River Basin Commissions Have Been Helpful, But Changes Are Needed
River basin commissions, established by the Water Resources Planning Act of 1965, have made meaningful contributions toward enhancing regional water resource planning and development, but they have not been accepted by many States and have fallen short ... |
| Date May 27, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-102 |
Title
COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION RELEASED
MAY 27,198l B-202671 The Honorable George Miller House of Representatives Dear Mr. Miller: Subject: Information on the Resale of Federal Project Water Supplies by Intermediaries (CED-81-102)
115408 On April 8, 1981, we met with you to discuss our findings on your requests of April 30, 1980, and January 8, 1981, concerning the resale of Federal w... |
