| Date |
Report No. |
Title |
| Date Dec. 2, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-11-17 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2010 Report to Congressional Requesters FEMA FLOOD MAPS Some Standards and Processes in Place to Promote Map Accuracy and Outreach, but Opportunities Exist to Address Implementation Challenges GAO-11-17 December 2010 FEMA FLOOD MAPS
Accountability • Integrity • Reliability Some Standards and Processes in Place to Promote Map Accuracy ... |
| Date Dec. 31, 2007 |
Report No. GAO-08-288 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
December 2007 Report to the Chairman, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS Known Performance Issues with New Orleans Drainage Canal Pumps Have Been Addressed, but Guidance on Future Contracts Is Needed GAO-08-288 December 2007 ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ... |
| Date Oct. 20, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-06-183T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EST Thursday, October 20, 2005 Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, U.S. House of Representatives FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Oversight and Management of the National Flood Insurance Program
Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Director... |
| Date July 12, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-894T |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m. EDT Tuesday, July 12, 2005 Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION Federal Emergency Management Agency's Implementation of a National Strategy
Statement of William O. Jenkins, Jr., Directo... |
| Date March 11, 2005 |
Report No. GAO-05-253 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
March 2005 Report to Congressional Requesters FRESHWATER PROGRAMS Federal Agencies’ Funding in the United States and Abroad GAO-05-253 a March 2005 FRESHWATER PROGRAMS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-05-253, a report to congressional requesters Accountability Integrity Reliability Federal Agencies’ Funding in the United States and Abroad Why GAO ... |
| Date June 29, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-895T |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 8:30 a.m. AKDT Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Testimony Before the Committee on Appropriations, U.S. Senate ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES Villages Affected by Flooding and Erosion Have Difficulty Qualifying for Federal Assistance
Statement of Robert A. Robinson, Managing Director Natural Resources and Environment GAO-04-895T June 29,... |
| Date March 31, 2004 |
Report No. GAO-04-417 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
March 2004 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, Committee on Financial Services, House of Representatives FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION Program Strategy Shows Promise, but Challenges Remain GAO-04-417 March 2004 FLOOD MAP MODERNIZATION
Highlights of GAO-04-417, a report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Housing and Communit... |
| Date Oct. 27, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-04-30 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
October 2003 Report to Congressional Requesters CORPS OF ENGINEERS Improved Analysis of Costs and Benefits Needed for Sacramento Flood Protection Project GAO-04-30 a October 2003 CORPS OF ENGINEERS Improved Analysis of Costs and Benefits Needed for Sacramento Flood Protection Project Highlights of GAO-04-30, a report to congressional requesters In 1996 a... |
| Date Dec. 20, 2002 |
Report No. GAO-03-321 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
December 2002 Report to the Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Governmental Affairs, U.S. Senate RESULTS-ORIENTED MANAGEMENT Agency Crosscutting Actions and Plans in Border Control, Flood Mitigation and Insurance, Wetlands, and Wildland Fire Management GAO-03-321 a December 2002 Highlights of GAO-03-321, a report to the Ranking Minority Member, Commit... |
| Date May 17, 1999 |
Report No. RCED-99-154 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1999 Report to the Honorable Van Hilleary, House of Representatives TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Future Study of Lake Levels Should Involve Public and Consider Costs and Benefits GAO/RCED-99-154 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-282488 May 17, 1999 The Honorable ... |
| Date April 2, 1996 |
Report No. RCED-96-101R |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-271402 April 2, 1996 The Honorable John R. Kasich Chairman, Committee on the Budget House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: In response to your interest in obtaining data on the lands the U.S. Army’s Corps of Engineers manages for active civil works projects, we are pr... |
| Date Aug. 7, 1995 |
Report No. RCED-95-125 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters MIDWEST FLOOD Information on the Performance, Effects, and Control of Levees GAO/RCED-95-125 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-261016 August 7, 1995 The Honorable Robert A. Borski Ranking Minority Member Subcommittee o... |
| Date Dec. 23, 1994 |
Report No. RCED-95-4 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to Congressional Committees December 1994 noo&g, on Easement LaYldsWithin the Red Rock, Iowa, Reservoir GACVRCED-95-4 , *Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-256403 December 23,1994 The Honorable Max S. Baucus Chairman The Honorable John H. Chafee Ranking Minority Member Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Sena... |
| Date Oct. 11, 1993 |
Report No. T-RCED-94-43 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke Testimony
Before the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat 8:iO am., MST Monday October 11, 1993 WATER RESOURCES Corps’Managementof Reservoirs in the Missouri River Basin
James Duff-us III, Director, Natural Resources Management Issues, Resources,Community, and Economic Development Division GAOIT-R... |
| Date Aug. 12, 1993 |
Report No. RCED-93-114 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
August 1993 Report to Congressional Requesters WATER RESOURCES Factors That Lead to Successful Cost Sharing in Corps Projects GAO/IH:II:I)-93-114 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20648 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-252187 August 12,1993
The Honorable Max S. Baucus Chairman, Committee on Environment ... |
| Date July 17, 1992 |
Report No. RCED-92-115 |
Title
II tri t.tvf Stat.e~ Germ-al Accounting Office GAO Report to the Committee & Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate
------ COASTAL BARRIERS Development Occurring Despite Prohibitions Against Federal Assistance
147342 RESTRICTED--Not to be released outside the General Accounting Office unless specifically approved by the Office of Congressional Relations. GAO United States General Accounting Of&... |
| Date Aug. 1, 1991 |
Report No. RCED-91-172BR |
Title
_-.l”ll .,.. -.. ..“_._ _..- “.__ I II”. -.._. .- -....I.” “_. .._ .~.._ I_ --- GAO
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 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 April 29, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-155FS |
Title
. United bates General ACCOM~~~ Office . Fact Sheet for Congressional Requesters . April 1988 FLOOD INSURANCE Statistics on the National Flood Insurance Program GAO---- United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development B-226596 and Division Apri129, 1988 The Honorable Walter B. Jones Committee on Merchant Chairman, Marine and Fisheries House ... |
| Date March 7, 1988 |
Report No. RCED-88-71BR |
Title
_l-*ll__~,,_l” _.- “,_* I -.-,“,,,11,-““,,,111,111* “*1-1--“-“1 United States General Accaun~ Office GAO
,I 1_.,I_ ..I -l.ll”-.l*l. “. ,,I,““*,,I~*“,“I_,,“,,I.,“l”“I~llll,”*”*IIII~~I~ Briefing Report to the Chairman, --Committee on Environment and Public Works, U.S. Senate March 1988 WATER RESOURCES Evaluation of Erosion Problems on Upper Missouri River 1352... |
| 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 Oct. 8, 1985 |
Report No. 128095 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACC9UNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:45 A.M. OCTOBER 8, 1985 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH DIVISION DIRECTOR RESOTJRCES, COMMUNITY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON GENERAL OVERSIGHT, NORTHWEST POWER, AND FOREST MANAGEMENT HOrJSE C9dMI'I'TEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS ON HYDROELECTRIC DEVELOPMENT AT FEDE... |
| 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 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 Aug. 16, 1982 |
Report No. CED-82-105 |
Title
Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
National Flood Insurance: --Marginal Impact On Flood Plain Development --Administrative Improvements
GAO was requested by a Senate subcommittee and a Senator to determine whether (1) the National Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency was stimulating flood plain development and (2) flood plain management regulations w... |
| Date July 22, 1982 |
Report No. AFMD-82-56S |
Title
C-OMPTRQLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-203633 The Honorable Jack Brooks Chairman, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Followup to GAO Report on the ing Procedures of the National Program (GAO/AFMD-82-56s) Claims Flood JULY 22,1982 Subject: ProcessInsurance On March 5, 1982, ,we d... |
| 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 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 May 12, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-99 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DCVCLOPMCNT CCONOMIC DIVISION B-201719 MAY 12.1981 The Honorable The Honorable United States Subject: Jake Garn Howard M. Metzenbaum Senate of *Map Information F-,ermination Facility Contract by eke Federal Emergency Management Agency J (CED-81-99) llllllllI lllll
115199 Your August 20, 1980, letter requested that we obta... |
| Date Jan. 21, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-51 |
Title
B-201801 January 21, 1981 The Honorable United States Dear Senator Charles Senate Percy: H. Percy Tunnel and Reservoir Plan-Continue To Rise and Completion of Phase I Is Unlikely 3 (CED-81-51) In response quent agreements cost information (TARP). This is
to your October 9, 1980, request and subsewe are providing updated with your office, on Chicago's Tunnel and Reservoir Plan the fourth in a serie... |
| Date March 7, 1980 |
Report No. LCD-80-39 |
Title
GAO
United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC 20548 I I"
Logistics and Communications Division MARCH 7,198Q B-152306 iJ I . The Honorable United States Dear Senator Subject' On the Red Flood Control Carl Levin Senate Levin: Detroit Clinton I Mllllllllll
111741 District,, River," In your July 16, -, ,, "^...++ Detroit the process the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, district, used to sele... |
| Date Dec. 18, 1979 |
Report No. CED-80-36 |
Title
RELEASED ,. REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES In Flood Fighting. Capabilities In The Jackson, Mississippi, Area
Although the Congress approved the President’s plan establishing the Federal Emergency Management Agency in September 1978, the Agency’s organization was not completed until July 1979. At the time of GAO’s review, eight top positions had not been permanently fill... |
| Date May 15, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-77 |
Title
f Six Volumes
Limited information is available on flooding in the Chicago area. GAO visited each of the 54 communities and talked to officials to obtain their views on flooding in their community. The community summaries and maps in this volume represent the flooding situation as perceived by these officials; actions planned or taken by the communities and residents to alleviate or mitigate the pr... |
| Date May 2, 1979 |
Report No. 120181 |
Title
. UNITED STATE GENERAL ACCOUTERING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY AND DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC DIVISION Lieutenant General John Morris Chief-of Engineers U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Dear General Morris: We performed a survey of the use of nonstructural measures for solving or minimizing flooding problems. Such measures were encouraged by Section 73 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1... |
| Date April 27, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-87 |
Title
REPORTBV'THE lllerGeneral
OF THE UNITEDSTATES
RELEASERSL -, rq’ .I :- 1+-: J- :- _ ,_ j ;,. e .,. *: ” ;I’71 Ways To Resolvb Critic& Water Resources Issues Facing The Nation
In this report GAO with problems in discusses ways to deal --authorizing and appropriating water resources projects, --making liable, benefit/cost analysis funds for more re- --promoting better and conservation, --managi... |
| Date April 13, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-69 |
Title
Water Resources kxi The Nation’s Water Supply
issues And Concerns MD-7999 lllll~~llllllllllillllllll
LM109088 As our Nation approaches the 21st century its population growth and industrial development as well as changing water use priorities are placing new demands on our water resources and are leading to increasing water shortages and competition for the limited supply * How bad a water pictur... |
| Date March 22, 1979 |
Report No. CED-79-58 |
Title
. lO886$ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ECONOMIC DIVISION MARCH 22,1979 B-167790 The Honorable Patricia Roberts The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Dear Mrs. Harris: a flood sevWe Harris d!J ->, +"I' The General Accounting Office recently completed and local efforts to reduce survey of Federal, State, losses including certain asp... |
| Date Feb. 6, 1979 |
Report No. B-193307 |
Title
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| Date Sept. 22, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-179 |
Title
DOCBENT RBSCI!E
0'375 - [C2827912] Corps of Engineers Flood Control Projects Could Be Completed Faster through Legislative and Managerial Changes. CPD-78-179; B-178737. September 22, 1978. 2eleased September 29, 1978. 27 pp. + 3 appendices (8 pp.). Report to Rep, William H. Harsha, Ranking Minority Member, House Committee on Public Works and Transportation; Pep. Matthew J. Rinaldo; by Flper B. Sta... |
| Date May 5, 1978 |
Report No. CED-78-114 |
Title
DOCUMEIT RESUSE 05197 - [B13263311 AEI5- 6117? The Johnstown Area Flocd of 1977: A Case Study for the Future. CED-76-114; B-167790. Bay 5, 1978. Released May 12, 1978. 44 pp. + 9 appendices (26 pp.). Report to Sen. TooL.ar£ E. Eagleton; by Elmer B. Staats, Soaptxcllsr General. Issue Area: Domestic Housing and Community Development (2100). Contact: Community and Economic Development Div. Budget Fu... |
| Date Sept. 21, 1977 |
Report No. CED-77-82 |
Title
REPORT TO THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND POWER, COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE i i.2 I
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Actions Needed To Improve The Safety Of Coal Mine Waste Disposa I Sites
The Department of the Interior and the States of Kentucky and West Virginia need to do more to correct hazards of coal waste disposal sites. interior should --interpret more... |
| Date March 21, 1977 |
Report No. OGC-77-13 |
Title
DOCURENT RESUME 0f290 - [A10517351 [Impoundment of Department of the Army, Corps of Enqineers, Construction Funds]. B-115398; OGC-77-13. March 21, 1977. 2 pp. Report to the Congress; by BElmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Contact: Office of thQ General Counsel: Special Studies and Analysis. Budget Function: Miscellaneous: Impoundment Control Act of 1974 Organization Concerned: Department of the... |
| Date Nov. 11, 1976 |
Report No. 089039 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
WASHINGTON, D.C. m COMMUNITY DEVWMENT AND CcoNoMlC DIVISION \ Lieutenant General J. W. Morris Chief of Engineers Corps of Engineers Department of the Army Dear General Morris: We have reviewed the Corps of Engineers’ procedures and practices for establishingrflood control operating criteria at Federal multipurpose water resource projects. Our work was done... |
| Date Aug. 31, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-161 |
Title
P . REPORT TO THE CONGRES
BY THE COMPTROLLEl#i%@!V #%g AccoW,&Q OF THE UNITED STATES %iC[ j,,d 7 %I lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Cost, Schedule, And Performance Problems Of The Lake Pontchartrain And Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane Protection Project
LM098195 Corps of Engineers Department (Civil Functions) of the Army The cost of the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity, Louisiana, Hurricane projec... |
| Date Sept. 30, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-28 |
Title
--the tuztcy; corps t district office if2 LouisvilPe, Ken- .- --cffici; Is of the ~,a~iJ~~~~q , -. indiana .- Deparmcnt of Natural We met with three propor2nts and two critics of the project, _ to learn their views of dnd ~0n~ern~ abourl the project. . The Corps estimated anand s'ish and wildlife conservation-. ns*-t tienefits di3 SZ,601,000 and casts at $1,642,000 ..--a project for a benefit-cost... |
| Date Sept. 19, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-23 |
Title
Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Participation In The National Flood Insurance Program
Federal Insurance Administration Department of Housing and Urban Development This report evaluates the nature and extent of development in Tulsa’s Mingo Creek flood plain since February 15, 1972--when the city adopted flood plain management regulations. It also evaluates the effectiveness of Federal, State, and local monit... |
| Date Aug. 15, 1975 |
Report No. RED-76-9 |
Title
. . B-181d19 ,_; The Honorable W. Gene Snyder House Dear of Mr. Represent Snyder: at ives This is the rqmrc on our and economic issues surrounding planned Red River Lake project review of the the Corps of in Kentucky. environmental Eng ineecs’ Sincerely yours p Comptcoller General c/f the United States , C 0 n t. t" ---- t s ----_ - n
Page -- DIGEST i 19 19 20 26 33 36 36 . 37 4 INTEREST . _-I^_... |
| Date March 7, 1975 |
Report No. RED-75-327 |
Title
. REPORT TO THE CONGRESS / National Attempts To Reduce Losses From Floods By Planning For And Controlling The Uses Of Flood-Prone Lands
Multiagency .- BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
RED-75327 COMi=TROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF
D.C. THE UNITED STATES 20548 B-167790 / To the President of the Senate and the i_l Speaker of the House of Representatives
2 Tkis is our report from floods... |
| Date Nov. 14, 1974 |
Report No. B-180576 |
Title
. --.'e-- RELEASED
c(-JMP-~-ROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF
O.k. THE UNKED
20548 ST-A-I-E* ‘96 #3(-J
B-180576 The Honorable M. Caldwell House of Representatives Dear Mr. Butler: Butler Pursuant to your February 1, 1974, request and as agreed with you in our July 22, 1974, discussion, we are providing you with information relating to the geological problems associated with the Corps of Engineers' G... |
