Hopper Dredging of Waterways: Army Corps of Engineers Activities
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| 505 | 8 | |a The Corps is responsible for dredging sediment from waterways to maintain shipping routes important for commerce. One dredge type, a hopper dredge, performs much of the dredging in ports and harbors, and the Corps uses its own fleet of hopper dredges and contracts. In 2003, GAO examined the Corps' hopper dredging program and made recommendations to improve its management. GAO was asked to review changes to the program. This book examines actions the Corps has taken to address GAO's 2003 recommendations for improving the information needed to manage its hopper dredging program and develop cost | |
| 505 | 8 | |a HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: ACTIONS NEEDED TO FURTHER IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF HOPPER DREDGING; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE CORPS HAS TAKEN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR 2003 RECOMMENDATIONS BUT DOES NOT COLLECT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED DATA. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS HOPPER DREDGES HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE CORPS, BUT EFFECTS ON INDUSTRY COMPETITION ARE UNCLEARTHE CORPS FACES CHALLENGES REGARDING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 2: CORPS OF ENGINEERS: EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS' HOPPER DREDGES SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVELY ANALYZED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a WHY GAO RECOMMENDSWHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; CORPS HAS TRANSFERRED MOST OF ITS HOPPER DREDGING TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUT STILL NEEDS TO RETAIN A HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; RESTRICTIONS ON THE CORPS' HOPPER DREDGE FLEET HAVE IMPOSED COSTS, BUT BENEFITS ARE UNPROVEN; CORPS HAS NOT JUSTIFIED THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 3: REPORT TO CONGRESS: HOPPER DREDGES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. | |
| 505 | 8 | |a Introductioncorps hopper dredge concerns; current operational practice; assumptions; options; evaluation of options; recommendation; baseline; appendix b. cost of options; appendix c. comments to the draft report; index | |
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| contents | The Corps is responsible for dredging sediment from waterways to maintain shipping routes important for commerce. One dredge type, a hopper dredge, performs much of the dredging in ports and harbors, and the Corps uses its own fleet of hopper dredges and contracts. In 2003, GAO examined the Corps' hopper dredging program and made recommendations to improve its management. GAO was asked to review changes to the program. This book examines actions the Corps has taken to address GAO's 2003 recommendations for improving the information needed to manage its hopper dredging program and develop cost HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: ACTIONS NEEDED TO FURTHER IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF HOPPER DREDGING; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE CORPS HAS TAKEN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR 2003 RECOMMENDATIONS BUT DOES NOT COLLECT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED DATA. STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS HOPPER DREDGES HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE CORPS, BUT EFFECTS ON INDUSTRY COMPETITION ARE UNCLEARTHE CORPS FACES CHALLENGES REGARDING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 2: CORPS OF ENGINEERS: EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS' HOPPER DREDGES SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVELY ANALYZED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY. WHY GAO RECOMMENDSWHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; CORPS HAS TRANSFERRED MOST OF ITS HOPPER DREDGING TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUT STILL NEEDS TO RETAIN A HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; RESTRICTIONS ON THE CORPS' HOPPER DREDGE FLEET HAVE IMPOSED COSTS, BUT BENEFITS ARE UNPROVEN; CORPS HAS NOT JUSTIFIED THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 3: REPORT TO CONGRESS: HOPPER DREDGES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Introductioncorps hopper dredge concerns; current operational practice; assumptions; options; evaluation of options; recommendation; baseline; appendix b. cost of options; appendix c. comments to the draft report; index |
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| spelling | Hopper Dredging of Waterways Army Corps of Engineers Activities Eleanor G. Chance, editor New York [New York] Nova Science Publishers, Inc. [2014] 1 online resource txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Water resource planning, development and management series Includes index The Corps is responsible for dredging sediment from waterways to maintain shipping routes important for commerce. One dredge type, a hopper dredge, performs much of the dredging in ports and harbors, and the Corps uses its own fleet of hopper dredges and contracts. In 2003, GAO examined the Corps' hopper dredging program and made recommendations to improve its management. GAO was asked to review changes to the program. This book examines actions the Corps has taken to address GAO's 2003 recommendations for improving the information needed to manage its hopper dredging program and develop cost HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: ACTIONS NEEDED TO FURTHER IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF HOPPER DREDGING; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE CORPS HAS TAKEN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR 2003 RECOMMENDATIONS BUT DOES NOT COLLECT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED DATA. STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS HOPPER DREDGES HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE CORPS, BUT EFFECTS ON INDUSTRY COMPETITION ARE UNCLEARTHE CORPS FACES CHALLENGES REGARDING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 2: CORPS OF ENGINEERS: EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS' HOPPER DREDGES SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVELY ANALYZED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY. WHY GAO RECOMMENDSWHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; CORPS HAS TRANSFERRED MOST OF ITS HOPPER DREDGING TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUT STILL NEEDS TO RETAIN A HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; RESTRICTIONS ON THE CORPS' HOPPER DREDGE FLEET HAVE IMPOSED COSTS, BUT BENEFITS ARE UNPROVEN; CORPS HAS NOT JUSTIFIED THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 3: REPORT TO CONGRESS: HOPPER DREDGES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Introductioncorps hopper dredge concerns; current operational practice; assumptions; options; evaluation of options; recommendation; baseline; appendix b. cost of options; appendix c. comments to the draft report; index United States / Army / Corps of Engineers fast United States Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Harbors / Environmental aspects Motion control devices Refuse and refuse disposal Salvage (Waste, etc.) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics bisacsh Dredging fast Umwelt Dredging United States USA Chance, Eleanor G. edt Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Chance, Eleanor G . Hopper Dredging of Waterways : Army Corps of Engineers Activities |
| spellingShingle | Hopper Dredging of Waterways Army Corps of Engineers Activities The Corps is responsible for dredging sediment from waterways to maintain shipping routes important for commerce. One dredge type, a hopper dredge, performs much of the dredging in ports and harbors, and the Corps uses its own fleet of hopper dredges and contracts. In 2003, GAO examined the Corps' hopper dredging program and made recommendations to improve its management. GAO was asked to review changes to the program. This book examines actions the Corps has taken to address GAO's 2003 recommendations for improving the information needed to manage its hopper dredging program and develop cost HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; HOPPER DREDGING OF WATERWAYS: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS ACTIVITIES; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS: ACTIONS NEEDED TO FURTHER IMPROVE MANAGEMENT OF HOPPER DREDGING; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; THE CORPS HAS TAKEN ACTIONS TO ADDRESS OUR 2003 RECOMMENDATIONS BUT DOES NOT COLLECT ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED DATA. STATUTORY RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS HOPPER DREDGES HAVE RESULTED IN ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE CORPS, BUT EFFECTS ON INDUSTRY COMPETITION ARE UNCLEARTHE CORPS FACES CHALLENGES REGARDING THE FISCAL SUSTAINABILITY AND THE FUTURE COMPOSITION OF ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY AND THIRD-PARTY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 2: CORPS OF ENGINEERS: EFFECTS OF RESTRICTIONS ON CORPS' HOPPER DREDGES SHOULD BE COMPREHENSIVELY ANALYZED; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY. WHY GAO RECOMMENDSWHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; RESULTS IN BRIEF; BACKGROUND; CORPS HAS TRANSFERRED MOST OF ITS HOPPER DREDGING TO PRIVATE INDUSTRY, BUT STILL NEEDS TO RETAIN A HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; RESTRICTIONS ON THE CORPS' HOPPER DREDGE FLEET HAVE IMPOSED COSTS, BUT BENEFITS ARE UNPROVEN; CORPS HAS NOT JUSTIFIED THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED RESTRICTIONS ON ITS HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; CONCLUSION; RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS; APPENDIX I: SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY; APPENDIX II: THE U.S. HOPPER DREDGE FLEET; Chapter 3: REPORT TO CONGRESS: HOPPER DREDGES; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. Introductioncorps hopper dredge concerns; current operational practice; assumptions; options; evaluation of options; recommendation; baseline; appendix b. cost of options; appendix c. comments to the draft report; index United States / Army / Corps of Engineers fast United States Army Corps of Engineers Dredging Harbors / Environmental aspects Motion control devices Refuse and refuse disposal Salvage (Waste, etc.) TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Hydraulics bisacsh Dredging fast Umwelt Dredging United States |
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