[House Document 105-235]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



105th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 105-235


 
                 STREAMBANK EROSION PROTECTION PROJECT

                               __________

                             COMMUNICATION

                                  from

                     THE ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY

                             (CIVIL WORKS)

                       THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                              transmitting

  A REPORT REGARDING AUTHORIZATION OF A STREAMBANK EROSION PROTECTION 
PROJECT FOR THE WABASH RIVER AT NEW HARMONY, INDIANA, PURSUANT TO PUB. 
                      L. 104-303, SEC. 101(b)(10)





   March 25, 1998.--Referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                Infrastructure and ordered to be printed


                            C O N T E N T S

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                                                                   Page
Letter of Transmittal............................................     v
Comments of the Office of Management and Budget..................   vii
Comments of the State of Indiana.................................  viii
Comments of the Department of the Interior.......................    ix
Letter to the Department of the Interior.........................    xi
Report of the Chief of Engineers, Department of the Army.........     1
Report of the District Engineer:
    Syllabus.....................................................     6
    Introduction.................................................     7
        Study Authority..........................................     7
        Study Purpose and Scope..................................     8
        Report and Study Process.................................     8
        Study Participants and Coordination......................     8
        History of Erosion Control Studies & Projects............    12
            Studies..............................................    12
            Projects.............................................    13
    Study Area Description.......................................    13
        General Characteristics..................................    13
            Community Description................................    13
            Wabash River.........................................    14
        Environmental Characteristics............................    14
            General..............................................    14
            Wetlands.............................................    17
            Threatened and Endangered Species....................    17
            Cultural Resources...................................    17
            Hazardous, Toxic, and Radiological Waste (HTRW)......    19
        Hydraulic & Hydrologic Characteristics...................    19
            General..............................................    19
            Climate..............................................    19
            Precipitation........................................    20
            Flows................................................    20
        Geologic Characteristics.................................    20
            General..............................................    20
            Physiography.........................................    20
            Groundwater..........................................    21
            Soils................................................    21
    Problems, Needs, and Opportunities...........................    22
        Description of Erosion Area..............................    22
            History of Erosion...................................    22
            Rate of Erosion......................................    22
            Expected Conditions Without Project..................    23
    Alternative Plans............................................    26
        Introduction.............................................    26
        Planning Objectives and Constraints......................    26
        Scoping Activities.......................................    26
        Local Desires............................................    27
        Description and Screening of Alternative Plans...........    27
    Recommended Plan.............................................    29
        Description..............................................    29
        Operation & Maintenance, Repair, Replacement, and 
          Rehabilitation.........................................    30
        Design Considerations....................................    31
        Environmental Considerations.............................    31
        Construction Cost and Cost Apportionment.................    32
        Real Estate..............................................    33
        Economic Considerations..................................    34
    Conclusions & Recommendations................................    35
        Conclusions..............................................    35
        Recommendations..........................................    35

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      APPENDICES ACCOMPANYING THE REPORT OF THE DISTRICT ENGINEER
              (Appendixes, B, C, D, F, and I not printed)

A. Hydraulic Analysis............................................    42
E. Economics.....................................................    55
G. Environmental and Cultural Resources..........................    63
H. Fish and Wildlife.............................................    90
J. Coordination..................................................   126
K. Local Cooperation.............................................   148





                                
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