EP 1165-2-1
30 Jul 99
14-4.
Lake Flood Protection.
a. Federal Interest. The extent of Federal interest in
projects to protect against lake flooding (e.g., the Great Lakes) is
not explicitly defined by legislation. Congressional authorizations
for Corps construction of such projects on a case-by-case basis (e.g.,
Great Salt Lake, Utah) is establishing the Federal concern.
b. Definition. Lake flooding results from storm-induced
inundation superimposed on the ordinary fluctuation of the lake level,
or inundation from abnormal rises in static water level due to
climatological changes (e.g., extended periods of abnormal
precipitation, temperatures and/or humidity) or tectonic changes.
14-5. Evaluation. Shore protection projects may derive economic
benefits from HSDR, land losses prevented, and increased recreation
values. Benefits are measured as the differences in these values
under conditions expected with and without the project.
14-6.
Project Cooperation.
a. Project Sponsor. Formal assurances of project cooperation
must be furnished by a municipality or public agency fully authorized
under state laws to give such assurances and financially capable of
fulfilling all measures of project cooperation.
b. Requirements. Project cooperation requirements for all
types of shore protection projects (e.g., HSDR, BEC) are the same.
The sponsor must agree to:
(1) Provide to the United States all necessary LERRDs
determined by the Government to be necessary for the construction
(including periodic nourishment), OMRR&R of the project.
(2) Provide or pay to the United States the cost of providing
all retaining dikes, waste weirs, bulkheads, and embankments,
including all monitoring features and stilling basins, that may be
required at any dredged or excavated material disposal areas required
for the construction (including periodic nourishment), and OMRR&R of
the project.
(3) Contribute in cash, during project construction, the
appropriate percentage of project construction cost, the percentage to
be in accordance with existing law and based on shore ownership and
use at the time of implementation, provided that credit will be given
for the value of LERRDs.
(4) Contribute in cash the appropriate percent of the cost of
periodic nourishment, where and to the extent applicable (up to 50
years), as required to serve the intended purpose(s).
(5) Hold and save the United States free from all damages
arising from the construction (including periodic nourishment), and
OMRR&R of the project and any project related betterments, except for
damages due to the fault or negligence of the United States or its
contractors.
(6) OMRR&R the completed project, or functional portion of the
project, at no cost to the United States in accordance with applicable
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