2.2.7 Evaluation procedure: Project future M&l water use. 



2.2.8 Evaluation procedure: Identify the deficit between future 

 water supplies and use. 



2.2.9 Evaluation procedure: Identify alternatives withiout Fed- 

 eral plan. 



2.2.10 Evaluation procedure: Rank and display the alternative 

 plans based on least cost analysis. 



2.2.11 Evaluation procedure: Identify the most likely alternative. 



2.2.12 Evaluation procedure: Compute l^&l water supply 

 annual benefits. 



2.2.13 Evaluation procedure: Problems in application. 



2.2.14 Report and display procedures. 



Section III— NED Benefit Evaluation Procedures: 

 Agriculture 



2.3.1 Introduction. 



2.3.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.3.3 Evaluation components. 



2.3.4 Planning setting. 



2.3.5 Evaluation procedure: Crops. 



2.3.6 Evaluation procedure: Damage reduction for other agri- 

 cultural properties and associated agricultural enterprises. 



2.3.7 Evaluation procedure: Off-site sediment reduction. 



2.3.8 Evaluation procedure: Problems in application. 



2.3.9 Evaluation procedure: Data sources. 



2.3.10 Report and display procedures. 



Section IV— NED Benefit Evaluation Procedures: 

 Urban Flood Damage 



2.4.1 Introduction. 



2.4.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.4.3 Planning setting. 



2.4.4 Evaluation procedure: General. 



2.4.5 Evaluation procedure: Step 1— delineate affected area. 



2.4.6 Evaluation procedure: Step 2 — determine floodplain 

 characteristics. 



2.4.7 Evaluation procedure: Step 3— project activities in af- 

 fected area. 



2.4.8 Evaluation procedure: Step 4— estimate potential land 

 use. 



2.4.9 Evaluation procedure: Step 5— project land use. 



2.4.10 Evaluation procedure: Step 6— determine existing flood 

 damages. 



2.4.11 Evaluation procedure: Step 7— project future flood dam- 

 ages. 



2.4.12 Evaluation procedure: Step 8— determine other costs of 

 using floodplain. 



2.4.13 Evaluation procedure: Step 9— collect land market value 

 and related data. 



2.4.14 Evaluation procedure: Step 10— compute NED benefits. 



2.4.15 Evaluation procedure: Problems in application. 



2.4.16 Evaluation procedure: Data sources. 



2.4.17 Report and display procedures. 



Section V— NED Benefit Evaluation Procedures: 

 Power (Hydropower) 



2.5.1 Introduction. 



2.5.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.5.3 Planning setting. 



2.5.4 Evaluation procedure: General. 



2.5.5 Evaluation procedure: Identify system for analysis. 



2.5.6 Evaluation procedure: Determine need for future genera- 

 tion. 



2.5.7 Evaluation procedure: Determine most likely non-Federal 

 alternative. 



2.5.8 Evaluation procedure: Compute benefits. 



2.5.9 Evaluation procedure: Data sources. 



2.5.10 Alternative Procedure: Financial Evaluation. 



2.5.1 1 Report and display procedures. 



Section VI— NED Benefit Evaluation Procedures: 

 Transportation (Inland Navigation) 



2.6.1 Introduction. 



2.6.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.6.3 Planning setting. 



2.6.4 Evaluation procedure: General. 



2.6.5 Evaluation procedure: Step 1 — identify the commodity 

 types. 



2.6.6 Evaluation procedure: Step 2 — identify the study area. 



2.6.7 Evaluation procedure: Step 3— determine current com- 

 modity flow. 



2.6.8 Evaluation procedure: Step 4 — determine current costs 

 of waterway use. 



2.6.9 Evaluation procedure: Step 5 — determine current cost of 

 alternative movement. 



2.6.10 Evaluation procedure: Step 6— forecast potential water- 

 way traffic by commodity. 



2.6.11 Evaluation procedure: Step 7 — determine future cost of 

 alternative modes. 



2.6.12 Evaluation procedure: Step 8 — determine future costs of 

 waterway use. 



2.6.13 Evaluation procedure: Step 9— determine waterway use, 

 with and without project. 



2.6.14 Evaluation procedure: Step 10 — compute NED benefits. 



2.6.15 Evaluation procedure: Problems in application. 



2.6.16 Report and display procedures. 



Section VII— NED Benefit Evaluation 



Procedures: Transportation (Deep-Draft 

 Navigation) 



2.7.1 Introduction. 



2.7.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.7.3 Planning setting. 



2.7.4 Evaluation procedures. 



2.7.5 Problems in application. 



2.7.6 Report and display procedures. 



Section VIII— NED Benefit Evaluation 

 Procedures: Recreation 



2.8.1 Introduction. 



2.8.2 Conceptual basis. 



2.8.3 Planning setting, 



2.8.4 Evaluation procedure: General. 



2.8.5 Evaluation procedure: Define the study area, 



2.8.6 Evaluation procedure: Estimate recreation resource. 



2.8.7 Evaluation procedure: Forecast potential recreation use 

 in the study area. 



2.8.8 Evaluation procedure: Determine the without-project 

 condition. 



2.8.9 Evaluation procedure: Forecast recreation use with pro- 

 ject. 



2.8.10 Evaluation procedure: Estimate value of use with the 

 project. 



2.8.11 Evaluation procedure: Forecast recreation use dimin- 

 ished with the project, 



2.8.12 Evaluation procedure: Estimate value of recreation use 

 diminished with the project. 



2.8.13 Evaluation procedure: Compute net project benefits. 



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