Does the NED Alternative need a Positive B/C Ratio

Updated 02/22/2008

This website contains a collection of materials for revising the Part 611 NRCS National Water Resources Handbook for Economics to require or not require
an alternative plan to have a positive net NED benefits for it to be the NED plan. The question becomes significant with regard to addition of the Dam Rehabilitation
Program to PL-566. The basic issue is described in the Issues Paper.

Some of the following documents are available in Adobe Acrobat, and Microsoft Word format.

References:

Identifying the NED Alternative, An Issues Paper  (52.0 KB)

Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (1.18 MB)

Part 611 NRCS National Water Resources Handbook for Economics (855 KB)

US Army Corps of Engineers National Economic Development Procedures Manual- Overview Manual for Conducting National Economic Development Analysis (997 KB)