Chapter 13
Case Studies
Publication: Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability
Abstract
This chapter presents some examples of environmentally sustainable practices that are provided to give more detail of discussions given in the text. The examples are Red River Waterway, Upper Mississippi River, Lock 27 Mississippi, Bonneville Dam 2nd Powerhouse, Columbia River Deepening Project, Great Lakes, Lower Mississippi River, Willamette River, and Lower Mississippi Restoration. An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Red River waters was produced in September 1983. This EIS was needed to address the June 1980, Congress authorized establishment of the Tensas National Refuge. The analysis and understanding of cumulative effects acting on the Upper Mississippi River ecosystem presented an important context for developing ecosystem restoration alternatives. The Great Lakes navigation system is a 2,400 mi long deep water network of dredged channels, locks, and open water lake segments. The system extends from Duluth, Minnesota, to the Atlantic Ocean.
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Inland Navigation: Environmental Sustainability
Pages: 119 - 140
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