Army Corps of Engineers: An Assessment of the Lower Snake River Dams' Draft Environmental Impact Statement

2000PDFTech ReportGAO/T-RCED-00-294Air qualityCostsDamsElectric powerFresh waterIrrigation canalsSedimentsAir qualityCost estimatesDamsElectric powerEnvironmental impact statementsFederal lawFresh waterGAO reportsHabitatsHydroelectricityInfrastructureIrrigation systemsSedimentsSnake RiverUnited StatesUnited States. General Accounting OfficeStewart, Derek B.United States. General Accounting OfficeUnited States. Army. Corps of EngineersUS Transportation CollectionIn December 1999, the Corps released its draft EIS assessing the biological, environmental, economic, and social consequences of breaching the four dams and of the other three alternatives. The draft EIS, which cost more than $22 million to prepare, made ;Testimony before the Subcommittee on Water and Power, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, U. S. Senate.;pg 1378