Reallocation of Water Storage in Federal Water Projects

Proceedings of the 1991 Georgia Water Resources Conference, March 19-20, 1991, Athens, Georgia.Municipalities in the state of Georgia with limited water resources may find Federal water projects to be a suitable source of water. This paper discusses the evolution of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers policy in regard to water supply, withdrawal agreements and water storage reallocation. Close attention is given to the reallocation process and valuation methodology. The paper concludes with a discussion of current issues surrounding the Corps' authority to enter into storage reallocation contracts.Sponsored by U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, the University of Georgia, Georgia State University, and Georgia Institute of Technology.This book was published by the Institute of Natural Resources, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602 with partial funding provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior, Geological Survey, through the Georgia Water Research Institute as authorized by the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (P.L. 98242). The views and statements advanced in this publication are solely those of the authors and do not represent official views or policies of The University of Georgia or the U.S. Geological Survey or the conference sponsors