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 Final Scoping Report - July 1999 Authors - Professor Len Ortolano (Stanford University), Professor Katherine Cushing (Berkeley University)

Disclaimer - This is a working paper of the World Commission on Dams - the report published herein was prepared for the Commission as part of its information gathering activity. The views, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and are not intended to represent the views of the Commission. Publication by the Commission does not imply endorsement of the author's findings or recommendations.
This report is published to share with the public the information and ideas gathered and considered by the Commission in its deliberations. The Commission's views, conclusions, and recommendations will be set forth in the Commission's own report.

Contents

1. Introduction
1.1 Project Overview
1.2 Grand Coulee Dam Case Study Procedure
1.3 Objectives of Scoping Paper
1.4 Inquiry Process
1.5 Study Area
1.6 Basin Characteristics
1.7 Relevant Stakeholder Groups

2.Grand Coulee Dam and the Columbia Basin project: an overview
2.1 Grand Coulee Dam
2.2 Columbia Basin Project

3. Decision-making processes
3.1 Historical Conditions Prior to Development
3.2 Early Interest in Dam Construction
3.3 Major Studies Leading to Construction of Grand Coulee Dam
3.4 Roosevelt's Decision to Support Grand Coulee Dam
3.5 An Act to Prevent Land Speculation
3.6 Influence of World War II
3.7 Columbia Basin Joint Investigations
3.8 Columbia Basin Project Act of 1943
3.9 Columbia River Treaty and Pacific Northwest Co-ordination Agreement
3.10 Northwest Power Planning Council
3.11 System Operation Review
3.12 Issues To Be Addressed

4. Projected versus actual benefits, costs, and impacts & unexpected impacts
4.1 Irrigation Assessment
4.2 Hydropower Assessment
4.3 Flood Control Assessment
4.4 Project Affected People
4.5 Ecosystem Assessment
4.6 Recreation

5. Distribution of costs and benefits
6. Consistency with planning criteria and norms
7. Basin-wide linkages
8. Assessment of development effectiveness and lessons learned
    Literature cited / Personal Communications

Appendix A: Stakeholder meeting, Spokane, 20 May 1999 - Breakout group comments
Appendix B: Stakeholder meeting participants
Appendix C: Major stakeholder categories
Appendix D: Effect of reservoir regulation on flood peaks and damages
Appendix E: Estimates of recreational benefits derived from Columbia Basin project facilities (1994)

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