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US Army Corps of Engineers Briefing for Dr. Cao Guanjin, VP, & Delegation CHINA THREE-GORGES PROJECT Corp. (CTGPC)

US Army Corps of Engineers Briefing for Dr. Cao Guanjin, VP, & Delegation CHINA THREE-GORGES PROJECT Corp. (CTGPC) 25 October 2004. CENWD-PDW-P. North Atlantic. Alaska. Seattle. Great Lakes & Ohio River. Walla Walla. New England. Northwestern. Portland. LEGEND:

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US Army Corps of Engineers Briefing for Dr. Cao Guanjin, VP, & Delegation CHINA THREE-GORGES PROJECT Corp. (CTGPC)

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  1. US Army Corps of EngineersBriefing for Dr. Cao Guanjin, VP, & Delegation CHINA THREE-GORGES PROJECT Corp. (CTGPC)25 October 2004 CENWD-PDW-P

  2. North Atlantic Alaska Seattle Great Lakes & Ohio River Walla Walla New England Northwestern Portland LEGEND: Division HQ location District HQ location Division boundary District boundary State boundary St. Paul Buffalo Detroit New York Balti- more Rock Island Philadelphia Pitts- burgh Chicago South Pacific Omaha Sacramento Hunting- ton San Francisco Cincinnati St. Louis Norfolk Kansas City Louisville Nashville Wilmington Little Rock Tulsa Los Angeles Memphis Southwestern Charleston Albuquerque Atlanta Vicks- burg Savannah Honolulu Ft. Worth Mobile Jacksonville Dallas South Atlantic Pacific Ocean Division New Orleans Mississippi Valley Galveston Civil Works Divisions/Districts

  3. The Corps Hydropower Corps Hydro= 24% of US hydro; 3% of US electrical power; 18 $ billion investment; 75 major projects; 375 generating units; 100 billion KWh/year; $450 million average annual revenues (2004)

  4. 75% of Corps Hydro in NWD 12,000 MW Installed Capacity (63% of Corps total) in Columbia River Basin; Total Usable Storage: 42 Maf; Av. Runoff=134 Maf; Flood control Storage=40 Maf (49 km3)

  5. Two Corps Centers of Expertise

  6. Hydro Trends & Challenges • Three-pronged: O&M, WM, PMA • One of many project functions; positive PR; effective advocacy; public education • Still best for base load and/or peaking; will need Rehab • No new starts; new energy sources; new PMA funding initiatives • New operating criteria and priorities • storage reallocation; new energy sources • new constraints (ESA, CWA); stricter regulatory compliance • water management responsibilities are shared • R & D (goal-oriented, long-term, prone to cut) • Open to international assistance/cooperation (2-way street)

  7. Additional Information • Hydropower Gateway http://operations.usace.army.mil/hydro.cfm • Northwestern Division Water Management http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/ • Northwestern Division Power Branch http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/PB/mainpage.html • Hydropower Analysis Center http://www.nwd-wc.usace.army.mil/PB/welcome.html • Hydroelectric Design Center http://www.nwp.usace.army.mil/HDC/home.asp

  8. Xie Xie! Thank You!

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