Rural Water Projects: Federal Assistance Criteria and Potential Benefits of the Proposed Lewis and Clark Project

T-RCED-99-252 Published: Jul 29, 1999. Publicly Released: Jul 29, 1999.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO discussed the Lewis and Clark Rural Water Project, focusing on: (1) federal assistance criteria for rural water projects and; (2) potential benefits of rural water projects such as Lewis and Clark.

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Topics

Natural Resources and Environment

Cost effectiveness analysisEconomic analysisEconomically depressed areasFederal aid programsPotable waterRegional development programsRural economic developmentWater resources developmentWater supply managementRural water projects