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Week 2 Discussion Executive Summary
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Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022)
WRDA 2022 is federal legislation signed by the Biden administration to reauthorize
investment in dams, ports, channels, locks, and other infrastructure supporting transport
systems in waterways and maritime (Ehrenwerth et al., 2022). Before WRDA, there was
WRDA 2014, which was implemented by M. G. Walsh and mandated that all planning
studies follow a three-level coordination rule that helps improve the initiative of transforming
traditional processes of water management into a time-sensitive and risk-informed process
(Ehrenwerth et al., 2022). WRDA 2022 will help execute the planned and approved water
management from maritime waterways, which include dams and rivers.
WRDA 2022 addresses the issues of funding the Army Corps to ensure flood and
coastal storm risk management along with the restoration of ecosystems. It aims at ensuring
there is support for resilience and sustainability (Engineers Corps, 2023). The stakeholders
are the Army Corps and EPA. They have the responsibility which includes supporting storm,
drinking water, and wastewater management projects. Scientists, local governments, and the
public are also shareholders, as they depend on these waterways for transport, fishing, and as
a source of water.
There are various experts that are supporting and proposing changes. The Agricultural
Transportation Working Group argues that the WRDA 2020 should be bipartisan. Also, it
should ensure a two-year examination of policies to promote the reliability of modes of
transport. Also, the American Association of Port Authorities indicates that the WRDA
biennial approach will lead to unqualified success for maritime navigation health and supply
chain effectiveness (U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works, 2022). This
group also promotes the act since it leans towards prioritizing the water resources, which are
the strength of the economy and communities supporting the sea ports.
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The issue known about WRDA 2022 is that its policy provision is oriented towards
making the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) permanent. It also authorizes the cost-
sharing aspect of dam and lock construction along with water rehabilitation projects. It
mandates IWTF to fund and finance more projects associated with water conservation and
protection.
Since the legislation was implemented a year ago its effectiveness have not been mot
realized. It has unknown issue and emerging factors that bother the public and organization
dealing or operating in water bodies. According to the American Society of Civil Engineering
(2022), the cost share formula of the Inland Waterways Trust Fund (IWTF) from 65%–35%
to 75%–25% is an emerging factor that is not well defined. The shareholders and the local
government in underserved communities have not provided information on how they will
contribute to IWTF. Hence, without further amendment of the cost adjustment, the
rehabilitation program will be ineffective since there is no mandatory contribution approved
under WRDA legislation.

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References
American Society of Civil Engineering (2022). Memorandum of Water Resources
Development Act of 2022. ASCE. https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-
files/advocacy/documents/2022-06-01-memo-water-resources-development-act-
2022.pdf
Ehrenwerth, J. R., Jones, S. B., Windhoffer, E., Fischbach, J. R., Hughes, S., Hughes, T.,
Pippin, S., Shudtz, M., & Jones, S. (2022). Enhancing Benefits Evaluation for Water
Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based
Solutions. Evolution of Benefits Evaluation and Prioritization of Water Resources
Projects. p1-41.
https://ewn.erdc.dren.mil/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/EvolutionofUSACEWaterReou
rcesProjectSelection.pdf
Engineers Corps (2023, Jan 20). Resources Development Act of 2022 Comment Period and
Stakeholder Sessions. Federalregister.gov.
https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/01/20/2023-01043/water-resources-
development-act-of-2022-comment-period-and-stakeholder-sessions
U.S Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works (2022, Dec 12). What They Are
Saying: The Water Resources Development Act of 2022. Senate.gov.
https://www.epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2022/12/what-they-are-saying-the-
water-resources-development-act-of-2022

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Week 2 Discussion Executive Summary

Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA 2022)

WRDA 2022 is federal legislation signed by the Biden administration to reauthorize

traditional processes of water management into a time-sensitive and risk-informed process

management from maritime waterways, which include dams and rivers.

should ensure a two-year examination of policies to promote the reliability of modes of

rehabilitation program will be ineffective since there is no mandatory contribution approved

under WRDA legislation.

American Society of Civil Engineering (2022). Memorandum of Water Resources

Development Act of 2022. ASCE. https://www.asce.org/-/media/asce-images-and-

Resources Projects: Towards a More Comprehensive Approach for Nature-Based

Solutions. Evolution of Benefits Evaluation and Prioritization of Water Resources

Stakeholder Sessions. Federalregister.gov.

Saying: The Water Resources Development Act of 2022. Senate.gov.

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