A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND GENERAL REVIEW OF REPORTS REVIEW OF THE REPORTS OF THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEES CONTENTS Review of the reports of the regional technical advisory subcommittees.. 1. Delaware River Basin....... 2. Hudson River Basin............. 4. Savannah River Basin......... 5. Susquehanna River Basin....... 7. Yadkin-Pee Dee River Basin.. 11. Altamaha River Basin....... 12. Cape Fear River Basin........ Review of the reports of the regional technical advisory subcommittees― Résumé of the report on the western Mississippi region_ 1. Lower Mississippi River Valley Page 403 404 2. Missouri River (exclusive of Yellowstone, Platte, Kansas, and List of Great Lakes harbors to be improved for lake naviga- 409 Approach channels in lake harbors to terminals for ocean 410 Appendix X. Increased opportunities for recreation and the 417 GENERAL REVIEW OF REPORTS REVIEW OF THE REPORTS OF THE REGIONAL TECHNICAL ADVISORY SUBCOMMITTEES (Submitted by the Reviewing Committee, Department of the Interior) This appendix presents a brief digest of plans for development of river basins recommended by the 6 interdepartmental technical advisory subcommittees with respect to their assigned regions as described in part 2. The projects of the various regions are covered separately. The descriptions of the various projects are designed to be very briefespecially those deemed to be of secondary importance. More detailed information regarding such projects may be found by reference to the reports of the subcommittees. In the different regions the projects are considered in the order of priority of development recommended by the subcommittees. In each instance there is supplied the recommendation of the reviewing committee with respect to present adoption of the project. The reviewing committee consists of A. W. Harrington, R. W. Davenport, C. H. Pierce, all of the Geological Survey, and George O. Sanford of the Bureau of Reclamation. RÉSUMÉ OF THE REPORT ON THE ATLANTIC REGION Most of the rivers of this region rise in the Appalachian Mountains and cross the Piedmont Plateau and the Coastal Plain to empty into the Atlantic Ocean. The Atlantic region is plentifully supplied with rainfall, and water is generally abundant for domestic and industrial uses, except that the larger metropolitan areas have found it necessary to go long distances to obtain pure and ample supplies of soft water, and in some instances this has become a problem of major importance. Available statistics indicate that approximately 13,900,000 persons are served with water from major surface or underground systems in the 12 drainage areas covered in this report. In the Atlantic region, with a maximum industrial power requirement, particularly in the eastern section, there are relatively small hydroelectric resources. To obtain all possible benefits from these resources it is recommended that all principal electric plants, both steam and hydro, within the Atlantic region should be interconnected and combined by such means as may be practicable into one superpower system. Flood damages in this region are largely a matter of local concern. Regulation for power has been combined with regulation for flood |