The term often used in the engineering world is "optimistic" when it comes to these reports. Kind of works like this - a client commissions a study, the study produces a variety of results, the client likes the most "optimistic" one, it gets written up with caveats alluding to the less "optimistic" results. Generally the real details are buried in the appendices as they are in the Sandals report showing potential beach erosion results from various known storms. Most of the executives that review an engineering study rarely get past the open paragraphs and summary.Originally Posted by rastagirl777
In the States, the EPA takes on the task of doing the counter study looking closer at the alternative solutions. It appears the same will hold true with the Jamaican system. The report is a revised report based on input from NEPA engineers.
