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Missouri Senator Roy Blunt introduced the Lower Missouri River Flood Prevention Program Act this week. The bill is co-sponsored by all of the other senators from Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kansas. Among other things, the bill requires the Secretary of the Army to conduct a study of the river and develop a plan to reduce flood risk and improve resiliency along the river. Republican Senator Ben Sasse says he hopes the legislation will help guide the Corps in its flood prevention efforts.
Midwest Senators introduce bill aimed at Corps' handling of Missouri River
and here:
Missouri River Management Bill Introduced As Runoff Forecasts Increase
And nothing here:
A bill to establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes. (S. 3403)
The Corps said it is already working with Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri to develop a study of flooding risk management along the river, but that study hasn't been funded yet.
Robert Criss, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who has been studying flooding for more than two decades, said the problem is that the Missouri has been made narrower over the years and the Corps has worked to maintain a defined channel for barge traffic even though few barges ever cross the river.
"The whole problem with flooding on the river is it has been narrowed too much for barge traffic," Criss said.
Senators urge changes to reduce Missouri River flooding
Well, then we need to get started on this.
Midwest Senators introduce bill aimed at Corps' handling of Missouri River
and here:
Missouri River Management Bill Introduced As Runoff Forecasts Increase
And nothing here:
A bill to establish a lower Missouri River flood prevention program, and for other purposes. (S. 3403)
The Corps said it is already working with Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri to develop a study of flooding risk management along the river, but that study hasn't been funded yet.
Robert Criss, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis who has been studying flooding for more than two decades, said the problem is that the Missouri has been made narrower over the years and the Corps has worked to maintain a defined channel for barge traffic even though few barges ever cross the river.
"The whole problem with flooding on the river is it has been narrowed too much for barge traffic," Criss said.
Senators urge changes to reduce Missouri River flooding
Well, then we need to get started on this.
