USA: Corps to Hold Meetings on Planned 2014 Missouri River Projects

Corps to Hold Meetings on Planned 2014 Missouri River Projects

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, will hold two public meetings about upcoming district projects on or adjacent to the Missouri River below Rulo, Neb.

The first public meeting is scheduled for April 8 at the National Weather Service Center in Kansas City, Mo., from 3-5 p.m. The second public meeting is scheduled for April 9 at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building in Jefferson City, Mo., from 4-7 p.m.

The meetings will include short informational briefings from the Corps outlining activities planned for 2014 including: on-going navigation channel flood repairs and routine maintenance; spring flood preparations, shallow water habitat creation; pallid sturgeon research and water quality testing; and the Missouri River Bed Degradation Study. Attendees will have an opportunity to ask questions and provide comment.

These meetings will be held at the National Weather Service Training Center at 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Kansas City, MO 64153 and at the Lewis and Clark Office Building, Nightingale Room, at 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO 65101.

[mappress]

Press Release, March 19, 2014