MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION CALLS FOR STRONGER FLOOD DAMAGE REDUCTION FOR THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN
August 18, 2008
August 18, 2008
VICKSBURG, Miss., Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Rock Island District issued the following news release:
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) voted last week to recommend a plan for comprehensive flood damage reduction, Plan H, on the Upper Mississippi watershed in a public meeting at Hannibal, Missouri.
Plan H provides for a '500-year level of flood protection' and the plan stems from a multi-year study. Additionally, the plan was modified by the MRC . . .
The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) voted last week to recommend a plan for comprehensive flood damage reduction, Plan H, on the Upper Mississippi watershed in a public meeting at Hannibal, Missouri.
Plan H provides for a '500-year level of flood protection' and the plan stems from a multi-year study. Additionally, the plan was modified by the MRC . . .