Iowa DNR News

Environmental Services Division

 


For immediate release                                                                             March 18, 2009 


 

MISSOURI RIVER AUTHORITY TO DISCUSS FLOOD CONTROL ACT 

MEDIA CONTACT: Bernie Hoyer at (515) 281-7247 or [log in to unmask]

 

DES MOINES - An interagency group that makes policy recommendations on Missouri River concerns will discuss recent developments at a March 20 meeting in Des Moines. 

 

The Missouri River Authority will meet from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. in the DNR's fourth floor west conference room, Wallace Building, 502 East Ninth St. The meeting is open to the public.

 

River and ecosystem restoration are on the agenda. The group will also review several water supply projects. 

 

The complete agenda is available below and on the state public meetings calendar at http://www.iowa.gov/state/main/pmc/pmc.php under Department of Natural Resources. 

 

*	Review minutes from Nov. 24, 2008, meeting 
*	Review/discuss MoRAST agenda for March 24-25, 2009, meeting in Billings, Mont. 
*	Recent Missouri River developments 

o       GAO navigation study 

o       Congressional passage of review of 1944 Flood Control Act 

o       Spring pulse status 

o       Northwest area water supply project 

o       Red River Valley water supply project 

o       Proposed reservoir sedimentation studies on mainstem reservoirs 

*	Review Missouri River Restoration Implementation Committee Activities (MRRIC) 

*	Review Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan Activities (MRERP) 

*	Paying for MORAST/MRRIC Activities 

*	Sharing for Better Missouri River Communications 

o       Agency Sharing

o       Public Participation

 

Five Iowa agencies are represented on the Missouri River Authority. They include the Governor's office; the Secretary of Agriculture: the Chair of the Utilities Board; and the Directors of the departments of natural resources, transportation and economic development or their designees. 

 

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Karen Grimes

Communications Bureau

Iowa DNR

502 East Ninth Street

Des Moines, IA 50319-0034

(515) 281-5135

 


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