A River Runs Through It
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NBC News – July 2012
Quote from Plaentizen website:
"It would cripple our national economy to shut down the Mississippi River," said R.D. James, a Missouri farmer and a member of the Mississippi River Commission. Those involved in the shipping business have requested the federal government to destroy rock formations that hinder navigation in shallow water and to release water from reservoirs along the upper Missouri River. The Army Corps of Engineers has already been breaking down the formations and expect the work to be completed in 30-45 days. However, the corps has refused the second request, "saying it does not have the authority to use that water to aid navigation on the Mississippi."
An example of a reservoir the Corps has considered for release of water is the Mark Twain Lake. Release of water would substantially lower water levels in the reservoir which is the sole source of water for the Cannon Water District. It will provide a rise in river water levels around the critical low areas between Cairo and St. Louis.
Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, Go here or Go there, and make it obey. -- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi
NBC News – July 2012
Quote from Plaentizen website:
"It would cripple our national economy to shut down the Mississippi River," said R.D. James, a Missouri farmer and a member of the Mississippi River Commission. Those involved in the shipping business have requested the federal government to destroy rock formations that hinder navigation in shallow water and to release water from reservoirs along the upper Missouri River. The Army Corps of Engineers has already been breaking down the formations and expect the work to be completed in 30-45 days. However, the corps has refused the second request, "saying it does not have the authority to use that water to aid navigation on the Mississippi."
An example of a reservoir the Corps has considered for release of water is the Mark Twain Lake. Release of water would substantially lower water levels in the reservoir which is the sole source of water for the Cannon Water District. It will provide a rise in river water levels around the critical low areas between Cairo and St. Louis.
Ten thousand River Commissions, with the mines of the world at their back, cannot tame that lawless stream, cannot curb it or confine it, cannot say to it, Go here or Go there, and make it obey. -- Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi