The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City and Omaha Districts, will hold a public meeting on the draft Missouri River Recovery Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MRRMP-EIS) on February 9, at the Ramkota Hotel and Conference Center in Pierre, SD.
The meeting will consist of an open house 5-5:45 p.m. and 8-8:45 p.m. with formal presentations 5:45-8 p.m.
“Participants will have opportunities to speak to subject matter experts about the draft EIS and to submit formal comments,” the USACE said in its announcement.
The Missouri River Recovery Program (MRRP) was established by USACE in 2005.
It is the umbrella program that coordinates the USACE efforts in the following:
In order to maintain system benefits, the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Missouri River Bank Stabilization and Navigation Project (BSNP) have resulted in hydrologic alterations to the Missouri River ecosystem including changes to the natural seasonal pattern of river flow and sediment transport.
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