Virtual Meeting Added For LMR Study

The Corps of Engineers has added three virtual meetings to the list of public scoping meetings for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study. The meetings began last week and will continue until March 12, when the newly added virtual meetings will be held.

To access the virtual meetings—scheduled for 10 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. on March 12—join online at https://usace1.webex.com/meet/mvnpao or by phone at 844-800-2712. The meeting number (access code) is 1991 65 9004.

The LMR Comprehensive Study is a five-year, $25 million mega-study that will deliver recommendations for effective and practical management of the Mississippi River from Cape Girardeau, Mo., to the Gulf of Mexico.

The purpose of the study is to identify recommendations for the comprehensive management of the region across multiple purposes, including hurricane and storm damage reduction, flood risk management, structure and nonstructural flood control, floodplain management strategies, navigation, ecosystem and environmental restoration, water supply, hydropower production, recreation and other purposes as determined by the secretary of the Army.

The study area encompasses seven states: Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

For more information, visit the study website at www.mvn.usace.army.mil/About/LMRComp/.