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Scanned Document MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION The Mississippi River Commission (MRC) was improvements to include levees, headwater reservoirs, created by an act of Congress on June 28, 1879. The and pumping stations that maximize the benefits Flood Control Act of May 15, 1928, authorized the realized on the main stem by expanding flood Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries protection coverage and improving drainage into (MR&T) Project. The Commission consists of three adjacent areas within the alluvial valley. officers of the Corps of Engineers, one from the former Coast and Geodetic Survey (presently the National Since its initiation, the MR&T project has brought Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and three an unprecedented degree of flood protection to the civilians, two of whom must be civil engineers. All approximate 4 million people living in the members are appointed by the President with the advice 35,000-square-mile project area within the lower and consent of the Senate. Mississippi Valley. The Nation has contributed more than $13 billion toward the planning, construction, The MRC has a proud heritage that dates back to operation, and maintenance of the project. To date, the June 28, 1879. Congress established the seven-member Nation has received a 27 to 1 return on that investment, presidential Commission with the mission to transform including $360 billion in flood damages prevented. the Mississippi River into a reliable commercial artery, while protecting adjacent towns and fertile agricultural The MRC continued its 130-year process of lands from destructive floods. The 1879 legislation that listening to the concerns of partners and stakeholders in created MRC granted the body extensive planning the Mississippi valley, inspecting the challenges posed authority and jurisdiction on the Mississippi River by the river, and partnering to find sustainable stretching from its headwaters at Lake Itasca to the engineering solutions to those challenges through the Head of Passes, near its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico. 2010 High-Water Inspection (382d Session of MRC), The MRC quickly assumed the role of an active Federal the 2010 Low-Water Inspection (383d Session), and a agent capable of transcending the regional issues that special session at the Office of the President to consider had previously hampered the development of a more ecosystem restoration projects in the Louisiana Coastal effective river improvement system. The Commission Area (384th Session). During the fiscal year, MRC began improving the navigation channel to promote listened to, inspected alongside, partnered, and commerce, setting standards for levee construction, and evaluated engineering solutions with more than holding public hearings to give local interests a greater 1,500 stakeholders, state representatives, non- voice in shaping Federal policy. government organization representatives, and local interests. The official record of the Proceedings of In its current capacity, the MRC prosecutes the MRC, complete with recorded hearings of public MR&T project authorized by the 1928 Flood Control meetings, copies of signed formal statements provided Act. The MRC is focused on watershed priorities and by the public, executive summaries of the Proceedings, is carrying out a 200-year working vision. and other documents of significance, are kept on file in the Office of the President in Vicksburg, Mississippi. The MR&T project employs a variety of engineering techniques, including an extensive levee The mission of MRC includes balancing the system to prevent disastrous overflows on developed requirements of flood control, navigation and the alluvial lands; floodways to safely divert excess flows environment by providing water resource engineering past critical reaches so that the levee system will not be direction and policy advice to the Administration, unduly stressed; channel improvements and Congress, and the Army in a drainage basin that stabilization features to protect the integrity of flood comprises 41% of the United States and parts of two control measures and ensure proper alignment and Canadian provinces, and leads sustainable management depth of the navigation channel; and tributary basin and development of water and related resources for the Nation’s benefit and the people's well-being. Authorizing legislation (Tables 41-D and 41-E) is listed at the end of this chapter. All other tables are referenced in text and also appear at the end of the chapter. 41-1 REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY ON CIVIL WORKS ACTIVITIES FOR FY 2010 The MRC is charged, under direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers, with prosecution of improvements for flood control of the Mississippi River and its tributaries and outlets in its alluvial valley, so far as they are affected by Mississippi River backwater, between Head of Passes , LA (mile 0), and Cape Girardeau, MO (1,006 miles AHP-Lower Mississippi mileage termi- nates at mile 954 AHP), and with prosecution of improvements in the interest of navigation between Cairo, IL (954 miles AHP), and Baton Rouge, LA (234 miles AHP); and for stabilization of the lower 7 miles of the right bank of the Ohio River, to former The basin drains 41% of the US: - 31 States, mouth of Cache River. It also is charged with prosecu- 2 Canadian Providences tion of certain flood control works on the Mississippi River and tributaries, as far as they are affected by backwater, between Cape Girardeau and Rock Island, - Since August 1997, MRC has resumed its IL (1,437 miles AHP), and with prosecution of inspection of upper Mississippi River. The improvements on designated tributaries and outlets Commission conducted a listening and below Cape Girardeau for flood control, navigation, inspection tour of the Ohio River Basin in major drainage, and related water uses. Authorized 2005, the Missouri River Basin in 2007, the operations of MRC below Cape Girardeau are Illinois River Watershed in 2009, and the conducted by District Engineers of New Orleans, Arkansas River Basin in 2010, all in an effort Vicksburg, Memphis, and St. Louis Districts within the to share and learn from experiences from the areas described below, in accordance with approved watershed management of those tributary directives and programs and congressional basins. appropriations therefore. - Stakeholders and the public have requested 382d Session of MRC MRC involvement in major studies and projects. The MRC conducted its 382d Session during April 11-16, 2010, onboard the Motor Vessel (MV) - For projects and studies that require a broad MISSISSIPPI en route from Cairo, IL, to Baton Rouge, watershed approach with multiple levels of LA, as part of the annual High-Water Inspection trip. interest, MRC’s authorities, resources, and The Commission held public hearings at Cairo, relationships continue to prove effective. Memphis, Natchez, and Baton Rouge. The purpose of the meetings is to maintain a dialog and exchange ideas The MRC provides a valuable forum, voice, and and viewpoints with the public. This process allows the partner for diverse interests throughout the basin; public a greater voice in shaping Federal policy on the implementation oversight for a range of water resource river. More than 220 members of the public attended activities and comprehensive management of the the public meetings. MR&T project; an established record of expertise and accomplishment; a clear charter that includes the entire The Members of MRC present during the 382d watershed; an avenue to task U.S. Army Corps and Session included: MG Michael J. Walsh, who assumed National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration command as Commander, Mississippi Valley Division, (NOAA) for equipment and personnel; and working and President Designee of MRC on February 20, 2008; relationships with the Chief of Engineers, the Assistant Mr. Sam E. Angel, reappointed as a member on Secretary of the Army for Civil Works (ASA(CW)), and November 15, 1999; Mr. R. D. James, civil engineer, Congress to address challenges and make reappointed as a member on April 16, 2003; improvements in the watershed. Mr. William Clifford Smith, civil engineer, appointed 41-2 MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION October 22, 1998; and RADM Jonathan Bailey, NOAA, by the presenters included Federal Emergency serving as a member designee since October 6, 2007. Management Agency (FEMA) flood zone mapping, MG John Peabody, member designee and Commander, levee certification, the St. Johns Bayou – New Madrid Great Lakes and Ohio River Division since August 4, Floodway project, the need harbor dredging and 2008, and BG John McMahon, member designee and maintenance supported by sufficient appropriations, and Commander, Northwestern Division since a host of needed repairs and maintenance items. November 20, 2010, were unable to attend. Following the meeting, the Commission traveled to the COL George T. Shepard, Jr., served as secretary of the MR&T mainline levee at Hickman, KY, for an onsite commission, which is a nonvoting position. briefing and discussion of the Corps of Engineers levee safety policy. The onsite briefing not only clarified the On Sunday, April 11, COL Thomas Smith, differences between the evaluations and the periodic Commander of the Memphis District, provided a inspections, but gave the Commission a better detailed briefing on the status, schedules, and issues understanding of the complexities involved with the with regard to American Recovery and Reinvestment levee evaluation criteria used in the
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