States join forces for Missouri River study

States join forces for Missouri River study

Photo courtesy Iowa Farm Bureau

Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas and Missouri are joining forces for a study that will look for ways to limit flooding along the Missouri River.

Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts tells Brownfield it is part

of their effort to have more say in how the river is managed.

“Part of what we are doing, working with those other states,

is we’re going to work to update the hydrology information and really help

better educate ourselves with regard to what some of our options and how we can

do a better job with the Amy Corps of Engineers—what we should be asking for

and what we should be looking at.

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