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Corps invites public to Missouri River operations meetings

Missouri River Water Management Division
Published April 1, 2014
The Missouri River Water Management office releases a report at the beginning of each month to the public documenting the monthly river forecast and release schedule. The Missouri River Water Management Division is part of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is located in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Missouri River Water Management office releases a report at the beginning of each month to the public documenting the monthly river forecast and release schedule. The Missouri River Water Management Division is part of the Northwestern Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and is located in Omaha, Nebraska.

The Corps' Missouri River Basin Water Management Division will host five public meetings throughout the basin, between April 8 and 10, to update stakeholders on current hydrologic conditions, and the planned operation of the Mainstem Reservoir System through 2014. 

The public meetings will be conducted at the times and locations listed below.  

April 8, 1 pm NWS Training Center, 7220 NW 101st Terrace, Kansas City, Mo.  
April 8, 7 pm Lewis and Clark Center, 100 Valmont Drive, Nebraska City, Neb.  

April 9, 11 am Capitol Lake Visitor Center, 650 East Capitol Ave, Pierre, SD  
April 9, 7 pm Bismarck Civic Center, 315 S 5th St, Bismarck, ND  

April 10, 10 am Fort Peck Interpretive Center, Yellowstone Road, Fort Peck, Mont.  

April 11, 1 pm Conference call  

For those unable to attend one of the public meetings in person, the Corps will host a conference call Friday, April 11 at 1 pm presenting the same materials. On Tuesday, April 8, the presentation materials for the public meetings and conference call will be posted on the Corps’ website at: https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/MRWM/.

The conference call details are as follows: 

START TIME: 1 p.m. CDT
USA TOLL-FREE: 1-888-684-8852
PARTICIPANT CODE: 7908934#
Security code: 4444#

The call will be recorded in its entirety and made available as a free podcast in iTunes. Subscribe at: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/missouri-river-basin-water/id508457675. Or, simply search for Missouri River Basin Water Management in iTunes. The audio file will also be posted to the Omaha District’s website and Facebook pages following the call. 

Due to the limited number of lines available for the teleconference and the geographic area impacted by this basin update, we ask that where possible, please call in with others as a group, so all interested parties have an opportunity to participate.  


Contact
Michael A. Coffey
503-808-3722
michael.a.coffey@usace.army.mil
or
Serena Baker
503-808-3710
serena.baker@usace.army.mil

Release no. 20140401-001