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June 6, 2013
June 12 - Big Muddy Speaker Series - Kansas City 2013
"Too much water, not enough water - Balancing the 8 'Authorized Purposes' of the Missouri River"
presentation by Larry O'Donnell, Healthy Rivers Partnership, Little Blue River Watershed Coalition & Missouri River Relief
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
6 p.m. Social Hour
7 p.m. Presentation
at Hickok's Grill
528 Walnut St. - Kansas City, MO (in the River Market District)
Recently four U.S. Representatives from Missouri proposed that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remove "Fish and Wildlife" as Authorized Purposes for the management of the Missouri River. There are currently 8 Authorized Purposes representing different uses and stakeholders along the river: Navigation, Flood Control, Irrigation, Fish & Wildlife, Water Supply, Water Quality, Recreation and Hydropower.
What are the ways that these different uses conflict with each other? Why would certain stakeholders want to remove certain official uses of the river and what would that mean for the future of habitat restoration on the Missouri River? How does giving away "surplus water" for fracking in North Dakota fit into this?
Larry O'Donnell will share his perspectives on these and other questions regarding the politics of Missouri River management.
Directions
From Kansas City, Kansas:
- Take I-70 into Missouri.
- Take exit 2D towards Main St.
- Merge onto W. 6th St.
- Turn left onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.
From the East:
- Take I-70 into downtown Kansas City.
- Take exit 2F toward Grand St./Walnut St./Oak St.
- Keep left at the fork and merge onto E Independence Ave.
- Turn right onto Walnut St. Hickok's Grill will be on your left.
The Big Muddy Speakers Series in Kansas City
is hosted by Friends of Lakeside Nature Center, Little Blue River Watershed Coalition, Missouri River Relief, Friends of Big Muddy and Healthy Rivers Partnership with the following list of partners. All speakers are presenting for free. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us!
Click here for a list of upcoming presentations»
The Big Muddy Speaker Series is also held in Rocheport and St. Charles.
Resources and Links
- Columbia Tribune, April 14, 2013 - "Bill would strip wildlife from Corps' focus"
- Text of H.R. Bill 1460 to "Revise certain Authorized Purposes described in the Master Manual"
- Mo. Dept. of Natural Resources Missouri River page, with links to many resources including the Army Corps of Engineers Master Manual used to direct Missouri River management.
- Missouri River Authorized Purposes Study (MRAPS) website (this study, intended to revisit the Corps' Authorized Purposes was defunded by the Missouri U.S. Senate delegation)
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