NEWS - August 11, 2003
http://www.argusleader.com/news/Wednesdayarticle2.shtml
Shouse, Ben. “Corps to lower level of Missouri - but for only three days.” Sioux
Falls Argus Leader, 06 August 2003. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lower
Missouri River flows to comply with a court order, but for only three days, and
not until Tuesday.
http://www.bismarcktribune.com/30dayarchives/8-6-2003/sta01.html
Quaid, Libby. “Corps will briefly drop Missouri
River.” Bismark Tribune, 06 August 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday night that it will lower
Missouri River water levels for three days next week rather than for a month as
ordered by a federal judge seeking to protect birds and fish under the
Endangered Species Act.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 09 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 06 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Sioux City Tribune, 06 August 2003.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/6456487.htm
“The Mighty Mo and its
history are too valuable to ignore.” Kansas City Star, 06 August 2003.
Downtown Kansas City's march back to the Missouri River should be
a wakeup call.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascitystar/6462451.htm
Dornfeld, JoAnna. “Floodwall
becomes canvas.” Kansas City Star, 06 August
2003.
A project to illustrate a long white wall on the south bank of the
Missouri River soon will celebrate Kansas City's history and hopefully help
clean up the area.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=817868
Kelley, Matt. “Corps will lower level of Missouri for 2 days.” Omaha World
Herald, 06 August 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers announced Tuesday that it will lower the Missouri
River next week, temporarily squeezing down a supply of water used to cool
Nebraska power plants, run barges and operate marinas.
Lembrecht, Bill. “Under
legal pressure, corps says it will lower river level.” St. Louis Post Dispatch,
06 August 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday night it would respond to court
pressure and lower the Missouri River to protect endangered species - but not
until next week and only for three days.
http://www.yankton.net/stories/080603/com_20030806024.shtml
Dockendorf, Randy. “Report: Corps To Reduce River Flows.” Yankton Press &
Yankton, 06 August 2003.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said Tuesday night that it will lower the
Missouri River for three days next week, a sharp departure from a federal
judge's ruling that water levels should be lowered for a month to protect
endangered birds and fish.
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=36&u_sid=818730
Kelley, Matt. “Omaha prepares for drop in river.” Omaha World Herald, 07 August
2003.
Barring a reprieve from a judge, Omaha's marina will be sealed off from the
Missouri River beginning Monday as city employees deal with plans to bring river
levels down about a foot.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2003/08/07/news/regional/afd52e59265764b686256d7b001494be.txt
Bret, Hayworth, “Siouxlanders
will feel impact of lower flow on Missouri River.” Sioux City Tribune, 07 August
2003.
It won't be a long period of time, but there will be an impact in
Siouxland when the Missouri River drops next week downstream from the six South
Dakota dams.
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/articles/2003/08/07/news/local/78bab85735ad6e9d86256d7b00149341.txtCity
warns boaters of lowered releases in Missouri River.” Sioux City Tribune, 07
August 2003.
Slip holders at the Sioux City Marina might find their boats are
high and dry next week after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lowers Missouri
River water levels.
Naudi, Jack . “Lower river
levels may hurt some firms.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 07 August 2003.
Advocates of commercial navigation on the Missouri River have a simple message:
If efforts to lower the river each summer succeed, there will be casualties.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26211-2003Aug6.html
Pianin, Eric. “Judge Orders River Level Lowered.” Washington Post, 07 August
2003.
In the latest twist in a decades-old legal battle over water levels along the
Missouri River, a federal judge in Minnesota has ordered the Army Corps of
Engineers to lower the level to protect the habitat of two endangered species of
birds and one species of fish.
http://www.yankton.net/stories/080703/opE_20030807025.shtml
“Corps' Decision On River Flows Is Too Little, Too Late.”
Yankton Press & Dakotan, 07 August 2003.
On Tuesday, after a number of lawsuits and court threats, the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers finally agreed to drop Missouri River flows at Gavins Point Dam -- but
only for three days, starting Aug. 12. Levels at the dam will drop from 26,000
cubic feet per second (cfs) to 21,000 cfs for those three days. On Aug. 15,
levels will be increased to 25,000 cfs until Sept. 1, when the corps will revert
back to its regularly scheduled releases.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2003/aug/20030809news015.asp
“Missouri River dispute runs course in court.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 08
August 2003.
Standing on his tugboat Mel Sue as it muscles another sand-filled barge to the
Missouri River’s shore, Gerald Engemann wonders how much longer he’ll be able to
make a living.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 09 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Helena Independent Record, 09 August 2003.
*also appears in the Jefferson City News Tribune, 09 August 2003.
*also appears in the Omaha World Herald, 10 August 2003.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/6493536.htm
Boldt, Megan. “States
feel slighted by Missouri management.” Grand Forks Herald, 09 August 2003.
Tolly Holton knows the prairie winds that sometimes whip up to 30 mph can keep
boaters off this Missouri River reservoir. What upsets her is the low water
level that prevents boaters from docking to get gas or food.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 09 August 2003.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/opinion/6493524.htm
“EDITORIAL: Jamison held on to his vision.” Grand Forks Herald, 09 August 2003.
Garrison Diversion has been
part of the North Dakota imagination since before statehood. The idea was to
bring water from the Missouri River to central and eastern North Dakota. The
water would have been used for irrigation, to help stabilize Devils Lake and to
supply homes and industries.
http://archive.columbiatribune.com/2003/aug/20030809news007.asp
“Corps might drop river levels sooner.” Columbia Daily Tribune, 09 August
2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday it might begin dropping Missouri
River water levels sooner than Tuesday, when the agency had planned to start
lowering the river in compliance with a federal judge’s order under the
Endangered Species Act.
*also appeared in the Grand Forks Herald, 06 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Sioux City Tribune, 09 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 09 August 2003.
Lembrecht, Bill. “Corps'
new plan doesn't alter flow of river.” St. Louis Post Dispatch, 09 August 2003.
The Army Corps of Engineers is proposing a new Missouri River management plan
that it says will protect wildlife - without controversial changes in the
river's flow.
http://www.yankton.net/stories/080903/new_20030809037.shtml
Suhr, Jim. “Many Along The Missouri River Weigh In On Waterway's Flow.”
Yankton Press & Dakotan, 9 August 2003.
Standing on his tugboat Mel Sue as it muscles another sand-filled barge to the
Missouri River's shore, Gerald Engemann wonders how much longer he'll be able to
make a living.
http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforksherald/news/opinion/6499452.htm
“EDITORIAL: Corps must comply with court rulings.” Grand Forks Herald, 10 August
2003.
This is not a newspaper that ordinarily criticizes the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. The Corps has helped Grand Forks fight past floods on the
Red River, and it is hard at work to prevent floods in the future.
http://newstribune.com/stories/081003/sta_0810030010.asp
Reagan, Michelle. “Bryan Hopkins: 'Current' affairs includes state of the
rivers.” Jefferson City News Tribune, 10 August 2003.
Reconnecting Missourians with flowing natural resource treasures within the
state is a passion and a duty for Bryan Hopkins.
http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?id=1&display=rednews/2003/08/11/build/local/40-missouri.inc
“Corps' new plan doesn't alter flow of Missouri River.” Billings Gazette, 11
August 2003.
Under court order to lower Missouri River water levels this summer for
endangered species, the Army Corps of Engineers proposes a new river-management
plan it says will protect wildlife without altering the Missouri's flow.
*also appeared in the Bismark Tribune, 11 August 2003.
*also appeared in the New York Times, 10 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Omaha World Herald, 11 August 2003.
*also appeared in the Sioux City Tribune, 11 August 2003.
http://digmo.org/news/story.php?ID=3123
Cross, Sarah. “Floating history.” Columbian
Missourian, 11 August 2003.
It’s a 28-foot-long, 3,000-pound, solid-wood piece of history floating down the
Missouri River.