Missouri River News - March 7, 2005

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Frederic Smith. “Editorial: Lake land: worth at least some discussion.” Bismark Tribune, 2 March 2005.

Good for McLean County State's Attorney Ladd Erickson for speaking out on the possible transfer of 36,000 acres bordering Lake Sakakawea from the U.S. Army to the Three Affiliated Tribes.

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“Corps To Conserve When Possible.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 2 March 2005.

Persistent drought throughout the Missouri River basin and below-normal snow accumulation means lower reservoir levels and reduced flows again this year.

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Ortman, Wayne.  “GF&P prepares to extend Lake Oahe boat ramps.” Aberdeen American News, 3 March 2005.

The state is preparing to extend a dozen boat ramps on Lake Oahe again this summer because of a dismal forecast for runoff into the Missouri River reservoirs.

*also appeared in the Jamestown Sun, 3 March 2005.

*also appeared in the Yankton Press & Dakotan, 3 March 2005.

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“Missouri River talk scheduled.” St. Joseph News-Press, 6 March 2005.

Larry Shepard of the Environmental Protection Agency and Dale Blevins from the U.S. Geological Survey will give a presentation at Missouri Western State College on the history and continuing water quality of the Missouri River.

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Jerry Reynolds.  “Hydroelectric pricing proposal draws flak from reps.” Indian Country Today, 7 March 2005.

Testifying also on behalf of the Transmission Agency of Northern California and Northern California Power Agency, Feider expressed concerns echoed by a half-dozen other witnesses from every region west of the Missouri River: ''This radical change from the legal requirement that federal power be sold at cost-based rates would have a devastating impact ... A 20 percent increase would cost CVP [Central Valley Project, California] power customers approximately $10 million in the first year alone, harming fixed-income customers, battering small businesses and threatening the economic viability of numerous large businesses. And these increases would be followed by more and more.''

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Jim Low. “Conservation Department Needs Anglers' Help Managing Missouri's Most Unusual Fish.” Kansas City InfoZine, 7 March 2005.

Missouri's most exotic-looking fish also is one of the Show-Me State's longest-term residents. It has only one living relative--halfway across the world, and it is the object of a month and a half-long fishing season that employs fishing tackle more often seen on deep-sea fishing vessels than on Midwestern rivers.

http://www.yankton.net/stories/030705/community_20050307018.shtml

Tera Schmidt. “Maintenance Readies Dam For Spring.” Yankton Press & Dakotan, 7 March 2005.

Winter on Lewis and Clark Lake means frozen water and limited activity. But inside the power plant at Gavins Point Dam, things are always abuzz with the work of creating electricity and controlling the Missouri River dams.

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Bob Mercer. “Drop in Big Muddy roils nation's midsection.” Boston Globe, 7 March 2005.

The Big Muddy is fast turning into the Big Empty. The Missouri River is running out of water.