Corps warns of dredging on falling river without a permit
by Associated Press Published: July 23,2012
Tags: boat, boating, dock, dredging, drought, dry, hot, navigable, navigation, outdoors, port, river, river traffic, severe weather, ship, shipping, terminal, water level, Weather
MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reports it is working to hard to keep low water levels from closing commercial navigation on the rivers in its 68,000 square mile area of responsibility. According to the National Weather Service this year’s drought is affecting nearly 61 percent of the [...] [...]
