Mississippi Business Journal » reservoir http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Wed, 22 May 2013 14:27:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Governor wants bill to force Corps to release water into river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river/#comments Fri, 14 Dec 2012 13:53:25 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=66636 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is urging U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell to sponsor legislation that would force the Army Corps of Engineers to release water from dams on the Missouri River to raise the water level on the Mississippi River, where drought conditions could soon halt barge traffic. Beshear, a Democrat, [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/12/14/governor-wants-bill-to-force-corps-to-release-water-into-river/feed/ 0 More officials voice concern over Corps’ plan for reservoir http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/16/more-officials-voice-concern-over-corps-plan-for-reservoir/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-officials-voice-concern-over-corps-plan-for-reservoir http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/16/more-officials-voice-concern-over-corps-plan-for-reservoir/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2012 12:42:32 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65396 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri are joining the chorus expressing concern over the Army Corps of Engineers plan to reduce flow from an Missouri River reservoir, potentially affecting shipping on the Mississippi River. The Corps has said that around Nov. 23 it will reduce the flow at [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/16/more-officials-voice-concern-over-corps-plan-for-reservoir/feed/ 0 Corps to reduce flow from reservoir; could worsen low-water problem http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/corps-to-reduce-flow-from-reservoir-could-worsen-low-water-problem/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corps-to-reduce-flow-from-reservoir-could-worsen-low-water-problem http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/corps-to-reduce-flow-from-reservoir-could-worsen-low-water-problem/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2012 13:07:07 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=65313 MISSOURI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers will proceed with plans to reduce the flow from an upper Missouri River reservoir despite concerns that it will worsen low-water problems on the Mississippi River, officials told The Associated Press yesterday. The Corps expects to cut the flow from the Gavins Point Dam in South Dakota [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/11/14/corps-to-reduce-flow-from-reservoir-could-worsen-low-water-problem/feed/ 0 With control going to landowners, how will Reservoir rules change? http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/05/with-control-going-to-landowners-how-will-reservoir-rules-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=with-control-going-to-landowners-how-will-reservoir-rules-change http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/07/05/with-control-going-to-landowners-how-will-reservoir-rules-change/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 21:12:53 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=59339 Ross Barnett Reservoir soon will gain control of the 33,000-acre lake that was funded primarily with Hinds County and Jackson tax dollars and is now a draw to 2.5 million visitors annually. Residents living on reservoir property will soon have a majority vote on the board of the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District, outnumbering [...]

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