Missouri River Planning Recommendations

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Flood Control ®■ Recommendations mien. Flood control is an important project purpose of the Missouri River dams andbank stabilization projects. Obviously, when the-river rises, many low lying homes, businessesrand facilities are at risk of flooding. The recommendations below will help agencies continue to provide adequate flood protectibn for the -basin and avoid future flood damages. ■ The Corps should support . and acquire and relocate par= ■ The Corps' bank stabilize= the maintenance of levees and ' ticularly flood =prone homes, tion activities should protect ' bank stabilization to'protect ' businesses, and facilities where existing uses of #she floodplain, productive -farmland and appropriate. Those flood -prone but local zoning should'be agricultural activities in- the- properties that are not evaciz- adopted and enforced to mini- basin. Other- flood -prune prop- ated should be better protected Mize future flood damages to erties should :also be:protected by strengthening the federal developments within the or evacuated to prevent contin- and private levee system.. The .floodplain. tied flood damage. Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency should vigorously E. Federal- agencies such as the ■ Federal agencies such as'the enforce the National Flood National Weather Service Federal Emergency Manage - Insurance Program criteria to, should improve their weather ment Agency should encourage help minimize future flood and flood flow forecasting evacuation of the floodplains damages. capabilities Hydropower- Recommendations • .. Hydropower produces significant benefits to the basin from low cost; clean production of power. It may'play an even more important role in the future as deregulation of the power industry encourages the production of more cheap; clean power., - ■ The Corps, the Bureau -of should explain the revenue/ the'public. -If net revenues are Reclamation; the Western Area financing issues associated with proposed to be allocated other Power Administration WAPA), hydropower in a way that can" than as presentlyprescribed by and other appropriate. agencies ` be understood by the states and law, the net revenues should be _ _ 11