Missouri River Planning Recommendations

• State: MO
• Date: 4/1/1998
• Author: Missouri River Basin Association
• Title: Missouri River Planning Recommendations
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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reallocated within.the basin: levels in the reservoirs -and to,
capacity to the _:,
■ Power production and
marketing authorities should
But steps should betaken to add additional ,
develop cost effective, renew -
ensure that hydropower rates system. . ,
able power sources in addition
do not rise as. a result.
'Me corps and WAPA
to hydropower to augment
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�. WAPA should allow for should strive to meet demand
without harming other uses of
power supplies and should
encourage energy conservation
Spec consideration for main-
stem Indian tribes when .prefer - the river system such as fish
by users.
ence power allocation is made.. - and wildlife, recreation, or
The Corps and WAPA
navigation.
■ Where cost effective to do
_ ■ The Corps; �'iti!
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should monitor the impact on
the regional energy grid of
-Sc , partnerships should be working
developed rto help improve the WAPA, should use hydropower
.lower hydropower production
low conditions.
efficiency of existing turbines — _ for peaking.capacity; if it would
during water'
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especially during low.pool be cost effective to do. so.
Economic =D ' meat Flan. -
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'Economic development is in the best interest -of everyone in the basin. _
-The types of industry the'Missouri River can,help promote-include tourism
and recreation, value -added agriculture, and industries,that may take
-advantage of the river's navigation potential. By developing the river's
potential, the basin's states and Indian tribes can begin using the'river as a
magnet to draw people an d economic benefits to the basin. t .
�_ The Missouri River basins -the basin. This committee
should oversee the develop=
The plan should include
ideas to'improve the efficiency
states, tribes; and other
basin interests should prepare xrient and implementation of the of navigation on the Missouri
an economic development plan economic development plan:
River; develop an interstate
barge agreement among inter -
that would focus on ways to
ca italize on the Missouri ■The plan should include
ested states; encourage new
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River's existing and untapped: , .ways to promote tourism and
'recreational, It develop
markets for western - grain,
and other products; artd pro-
- environmental, recreation.
agricultural, and industrial strategies on how to take
mote navigation as a way
which are_
-resources. To design and de- advantage of the upcoming attract industries
of Lewis and Clark's compatible with other•uses of'
velop the plan: celebration
travels up the Missouri River,
the river.
■-The states and tribes should 'promote the basin's cultural .
and- historical resources, and
■ Congress, should- consider;
create an ongoing economic,
development committee to seek work with state and federal
providing financial support to
and tribes to develop
ways to promotg'the environ- agencies to identify and pro- .
mental, recreational; agricul= -mote wildlife habitat areas
the states -
such a plan for the Missouri
tural grid industrial,resources of along, the river.
River basin:
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