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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-MRBA
Missouri River Basin Association
April 1, 1998
Dear Friends:
The management of the Missouri River has been a source of controversy
for more than a hundred years. Now, for the first time, the people of the basin;
have united to propose suggestions that could resolve some of the long- standing
differences that have divided us for years.
A little over two years ago, the Missouri River Basin Association
(MRBA) embarked on a planning process for the Missouri River system. To
gather and refine the -planning recommendations, the MRBA Directors met with
' navigators; recreatiomsts; advocates of fish and wildlife resources; agriculture {
and bank stabilization interests; water supply personnel; people concerned with
flood control; and hydropower production interests. The association's directors'
met over two dozen times to discuss river planning issues. In addition, they
sponsored two basinwide conferences and met with many small groups of river, -
users.
The product of these efforts is the document you received with this
mailing. The enclosed planning recommendations are supported by basin's
states, ,Indian tribes,. and numerous user groups.
Now that the document has been finalized, the MRBA Directors will
begin immediately to implement this consensus position; of the basin by
partnering with federal agencies and working closely with Congress This
document will guide .the association's ongoing efforts to strengthen the basin's
economic and environmental resources.
The MRBA Directors will also endeavor to develop a consensus position
on the drought management issues addressed in the Corps of Engineers'
upcoming review of its Master Water Control Manual for the Missouri -River
Mainstem Dams (Master Manual). Our progress will be reported in upcoming
issues of the association's newsletter, The Missouri River Report.
We would love to hear your feedback on the enclosed document as well ,
as your thoughts on our upcoming discussions on the Master Manual Review.
Please feel free to contact Richard Opper, MRBA's Executive Director at P.O.
Box 301, Lewistown, MT 59457; (406) 53.84469, or Email him at:
rhoper@alpinetnet.
Thanks again for,your interest in the Missouri River and to many of you,
for the help you provided in developing this document.
P.O. Box 301 Lewistown. Montana 59457 -0301 406- 538 -4469 Fax [phone]