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<br />uu <br /> <br />Federal Laws, Policies and Regulations for System <br />Operation <br /> <br /> <br />.Iohn E. \'{']{'hrad'.ky, Chlti OJ Plal/flUl;.? <br />Afi.,.."uri Rllt'r fhn"'lOfl <br />C........, Arm_\ ('''rp., of f:n!;lfll'!'T., <br /> <br />.\ly talk is ~oing 10 Pllrallellhat of DavE' f'f'H'r~oll',;. <br />in !'omt' Te"pt'et... hec8\Jst' Wt' han' to look at th{o his- <br />torical background of thf' ~lissouri Ri\"f'r mnin SI('1n <br />systt'm 10 gl't an iell'll 01 tht' fedl'rallllws and poliei{'l> <br />that effe('t thi... operation. <br /> <br />The Corps of Enginf't'rs has hPen in\"ohwl In activ- <br />ities along Iht' .\Ii"souri Rin'f since ahout L":l:? Thost' <br />early H('tidtie" included the remuval (If :;nllgs and olher <br />obstrurtion" in thf' navigation dHUlnf>[ to Pl'unit mw. <br />igation along- the riYN. In thf' ('arty 187Us Ilt'ti\"ities <br />along the river in\rt'8';'t'd a... the population migrated <br />west and tht' :\fiss()uri Hiner Basin stlllt's joinpd tht' <br />L'nion. During lhis t'lIrly pf'rjod the Corps of Enl!int'ers <br />opprate-d undpr g"pneral navigation authorities and UIl- <br />df'r slwcilic appropri1Hions for riwr work. :\:; nWIl- <br />lioned parlie-r. the Rivf'rs and Harhors Act of 191;! <br />authorized the df'n'lopment of a six foot df'ep navi- <br />gational channellwtween :-\t. LOllis and Kansa,; Cit,v. <br />:\.lissouri. Work under Ihi::; allto<lrity pro<'epded as <br />funds \\'f're appropriated h~' Congress. Early Congress <br />appropriated ~ million dollars and required that tOf' <br />work bt- ('ompleted in thIS reach hNwp{'n :-\t. Loui;.; and <br />Kansas Cltv witoin tt'n years. HowPvf'r. tot' mnnt'y <br />dwindlffi and Iht' work on tot' !owE-r riwr ,;lackE-ned <br /> <br />John E. Velehradsky <br /> <br />John Is Chief of the P1ann.ng DIVISIOn fOf the MlSsoun RIVef <br />DIvision 01 the Corps of Eog.reers in Omaha. Other pI10f p0- <br />SItiOns held WIth the Corps irduoe Choel 01 the Planning 0.- <br />VISIOn and Chfef 01 the 5peQal Studies Brard'l. bot1'1 Il"I It1e <br />Omaha dostnCt JoI'w1 has served Wltl'I the Corps fOf a total 01 <br />26 years and holds as. Degrees !O Bus.ness AarTwlIsUatlOl1 <br />and QvjI Er'lgIneemg from the Uf1lVeI'$Ity 01 NeoraSita at <br />Omaha. and an M,S. Degree 11"1 em Engoneerng from the Uno- <br />-srty 0' Nelyaska at Ln:::oIr1. He IS a member of the NabOrlal <br />50Dety 01 Profes&onal ErlgIneets and the Sooety 01 Amencan <br />Military Efl9Iroeers. <br /> <br />durin,g- toe Jlt'riod from 1912 to the 19::?Os. In W~(j the- <br />Corps prf'st'nted a plan to ('onJ:'ff'SS which included <br />l'xpansiun of the six fOol challIll'1 from Kan';a.~ Clt)', <br />pa;.;t Omaha to ~ioux City. Iowa. In Iht' Hin'rs and <br />Harhors aet of 19;!7. Congress authorized l'xtf'm.ion. <br />In the samt' year. as a result of Ilooding on tot' \lis- <br />,;issippi H:in'r. CongrelO;'; authorizfo'c! a sNies of what <br />wa,; callf'd :10'" Reports. <br /> <br />In tht. t'arl.... HUll,; tht' ('l)rp.~ complf'ted il ,;urw.... of <br />the \lis,;ollri Hiwr and ils tributarie;.;. This sur\'ey <br />propost'd constructIOn of a dmn for Ilood control- <br />/na\'igllfion nf'ar Fort I't'ck. \tUnllllla. As envisioll{'.d <br />in thf' :lOS Rt'port tht' Fort Peck Dam would SlOre flood <br />Wlllt'rs which could later bt' tl'It'Ased 10 aUj;mu'nt nut- <br />ural !lows for navi,g-atinll. Tht, tt'port also propo,..;pd <br />dams for 1100(-1 control 011 tht' Osagf' Ri\'er 10 pro\'idt' <br />l100d conlrol along the :\.tissi,;sippi Hiwr. In the early <br />days of thp Hoost'wh Administration. Presidl>nt Roo~ <br />sevf'h was looking for projPl'ts thRt could pmploy largt' <br />llumhers of pt'oplf', Tht' prelOidt'nt dirt'(:ted toe initi- <br />i!tion of construnion undt'r authoritih l'ontaint'd ill <br />the :\l'w Deal Program. Tht' cnn;.;truction of Fort Pf>ck <br />was i1l1liated in 19:1a. <br /> <br />In 19.15 Congrt'ss appro\'ed tht> Fort I't.ck ProjPct <br />for !loud COlltTOland for niwig-atipn downstream from <br />~ioux City. Iowa. This was all Important dl'parturp at <br />this ,;tag-f>. What wt> ilrf> looking at is a combination <br />of prO\'iding nlwigation !lOWlO from .....ioux Cit.... to the <br />mOlllh and al,;o !lood control in toe lowf'T ri\'{>f. <br /> <br />In 19:~" the Fort Peck Power Act authorilt'd loe <br />construr:tion of power g"t'nf>ratlng facilities III the Fort <br />Pt'ck Dam. That same Act pw\'ided tht' authorities, <br />whico tht' Westf'rn Area Power Administration now <br />work:- under for markt'ting the pOWt'r from Fort Pf'ck <br />Dam. Tht' projfft was lOmplett'd in 19.n wht'n toe <br />tirst powf'rhou.~e bt'caml' operational. <br /> <br /> <br />17 <br />