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<br />- ""- <br />~;I - <br />~~-1 <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />, ., <br />) <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />L <br /> <br />... <br /> <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />~ <br />.:".$. ~, <br />........, <br />I.. <br /> <br />-..:.-., <br />-- <br />=-.~ <br /> <br />t{ "_ <br />~-;!Ir <br />.- <br /> <br />,-.... <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />"\ <br />.... <br /> <br /><, <br /> <br />~'" - <br />""f.-~''''' <br />. '~~f."':'-' <br />~.~~':' <br />~,~- <br /> <br />_. -~_...... <br />~_...- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />The la~t point I would likp to makf' tit>~ into tht' <br />prt'dou!' one. The navigation inlert'<:,ts would like 10 <br />!'ee con<:,i!'km'y, Fluoding at one pnilH during the <:'1;'3- <br /><:,on or 100 little water al anolher timt'. is co,.;tl.... and <br />linancially damaging to u<:, and to uur ultimat{' currt>nt <br />cu,.;tomers. the farmer;;.:\u one can control how much <br />it rains or "nows, nor can they control whti'rt' or wht'n, <br />hut with th!> ,.;lllellite<:, wt' heard alx)ut thi;; morning <br />and computer program,.;, I would hopt' .....e ('ould de. <br />\'elop more ,.;ophisticated fort'ca,.;ting modt'l,.; and cou- <br />ple it. and I think this is important, with a Ilexihlf' <br />operating plan .....hil'h can anticipatt' and adjust quickly <br />to changin!,: conditions 10 providt' tht' \Ii",souri Hiwr <br />with a ,.;table 110..... owr the longe;,t pt'riod po",,.;ible. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />.~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />., <br />~.- <br />-. <br /> <br />... <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />'- <br /> <br />-- <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />..... <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />" <br /> <br />~, <br />. <br />" <br /> <br />,~ <br />~ <br /> <br />To summflrize, what tht' navil!<ttion intt're<:,t<:, would <br />like to set' is a long naxiglHion S{>Rson with 11 stable <br />riyer It'wl al the det>pt.st draft possiblt'. mo\"ing in- <br />nea<:,ed tonnag{> for th(' ht'nelit of the jwople in tht' <br />\tissollTi Basin states. I do not see hargt' lines as com- <br />petIng .....ith othNs interested in the \lisi<ouri Riwr. 1 <br />i<N' the navigation intf"Test;; ai< I~ing complimentary <br />to their'" ai< long liS all of us haw the capacity to <br />compromi~{' and prodUl'e the hes! owrllll results for <br />the pt'ople of our area. America ha,.; a ~ri'at natura) <br />rt'soun'{> in the \1is~ouri RiVeT system. If twhoo\'es all <br />of u,.; to figure out way;;; to utilize it for the benefit of <br />all. Thank you. <br /> <br />47 <br />