The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing a supplemental environmental impact state to address the impacts of an additional $2B in upgrades to the levee system along the Mississippi River - from Missouri to the Gulf of Mexico. The majority of the projects is aimed at shoring up protections for areas in Louisiana around New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The proposed work, still in the planning stages, would be divided into 143 individual projects in seven states, with the lion's share - 92 projects totaling $1.6 billion - in Louisiana. The draft report and appendices explaining all of the projects are available online at the Corps' Vicksburg District website at: http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/MRLSEIS/ Public meetings to provide information and collect comments on the final supplemental environmental statement will be held online because of the coronavirus pandemic. Dates and times have not yet been set. Comments can also be sent by email to MRL-SEIS-2@usace.army.mil or by mail to District Engineer, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District, 4155 Clay St., Vicksburg, Mississippi 39138-3435. The official name of the levee system, that begins in Minnesota, is the Mississippi River and Tributaries system. (Source: NOLA.com 09/01/20) https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_911b938e-ec8f-11ea-a348-2b62cc2af287.html
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