Plan To Change Missouri River Flow Abandoned

A controversial proposal to change the flow of the Missouri River to protect endangered wildlife has been abandoned.

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August 4, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"The Army Corps of Engineers had signaled for months that it would endorse increasing the Missouri's spring flows and reducing its summer flows to mimic its natural regime, and it had publicly acknowledged that its management of the river was violating the Endangered Species Act. But yesterday the agency reversed course, releasing its analysis of several possible plans for the river but declining to recommend the 'spring rise.'"

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

FULL STORY: Proposal to Change Flow of Missouri River Is Dropped

Friday, August 3, 2001 in The Washington Post

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