Yazoo Backwater Pump Project appears to be coming to fruition
It required 80-plus years of wrangling with agencies of the federal government, but an agreement appears to be in place to ...
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USACE issues Record of Decision for Yazoo Backwater plan
Maj. Gen. Kimberly A. Peeples, commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, signed the Record of Decision for the 2024 Yazoo Backwater Study Area water ...
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Key step for Yazoo Backwater Pumps arrives
A battle that has spanned throughout the South Delta, including portions of Yazoo County, since 2019 took a positive turn last week with the clearance of a flood control project for the Yazoo ...
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Corps clears the way for pre-construction engineering to begin on Yazoo Pumps project
On Friday, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that Major General Kimberly Peeples had signed the record of decision for the 2024 Yazoo Backwater Study Area Water Management Plan.
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In Mississippi Backwater, Flood Rises After Weeks of Waiting
Meanwhile, the Yazoo Backwater Levee also protects thousands of square miles from inundation that could back up the Yazoo River north of Vicksburg. But the rain that swelled the Mississippi has ...
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Biden OKs once-vetoed, long-stalled water project
“This record of decision reflects our shared commitment to serving the Yazoo Backwater community and to finding solutions to a longstanding issue that has affected our Mississippi Delta ...
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With EPA support, the Corps is moving forward with flood relief project for Mississippi Delta
especially after the record-setting backwater flood in 2019. State lawmakers from the area rejoiced over last week’s news. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Sen. Joseph Thomas, D-Yazoo City, ...