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Army Corps May be Willing to Compromise on River Flow

By on November 30, 2012
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(AP)  A TOP ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS OFFICIAL TOLD FEDERAL LAWMAKERS YESTERDAY(THUR) THE AGENCY CAN’T LEGALLY REVERSE ITS DECISION TO REDUCE THE MISSOURI RIVER’S FLOW INTO THE RAIN-STARVED MISSISSIPPI.

BUT U.S. SENATOR DICK DURBIN OF ILLINOIS SAYS ARMY ASSISTANT SECRETARY JO-ELLEN DARCY DID TELL HIM AND SENATORS FROM IOWA AND MINNESOTA THAT THE CORPS WILL SEE IF THE FLOWS CURBED LAST WEEK BY THE ARMY ENGINEERS CAN BE INCREASED…TO KEEP THE MISSISSIPPI NAVIGABLE FOR BARGES.