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Drought Conditions Ease, But Mississippi Problems Persist

By on December 28, 2012
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LAST WEEK’S SNOW STORM HAS EASED DRY CONDITIONS ACROSS IOWA. THE UPDATE FROM THE U.S. DROUGHT MONITOR SAYS THE AMOUNT OF IOWA IN EXTREME OR EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT HAS FALLEN 9 PERCENTAGE POINTS TO 32 PERCENT…

 

 

HOWEVER, THE REPORT INDICATES THAT THE ENTIRE STATE REMAINS IN DROUGHT.

 

ALSO: THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER’S WATER LEVEL IS DROPPING AGAIN AND BARGE INDUSTRY TRADE GROUPS WARN THAT RIVER COMMERCE COULD ESSENTIALLY COME TO A HALT AS EARLY AS NEXT WEEK IN AN AREA SOUTH OF ST. LOUIS. THE COAST GUARD REMAINS CONFIDENT THAT THE NATION’S LARGEST WATERWAY WILL REMAIN OPEN DESPITE THE WORST DROUGHT IN DECADES.

 

BUT OFFICIALS WITH THE AMERICAN WATERWAYS OPERATORS AND WATERWAYS COUNCIL INCORPORATED SAID THURSDAY THAT EVEN IF THE RIVER IS OPEN, FURTHER LIMITS ON BARGES WILL HALT COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC.