Army Corps of Engineers General Compliments Coalition’s Work

As part of each year’s Mississippi River Commission inspection trip and hearings process, the Mississippi Sound Coalition’s Lead Environmental Counsel, Robert Wiygul and Coalition Manager and General Counsel, Gerald Blessey, sent a 9-page statement summarizing the Coalition’s recommendations. The full statement is linked below.

“The response to the Mississippi Sound Coalition’s message was extremely positive,” said Wiygul. “Major General Kimberly Peeples, commander of the Mississippi Valley Division of the Corps of Engineers and chair of the Mississippi River Commission, complimented the Coalition’s work and committed the Corps to work with the Coalition to find win-win solutions for Mississippi River operations.”
The Mississippi River Commission was formed through an 1879 law and consists of three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officers, one member of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (formerly the Coast and Geodetic Survey), and three civilians, two of whom must be civil engineers. Each member of the MRC is nominated and appointed by the United States President.

According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers website, “The general duties of the MRC include the recommendation of policy and work flood control, navigation, and environmental projects on the Mississippi River, programs, the study of and reporting on the necessity for modifications to and conducting semiannual inspection trips < one during high-water season and one during low-water season> and public hearings at various locations along the river.”

The comments provided by the Coalition LINKED HERE were submitted as part of the MRC’s public comment process.