The US Army Corps of Engineers has released videos providing updates on planned operations for the year for the Missouri River Mainstem System.
The information would normally have been shared at spring public meetings, but those had to be canceled because of COVID-19. In lieu of the meetings, the Corps is holding question and answer conference calls for the public this week.
Calls left this week are:
- Tuesday, April 21 at 1pm
- Tuesday, April 21at 7pm
- Wednesday, April 22 at 1pm
- Thursday, April 23 at 6pm
Participants are encouraged to submit questions in advance at: https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/MRWM/faq/.
Call details:
- Phone Number: 1-888-557-8511
- Access Code: 5866278
- Password: 6796
The number of participants per call is limited to 150. If necessary, additional calls will be scheduled. Although the Corps will attempt to answer all questions, calls will end after two hours. If a question is not answered, participants are encouraged to submit their questions via the website and participate in the next call. If necessary, additional calls will be scheduled.
The four videos are:
- Messages from Brig. Gen Pete Helmlinger, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Northwestern Division and John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division. https://youtu.be/0nBvq8urfOg
- The climate outlook and flood outlook from Doug Kluck, NOAA Climate Prediction Center, and Kevin Low, National Weather Service Missouri
Basin River Forecast Center. https://youtu.be/ShSNWyRyZws
- A basin overview and runoff forecast from Kevin Grode, USACE Reservoir and Regulation team lead. https://youtu.be/r3f2mWFWxM0
- Expected operations for authorized purposes in 2020 from Mike Swenson, USACE Power Production team lead. https://youtu.be/yySsZm_kTlw
The calls will be recorded and shared online at: https://www.dvidshub.net/search/?filter%5Bunit%5D=USACE-NWD&filter%5Btype%5D=audio&view=list&sort=date.
Questions and answers will be consolidated and posted here: https://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/MRWM/faq/.
