Miss. Flood Project May Be Revived
Tommy Horton
Responding To EPA
EPA used its authority under the Clean Water Act to "deny using waters as a disposal site for fill material when the agency determines it will have an unacceptable effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas, wildlife or recreational areas."
In response to the EPA action, the Mississippi Levee Board may bring a lawsuit against EPA within the next few months, according to Peter Nimrod, chief engineer for the Levee Board.
He believes there is a provision in the Clean Water Act that allows for an exemption from an EPA veto – specifically when a project has already been reviewed, authorized and received funding from Congress.
Current water levels in the backwater area have reached a level of nearly 92 feet, flooding more than 100,000 acres of farmland along with 200,000 acres of trees for wildlife habitat.
source : cottonfarming
Tommy Horton
Responding To EPA
EPA used its authority under the Clean Water Act to "deny using waters as a disposal site for fill material when the agency determines it will have an unacceptable effect on municipal water supplies, shellfish beds and fishery areas, wildlife or recreational areas."
In response to the EPA action, the Mississippi Levee Board may bring a lawsuit against EPA within the next few months, according to Peter Nimrod, chief engineer for the Levee Board.
He believes there is a provision in the Clean Water Act that allows for an exemption from an EPA veto – specifically when a project has already been reviewed, authorized and received funding from Congress.
Current water levels in the backwater area have reached a level of nearly 92 feet, flooding more than 100,000 acres of farmland along with 200,000 acres of trees for wildlife habitat.
source : cottonfarming
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