摘要: |
Since the end of a decade-long drought in 2010, commerce on the Missouri River has been expanding and is set to expand further, bringing welcome shipping options to the region's farmers and ag producers. The ports of Kansas City and Omaha are reviving and developing. The newly built $11 million grain barge facility at Mile 680.5 near Blencoe, Iowa, is set to have a formal opening in June. Efforts are underway to develop a new port near Jefferson City, Mo. On April 20, a bipartisan group of 18 members of Congress from both houses, representing states and regions adjoining the Missouri River, wrote a letter to top Corps of Engineers officials. The occasion of the letter is that the Corps is currently developing guidelines for implementing provisions of the Water Resources Development Act of 2020 (WRDA) relating to the river. |