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Oct 22, 2015
America’s Watershed Initiative issued a report card assessing the state of infrastructure on the Mississippi River last week. The report gave the Mississippi a D+, citing aging locks and dams, problems with water supply, flood control and flood risk reduction as the factors contributing to the grade.
America’s Watershed Initiative is a collaboration working with business, government, academic and civic organizations to find solutions for the challenges of managing the Mississippi River and the more than 250 rivers that flow into it. The report card was the first released by the organization formed in 2010, with private and public sector experts in the various issues affecting the river, including commerce, agriculture and ecosystem protection. The deteriorating infrastructure was identified as the biggest problem along the waterway.
The American Soybean Association (ASA) continues to be actively engaged on federal policy issues impacting the inland waterways system and will highlight assessments such as this report card from the America’s Watershed Initiative to demonstrate the need for investment in infrastructure upgrades.
