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10 Failed Levees In Midwest Flood Zone Were Not Inspected By Federal Government
Lowe, Peggy http://www.kcur.org/post/10-failed-levees-midwest-flood-zone-were-not-inspected-federal-government
Publisher: KCUR
Date Written: 24/03/2019
Year Published: 2019
Resource Type: Article
Many of the levees that failed during flooding of the Missouri River had not been inspected since the early 2010s. Some people say the Army Corps of Engineers has mismanaged levees under their responsibility.
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The 11 levees that failed last week during catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River were maintained by local associations or private owners, with just one inspected by the Army Corps of Engineers this year, KCUR and APM Reports has found.
As losses mount in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa and Missouri, the flooding has refocused criticism on the Corps' long-term management of the river. The Corps provides oversight for smaller levees, called "non-federal," run mostly by agricultural and other landowner groups.
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