THE DROUGHT HAS EASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE MIDWEST, BUT DRY CONDITIONS PERSIST IN THE UPPER MISSOURI RIVER BASIN, PROMPTING THE U-S ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO KEEP RELEASES FROM GAVINS POINT DAM AT THE MINIMUM RATE.
JOHN REMUS, CHIEF OF THE CORP’S MISSOURI RIVER BASIN WATER MANAGEMENT DIVISION, SAYS THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CONDITIONS IN THE UPPER AND LOWER BASINS.
LEV1 OC….BACK INTO DROUGHT :12
AFTER FOUR YEARS OF DROUGHT, HEAVY RAINS BROUGHT IOWA COMPLETELY OUT OF THE DROUGHT THIS SPRING, BUT ABNORMALLY DRY CONDITIONS ARE RETURNING, AND NOW COVER ABOUT TWO-THIRDS OF THE STATE.
REMUS SAYS THE LONG-RANGE FORECAST DOESN’T PROVIDE MUCH HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT.
LEV2 OC…IN 2024 :20
REMUS SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS THE CONTINUED MINIMUM WATER RELEASES PUTS PRESSURE ON CITIES, BUSINESSES, AND UTILITIES THAT RELY ON THE MISSOURI RIVER.
LEV3 OC….GETTING WATER IN :19
THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS REPORTS 73-PERCENT OF THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN IS EXPERIENCING DRY OR DROUGHT CONDITIONS.
Radio Iowa
