Colonel Thomas Smith

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Presentation by Colonel Thomas
Smith Commander, Memphis District
Mississippi River Commission High Water
Inspection Public Meeting
Tiptonville, Tennessee April 7th, 2008
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Presentation by Colonel Thomas
Smith Commander, Memphis District
Mississippi River Commission High Water
Inspection Public Meeting
Memphis, Tennessee April 8th, 2008
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GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
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FLOODFIGHT 2008
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FLOOD FIGHT 2008
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FLOOD FIGHT 2008
Boat traversing the streets of Dutchtown, MO.
Construction work on the Dyer County Little Levee
Corey Williams inspects a sand boil near Fulton,
KY.
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CIVIL WORKS PROGRAM
HISTORY PROJECTIONS -- DIRECT APPROPRIATIONS
Studies 5M
Other 2M
FY08 Total Program 117M
56M Operations Maintenance
54M Construction
200M
135M
Millions
124M
117M
119M
112M
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FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT
Sand bagging White River, AR. sand boils

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MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEES (MRL) CONSTRUCTION

FY 2008 Funding 11.5 million
Baders, Missouri Relief Wells
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MISSISSIPPI RIVER LEVEES MAINTENANCE (MRL)
FY2008 Funding 4.7 million

Hickman, KY Floodwall
West Memphis, AR Lime/Fly-ash Slurry Injection
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ST. FRANCIS BASIN, AR MO CONSTRUCTION
FY 2008 Funding 6.9 million
Crittenden County, Arkansas Bridge, Mile 20.01
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ST. FRANCIS BASIN, AR MO MAINTENANCE
FY 2008 Funding 9.8 million
Above Haleside Ditch, AR
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Inspection of Completed Works and Levee
Certification

Mississippi River Levee in Southeast Missouri
Rob Rash, St. Francis Levee District of Arkansas,
makes a point at the MRT Levee Partnering
Conference

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NATIONAL LEVEE DATA BASE LEVEE MODEL FEATURES
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ST. JOHNS BAYOU NEW MADRID FLOODWAY, MO
FY 2008 Funding 492,000
Initial Construction Activities
2008 high water in the floodway
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NAVIGATION
Dredging
Bank Grading
Dike Construction
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NORTHWEST TN HARBOR
New Harbor at Mississippi River Mile 900, near
Tiptonville, TN.
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NAVIGATION DREDGING
Cairo
IL
Hickman
KY
MO
New Madrid
CARUTHERSVILLE A/O
Little River
Osceola
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St. Francis River
TN
Dredge Hurley
MEMPHIS
AR
White River
MS
Helena
FY 2008 Funding 10.0 million
Low Water Problem Spots
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HARBOR DREDGING
Wolf River Harbor, TN
Elvis Stahr Harbor, Hickman, KY
Osceola Harbor, AR
Helena Harbor, Phillips County, AR
New Madrid County Harbor, MO
New Madrid City Harbor, MO
Caruthersville Harbor, MO
Helena Harbor, AR
Memphis Harbor, McKellar Lake, TN
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CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT REVETMENTS
IL
Cairo
FY 2008 Funding 23.1 million
New
Madrid
KY
Hickman
MO
TN
AR
Caruthersville
TN
MEMPHIS
MS
Helena
Bank Grading Operations
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CHANNEL IMPROVEMENT - DIKES
IL
WESTOVER, AR
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Cairo
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PLUM POINT, TN
FY 2008 Funding 10.4 million
New
Madrid
KY
Hickman
MO
TN
AR
Caruthersville
Dike Construction
TN
MEMPHIS
MS
Helena
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WHITE RIVER, AR
FY 2008 Funding 2.6 million
White River, AR Clearing and Snagging
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ENVIRONMENTAL STEWARDSHIP
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GRAND PRAIRIE REGION, AR
FY 2008 Funding 9.8 million
Pumping Station Construction Site at DeValls
Bluff, AR
Unloading and storing new pumps in Memphis
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BAYOU METO BASIN, AR
LONOKE
PRAIRIE
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PULASKI
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Water Supply
70
BAYOU METO
LITTLE ROCK
ARKANSAS
79
STUTTGART
JEFFERSON
RIVER
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ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF
79
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Flood Damage Reduction
Waterfowl Management
FY 2008 Funding 2.6 million
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WOLF RIVER, TN RESTORATION
FY 2008 Funding 197,000

Channel Stabilization Weir
Tributary Weir
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UPPER MISSISSIPPI EMBAYMENT TN, AR, and MS
Embayment Area
Aquifer Stratas
FY 2008 Funding 0
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DESOTO COUNTY, MS ENVIRONMENTAL INFRASTRUCTURE
FY 2008 Funding 9.8 million
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