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The Upper Mississippi River System Flow Frequency Study public open houses were held in May 2003 in the cities listed below. To view the presentation shown at each open house, click on the link below each open house location or go directly to the Presentations link.
Public comments heard at the Flow Frequency Study Public Open Houses
Tuesday, May 6 - St. Louis, MO (Completed)
Spazio Banquet and Conference Center in Westport
12031 Lackland Road
St. Louis, MO
(Presentation File)Wednesday, May 7 - Kansas City, MO (Completed)
Hyatt Regency Crown Center
2345 McGee Street
Kansas City, MO
(Presentation File)Thursday - May 8 - Omaha, NE (Completed)
Holiday Inn Omaha-Central-I-80
3321 South 72nd Street
Omaha, NE
(Presentation File)Monday - May 19 - Quincy, IL (Completed)
Holiday Inn Quincy
201 South 3rd Street
Quincy, IL
(Presentation File)Tuesday - May 20 - Peoria, Il (Completed)
Holiday Inn City Centre
500 Hamilton Boulevard
Peoria, IL
(Presentation File)Wednesday - May 21 - Davenport, Ia (Completed)
Holiday Inn
5202 Brady Street
Davenport, IA
(Presentation File)Thursday - May 22 - La Crosse, WI (Completed)
La Crosse Center
300 Harborview Plaza
La Crosse, WI
(Presentation File)Wednesday - May 28 - St. Paul, MN (Completed)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Conference Rooms 5A and 5B
190 5th Street East
St. Paul, MN
(Presentation File)
The Study was carried out using best available data and advanced modeling technologies. Nationally and internationally recognized scientists in the fields of hydrology and hydraulics provided direct guidance to the study via two technical advisory committees. Additional technical and floodplain management expertise was brought to bear through a standing Federal and State Interagency task force. Study results underwent two independent technical reviews.
Participants and review agencies included: Federal Agencies - Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Tennessee Valley Authority, U.S. Geological Survey, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; the States of - Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska; as well as the Corps. The Mississippi Valley Division represented the Corps (St. Paul District, Rock Island District, and St. Louis District) and the Northwestern Division Missouri River Region (Omaha District and Kansas City District).Multiple levels of review supported the accuracy of the results. These included independent review by each Corps district and each division. The Corps laboratories (Hydrologic Engineering Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineer Laboratory, and the Institute of Water Resources) also reviewed the report and results. Following these reviews the federal agencies and states listed above reviewed the report and results concurrently. In addition, technical advisory groups participated throughout the process by advising and critiquing methods and results.
Dr. Kenn
Bullard, Bureau of Reclamation
Dr. David Goldman, Corps of Engineers
Dr. Leslie Julian, National Weather Service
Dr. William Kirby, U.S. Geological Service
Dr. Frank Tsai, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Mr.
Don Woodward, National Resources Conservation Service
Dr. Danny Fread and Mr. Tony Thomas, P.E. (resumes provided below) were contracted to serve as the Hydraulic TAG. As the TAG members, they supported the resolution of hydraulic modeling problems and issues and performed quality assurance and quality control reviews of hydraulic modeling results.
Dr. Jon Hoskings, IBM Watson
Research Center
Dr. William Lane, Bureau of Reclamation, retired
Dr. David Maidment, Professor, University of Texas
Dr. Kenneth Potter, University of Wisconsin *
Dr. Jery Stedinger, Cornell University *
Mr. Wilbert Thomas, U.S. Geological Service, retired, consultant with Michael
Baker, Jr., Inc.
* (Dr. Kenneth Potter and Dr. Jery Stedinger have served as members of committees for the National Research Council for the National Academy of Sciences)
As hydraulic models were completed for each of the five Corps of Engineers District involved with the Flow Frequency Study (Kansas City, Omaha, Rock Island, St. Paul, and St. Louis Districts), the Project Manager, working with the Citizens’ Public Involvement Group Chairperson, attempted to contact levee district commissioners/owners to verify the elevation information for their particular levee. (See FAQ No. 5.)
| St Paul District |
| Rock Island District |
| St. Louis District |
| Omaha District |
| Kansas City District |
An addendum to the original levee letters was distributed. The addendum stated:
A "Frequently Asked Questions” newsletter is available under the web site’s Newsletters section. The questions and answers in this newsletter complement the Frequently Asked Questions already posted on this web site.
For more study information, to provide comments, or to be added to the mailing lists, call or contact Mr. Jerry Skalak, project manager, at 309/794-5605, FAX at 309/794-5710, e-mail at jerry.a.skalak@usace.army.mil, or write to the address
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island
ATTN: CEMVR-PM-M (Skalak)
Clock Tower Building
P.O. Box 2004
Rock Island, IL 61204-2004
Last modified 03 March 2008