Pearl River Flood Risk Management (FRM) Project
"The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District will publish a Revised Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RDEIS) for the Pearl River Basin Mississippi Federal Flood Risk Management Project to the Federal Register in late June 2025. The statement evaluates flood risk management alternatives in Rankin and Hinds County, Mississippi.
The release of the RDEIS marks a major milestone in the project’s development and will initiate a 45-day public comment period, which will remain open until mid-August 2025. The original Draft EIS was released to the public on June 7, 2024. In response to significant public input and receiving more than six thousand comments, the Corps is releasing a revised draft to further refine the alternatives." https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Programs-and-Project-Management/Pearl-River-FRM/
The release of the RDEIS marks a major milestone in the project’s development and will initiate a 45-day public comment period, which will remain open until mid-August 2025. The original Draft EIS was released to the public on June 7, 2024. In response to significant public input and receiving more than six thousand comments, the Corps is releasing a revised draft to further refine the alternatives." https://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Programs-and-Project-Management/Pearl-River-FRM/
Comparison of 2024 US Army Corps of Engineers Alternatives
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Alternative A1
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Alternative D (excavation with weir)
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Alternative E (excavation with no weir)
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Public Comment Letters
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External Agency Reviews
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Historical Timeline
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Local Project Sponsor, Levee Board
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PRESS
Daily Leader, June 2024
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WLBT, June 2024
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MS Free Press, June 2024
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WLBT, July 2024
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Clarion Ledger, July 2024
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LA Illuminator, July 2024
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MS Today, July 2024
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Clarion Ledger, July 2024
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WLBT, July 2024
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Times-Picayune, 7/24
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Clarion Ledger, August 2024
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WLBT, August 2024
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WLBT, August 2024
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Times-Picayune, 8/24
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Clarion Ledger, 8/24
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Clarion Ledger, 8/24
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MS Free Press, Oct 2024
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Pearl Riverkeeper asks that everyone make his or her own decision regarding the Pearl River Flood Risk Management Project using sound science and engineering. We encourage the review and thorough analysis of all available information. We welcome comments and feedback. Please email Pearl Riverkeeper or visit our Facebook for comment space. Our publishing, or re-publishing, of anyone else's research or opinions is not an endorsement on our part of those conclusions.
