ROGER WICKER: Water Resources bill can move projects forward
Earlier this year, I toured a site on the Pearl River in Hinds and Rankin counties where construction of a new underwater dam, also known as a weir, could protect the Jackson metro area from disastrous flooding.
The “Water Resources Development Act” (WRDA) is a step in the right direction for this type of flood-control project, as well as a host of other improvements to our state’s ports and waterways.
As a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, I worked to ensure that Mississippi priorities were included in WRDA during the committee process.
Before the final version of the bill was passed, Sen. Thad Cochran and I advocated for provisions like the expansion of the Delta Headwaters Project, which addresses flooding and problems with erosion and sedimentation in the Yazoo Basin.
Daily Journal
9/20/16
Magnolia Tribune
