Barge groups say water release still needed

Infrastructure Development

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Two barge industry groups said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has named two contractors to remove rock pinacles in the Mississippi at Thebes, Ill., and that the agency could begin blasting next week. But the American Waterways Operators and Waterways Council, Inc. warned in a joint statement that water releases from the Missouri River are needed to keep navigation flowing. The contract award is "welcome news, (but) it only solves part of the probl...

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