Missouri River Water Management virtual public meetings set for Nov. 2

Missouri River Water Management
Published Oct. 29, 2020
Public Meetings are held each spring and fall across the Missouri River basin.

Public Meetings are held each spring and fall across the Missouri River basin. Fall public meetings provide an update on current year's runoff and reservoir operations as well as planned operations for the next year's runoff season. The Annual Operating Plan for the next year's runoff season is released for public comment in September, presented at the public meetings and finalized at the end of the calendar year. Spring public meetings provide a status of mountain snowpack, a runoff forecast for the year, and how operations during the runoff year will meet the authorized purposes for the Missouri River Mainstem System.

The Missouri River Water Management Division invites the public to participate in one of two virtual public meetings scheduled for Nov. 2.

The meetings will take place at 1:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. central time. Details for connecting to each webinar is posted to our website.

Afternoon Meeting

Evening Meeting

Information available ahead of these meetings includes:

“The purpose of these meetings is to update the region on current hydrologic conditions and the planned operation of the mainstem reservoir system during the remaining fall months as well as present the draft plans for operating the System during 2021. Participants are encouraged to submit questions before the webinars using the ‘submit your questions in advance’ link in the meeting announcement,” said John Remus, chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division.

The meeting agenda includes updates from the following:

  • Mr. John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Water Management Division
  • Mr. Doug Kluck National Weather Service
  • Mr. Kevin Low. Missouri River Basin Forecast Center
  • Mr. Kevin Grode Missouri River Water Management Division
  • Mr. Mike Swenson Missouri River Water Management Division.

A question and answer session will follow the presentations.

  • Questions submitted before the meetings will be answered first.
  • Moderators will monitor the webinar “chat” window to present the second round of questions.
  • Any final questions will be accepted from callers.

The meetings will be recorded.  The webinar portion of both meetings is identical. The question and answer sessions will be combined into a single recording. The recording will be placed on the Defense Video and Imagery Distribution System at www.dvidshub.net/unit/usace-nwd.


Contact
Eileen Williamson
402-996-3802
eileen.l.williamson@usace.army.mil

Release no. 20-195