Congressman Carnahan – Corps of Engineers
hold Missouri Levee Summit

U.S. Congressman Russ Carnahan (D-Missouri 3rd District) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District held a Missouri Levee Summit at the South County Holiday Inn at on South Lindbergh Boulevard, Monday, November 26.

The purpose of the meeting was to provide a forum for leaders within levee districts; Federal, State, and Local governments; businesses and communities to discuss the importance of flood risk management. 

One objective of the Levee Summit was to communicate risk and reliability of flood protection systems and to develop a tool for continuous communication between the Corps and those associated with these systems. 

The agenda included participation by Congressman Carnahan, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, as well as the East-West Gateway Council of Governments.   

Agency personnel provided an overview of Missouri levee systems within the St. Louis District’s area of responsibility, the condition and reliability of those systems, the importance of addressing known issues, the Army Corps’ levee inspection program, as well as FEMA’s nationwide map modernization effort.

Who:  U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Louis District and Congressman Russ Carnahan.
What: Missouri Levee Summit Meeting
When:  12:30 p.m., Monday, Nov. 26, 2007 (Media session with Congressman Carnahan at noon prior to the summit)
Where:  Holiday Inn, South County, 6921 South Lindbergh Blvd.