AUTHORIZATION:  Original authorization provided by the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 1986, and amended by WRDAs of 1990, 1992, and 1999.

Top: Lower Pump Station Modifications at Swan Lake, IL
Bottom: Floating Pump Station and Construction at Batchtown, IL

Location and Description:  This program includes the Upper Mississippi River between the Twin Cities in Minnesota and the mouth of the Ohio River, the Illinois Waterway, and small portions of tributaries that have commercial navigation channels. The Upper River Restoration Program consists of two primary components: (1) Habitat Rehabilitation and Enhancement Projects (HREP) and (2) Long-Term Resource Monitoring Program (LTRMP). Habitat projects include dredging backwater areas and channels, constructing dikes, creating and stabilizing islands, and controlling side channel flows and water levels. Long-term resource monitoring includes monitoring trends and impacts with respect to selected resources, developing useful products for resource management decisions, and maintaining river information databases. The economic impacts of recreation study were conducted to estimate recreation expenditures for river dependent activities so that all significant values are considered when evaluating management options for this multiple use river system.

Activities in FY 2010 ($2,691k)
- Continue design and construction Batchtown, IL, Phases III and IV
- Continue construction Calhoun Point, IL
- Continue design and construction Swan Lake, IL
- Continue design and initiate construction Pools 25 & 26 Islands, MO
- Continue design Ted Shanks, MO, Wilkinson Island, IL, and Rip Rap Landing, IL
- Initiate design Pools 24 Islands, MO, Piasa and Eagles Nest Islands IL, West Alton MO, Harlow Island, MO and Clarence Cannon Refuge, MO

ARRA Allocation thru 28 Feb 10 ($4,833k)
- Continue construction Batchtown, IL (awarded)
- Continue planning and design Rip Rap Landing, IL (awarded)
- Continue planning and design for habitat improvement (awarded)
- Continue design and construction Swan Lake, IL

Local Sponsor:  U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Illinois Department of Natural Resources, and the Missouri Department of Conservation.