# A plan to address Mississippi River flooding rests on those who disagree on control measures | STLPR

> Local, state and federal officials and conservation groups met in Dubuque, Iowa, to discuss upper Mississippi River flood risk. Participants agree on a coordinated strategy but disagree on whether levees or other measures should be prioritized. Heavy rain and flooding have increased in the region over the past decade.

- Date: 2017-07-28 · published 2017-07-28T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/70165-a-plan-to-address-mississippi-river-flooding-rests-on-those-who-disagree-on
- Commodities: [Barge Freight (St. Louis)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BARGE.md)

## Why it matters

Flood-control decisions affect river navigation and cropland exposure in the Upper Mississippi grain corridor, but no near-term change to supply or freight is set by this meeting.

## Sources

- stlpr.org: https://www.stlpr.org/health-science-environment/2017-07-28/a-plan-to-address-mississippi-river-flooding-rests-on-those-who-disagree-on-control-measures

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