State Leaders Disagree with BP's View that 98 Percent of Coastal Clean-up
is Done
MPB
Published by Rhonda Miller on 17 Apr 2012 08:46pm
On Friday, it will be two years since the BP oil spill. MPB's Rhonda Miller
reports there's disagreement about has far along Mississippi has come in
the recovery.
"We estimate we're about 98 percent complete to date."
That's Mike Utsler, president of BP's Gulf Coast Restoration Organization.
But Trudy Fisher, director of the Mississippi Department of Environmental
Quality, doesn't agree the clean-up of the state coastline is 98 percent
done.
8 Gulf Coast restoration projects announced
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 6:50 AM
By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi Press
GULFPORT, Mississippi -- Two Mississippi projects announced Tuesday are
among 8 early restoration projects that are to begin soon along the Gulf
Coast in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill two years ago.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/8_gulf_coast_restoration_proje.html
Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Trustees announce major progress in Gulf
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 3:26 PM Updated: Wednesday, April
18, 2012, 4:33 PM
By Harlan Kirgan, Mississippi Press
PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- An estimated $60 million in early restoration
projects soon will begin along the Gulf Coast following the nation's
largest oil spill, the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment
Trustee Council announced Wednesday.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/deepwater_horizon_natural_reso.html
Extensive Research on BP Oil Spill Kept Confidential by Federal and State
Agencies
MPB
Published by Rhonda Miller on 18 Apr 2012 08:23pm
A lot of questions remain two years after the Deepwater Horizon exploded
and more than 200 million gallons of oil gushed into the Gulf of Mexico.
MPB's Rhonda Miller reports scientists say it's going to be long time until
the impact of the spill is known.
Fishermen say BP money is vital to long term success of industry
WLOX
Walking around the Pass Christian Harbor, you will hear lots of talk about
the millions in additional BP money coming to South Mississippi. The $13.6
million will be used to restore oyster reefs and enhance recreational
fishing.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17534549/fishermen-say-bp-money-will-improve-catch
Scientists: Fish are sick where BP's oil spill hit
AP
By CAIN BURDEAU
Video
Two years after the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill, scientists say
they're finding trouble with sick fish that dwell along offshore reefs and
in the deep waters - especially in places where the oil spill hit the
hardest.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/19/3891820/scientists-fish-are-sick-where.html
Eyeless shrimp and mutant fish raise concerns over BP spill effects
Published April 18, 2012
NewsCore
NEW ORLEANS – Eyeless shrimp, fish with oozing sores and other mutant
creatures found in the Gulf of Mexico are raising concerns over lingering
effects of the BP oil spill.
Mutant Crabs Turning Up in the Gulf
Discovery News
BP's massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be related to the eyeless
shrimp, clawless crabs and other deformed animals now found in the Gulf,
reported Al Jazeera. Fishers and marine biologists believe tremendous
amounts of highly toxic chemicals may have had a negative effect on
creatures that are constantly bathed in them, contrary to what BP asserts.
http://news.discovery.com/earth/mutant-shrimp-swim-the-gulf-two-years-after-bp-spill-120419.html
Deepwater Horizon aftermath: how much is a dolphin worth?
The Guardian (UK)
Two years after the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster, BP and US authorities
wrangle over how much should be paid in damages
Oil spill is prime suspect in hundreds of dolphin deaths
Sarasota Herald Tribune
By Kate Spinner
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 5:51 p.m.
Dying dolphins and whales in the northern Gulf of Mexico provide a grim
reminder that the ecosystem there still has not recovered two years after
the BP Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120418/ARTICLE/120419538
Project to restore oysters
By Amy Wold
Baton Rouge Advocate
April 19, 2012
Construction should start soon on almost $30 million worth of early
restoration projects in Louisiana in response to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil
leak in 2010.
http://theadvocate.com/home/2606617-125/project-to-restore-oysters
Escambia receives $5.78 million for restoration projects
Pensacola News Journal
Construction on two early restoration projects in Escambia County can begin
this summer thanks to $5.78 million in BP money that was released today.
http://www.pnj.com/article/20120418/NEWS09/120418011/Escambia-receives-5-78-million-restoration-projects?odyssey=tab|
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Researchers discuss oil spill's impacts
Matthew Albright
Houma
Published: Thursday, April 19, 2012 at 6:01 a.m.
Continuing research into the effects of the B.P. oil spill suggests damage
to coastal residents' health may not be as bad as previously feared, a
panel of experts gathered at Nicholls State University said Wednesday.
http://www.houmatoday.com/article/20120419/ARTICLES/120419508
House moves along Restore Act
Sun Herald
By MARIA RECIO
WASHINGTON -- On the cusp of the second anniversary of the BP oil spill,
the House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a transportation bill
that includes a provision setting aside 80 percent of the BP fines for the
five Gulf states -- Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas --
for restoration and recovery of the areas affected by the Deepwater Horizon
disaster.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/18/v-print/3891238/house-moves-along-restore-act.html
Alabama AG says work on BP case nearing fruition
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 9:30 PM
By The Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP) — Attorney General Luther Strange has spent much
of the 15 months he has been in office pursuing efforts to recover losses
by Alabama and other states because of the massive BP oil spill.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2012/04/alabama_ag_says_work_on_bp_cas.html
BP offers a warts-and-all tour of Louisiana coast cleanup
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 10:29 PM
By David Hammer, The Times-Picayune
Mike Utsler stood on the bow of a bayou touring boat Wednesday and pointed
at a section of marsh that was cleaned after the BP oil spill in the Gulf
of Mexico. "If we dug down in there and pulled it back, I can almost
guarantee you we'd find oil," he said.
http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2012/04/bp_offers_a_warts-and-all_tour.html
Judge asked to sign off on BP oil spill settlement
AP
By CAIN BURDEAU and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
BP and attorneys for more than 100,000 people and businesses presented a
federal judge Wednesday with a class-action settlement designed to resolve
billions of dollars in claims spawned by the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of
Mexico.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/18/v-print/3889863/judge-asked-to-sign-off-on-bp.html
Halliburton Earnings Up Despite Gulf Spill Charge
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Halliburton, the big oil services company, said Wednesday that its
first-quarter profit increased 22.7 percent as the industry aggressively
searched for new oil fields in North America.
State News
Agency gearing up for Superfund site cleanup in county
Rankin Ledger
By Dustin Barnes
FLOWOOD - Officials with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with
residents Thursday night to discuss cleanup activities near the former
Sonford Products site.
http://www.rankinledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120417/NEWS/204170304/-1/NEWS01/Agency
+gearing+up+for+Superfund+site+cleanup+in+county
Rubbish site still in play
South Reporter
By SUE WATSON
A proposed Class I rubbish site made its way through a public hearing for
comment before the Marshall County Board of Supervisors.
http://southreporter.com/rubbish_site.html
Dump needs cleaning up
South Reporter
An illegal dump site for household goods, old tires, wire and shingles has
made an eyesore on West Street north of Marshall County Correctional
Facility. City alderman Harvey Payne takes a look at trash that is almost
in the street. The dump site is very old and was initially a spot where
roofers threw shingles. The shingles are in piles near the creek bank, on
the creek bank and in the creek. A vacant brick house sits near the dump.
http://southreporter.com/
Two new companies to bring area 60 jobs
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Two companies announced a partnership Wednesday that will invest
$34 million and create 60 jobs in Adams County. The partner companies will
mine and process sand to be used by energy companies employing the
hydraulic fracturing process.
http://www.natchezdemocrat.com/2012/04/19/two-new-companies-to-bring-area-60-jobs/
Rez fundraiser promotes recycling
By MICHAEL SIMMONS
Madison County Journal
Germantown eight-grader Mason Myers didn't spend her Spring Break
frolicking on the beach like most teenagers. She spent that time, and three
other weeks, designing the ultimate garb for an upcoming fundraising
fashion show focused on recyclable materials. Her medium - newspapers.
http://onlinemadison.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=24975
Kemper coal plant on agenda for special PSC meeting Tuesday
MBJ
April 19th, 2012
The Mississippi Public Service Commission will hold a special meeting
Tuesday, and only two items are on the agenda.
One of those is Mississippi Power Company's Kemper County coal plant. The
other has to do with Willmut Gas and Oil Company and EnergySouth seeking
approval of a transfer of control. Obviously, one will get a lot more
attention than the other.
MDEQ lifts water advisory in Gulfport
Sun Herald
GULFPORT -- The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality on
Wednesday lifted a water-contact advisory issued April 10 for a stretch of
beach from Tegarden Road east to Anniston Avenue.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/18/3889008/around-south-mississippi.html
Corinth to begin wastewater system upgrade
AP
A Louisiana company has been awarded a $16.9 million contract to renovate
and update the Corinth wastewater treatment plant.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/04/19/v-print/3892160/corinth-to-begin-wastewater-system.html
Gautier leaders take steps to provide cleaner, clearer water
WLOX
Clearer water may soon be coming out of faucets in Gautier.
City officials have struggled for years to find a way to get rid of the
brown tint from the taps. Money has been the problem lately. But the mayor
said money from an extra bond payment could help move the plan along.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17539643/gautier-leaders-take-steps-to-prvoide-cleaner-clearer-water
Bills that protect property rights, expand fishing, and streamline criminal
record-keeping signed
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 1:31 PM Updated: Wednesday, April
18, 2012, 1:41 PM
Mississippi Press
By Kaija Wilkinson
JACKSON, Mississippi -- Bills designed to protect the rights of private
pier owners, expand shrimping and oystering, and enhance record-keeping on
criminals have been signed by Gov. Phil Bryant and go into effect either
immediately or on July 1, according to Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula,
who authored or co-authored the bills.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/bryant_signs_bills_that_shield.html
Bay St. Louis worries it may never see money for derelict cleanup
WLOX
Mississippi is now the owner of $36 million of worth of tax forfeited
property, according to Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann who said it's a
sign of a weak economy. For cities and counties, state ownership means all
that property is off the tax rolls and they're on the hook for any back
taxes and unpaid fees.
http://www.wlox.com/story/17541005/bay-st-louis-worries-it-may-never-see-money-for-derelict-cleanup
Mississippi lawmakers prepare for budget negotiations
Published: Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 6:27 PM
By The Associated Press
JACKSON, Mississippi - Leading Mississippi lawmakers are about to embark on
their final round of talks to set a $5.6 billion budget for the coming
year.
http://blog.gulflive.com/mississippi-press-news/2012/04/mississippi_lawmakers_prepare_1.html
National News
First Fracking Rules Unveiled
Wall Street Journal
WASHINGTON—Federal regulators put in place the first significant curbs on
the fast-spreading drilling technique called fracking since widespread
concerns about its environmental impact surfaced. But in a sign of the
political sensitivities surrounding the issue, they gave companies more
than two years to comply.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303513404577351842495583760.html
EPA gives oil companies more time to capture emissions from wells
Washington Post
By Juliet Eilperin and Steven Mufson, Published: April 18
The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will delay
requirements for capturing air emissions from oil and gas wells until 2015,
though in the interim the agency will impose other requirements, including
gas flaring, that it said would reduce the release of smog-forming and
toxic chemicals by 90 percent.
EPA finalizes first-ever air pollution rules for natural-gas 'fracking'
The Hill
By Andrew Restuccia - 04/18/12 01:37 PM ET
The Environmental Protection Agency unveiled first-ever regulations
Wednesday aimed at reducing toxic air pollution from the natural-gas
drilling practice known as "fracking."
Groups wanting EPA to rule coal ash to be hazardous express frustration
over delay on decision
By Associated Press, Published: April 18
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Black dust from the giant coal ash heap across the street
from Kathy Little's Louisville home swirls in the wind, coating her
windows, her car, and blows indoors to settle on the furniture.
Poisons lurk where lead-smelting factories once stood
USA Today
Ken Shefton is furious about what the government knew eight years ago and
never told him — that the neighborhood where his five sons have been
playing is contaminated with lead.
Press Releases
Mississippi Moving Forward with $13.6 Million in Coastal Restoration
Projects
Contact: Donna Lum, 601.948.3071 donna.lum@neel-schaffer.com
JACKSON, MISS. (Wednesday, April 18, 2012) ------- Two Mississippi projects
aimed at restoring marine resources damaged in 2010 by the Deepwater
Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill are moving forward as part of Phase I of the DWH
Early Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (Phase I plan), according
to Mississippi Trustee Trudy D. Fisher, Executive Director of the
Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ). The projects
include oyster reef restoration and enhancement of nearshore artificial
reefs.
"The Phase I projects are an important first step, but only a first step,
toward addressing the full extent of injuries caused by the Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill," Fisher said. "I want to stress that this is a down
payment on restoration projects. We are already actively involved in the
formulation of additional projects to go forward as a part of early
restoration. Our intent is to swiftly address injuries while also securing
essential scientific data that will fully quantify the longer-term
injuries."
The Phase I plan, which was presented to the public for comment earlier
this year, provides for implementation of eight early restoration projects,
across five Gulf states, totaling approximately $60 million. The Phase I
plan, as well as public comments and responses, can be reviewed at
www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov and www.doi.gov/deepwaterhorizon.
Funding for this first round of projects is the result of a negotiated
commitment from BP made a year ago to fund $1 billion in early restoration
projects. The agreement is the largest of its kind ever reached and
represents an initial "down payment" toward fulfilling the responsible
parties' obligation to fund the complete restoration of injured natural
resources. Mississippi is due a minimum of $100 million in projects from
the $1 billion down payment. This money, Fisher says, will be used
aggressively in targeting early restoration projects that range from
marshes and estuaries, to human-use losses. "Mississippi will spend every
dollar of its allotted early restoration funding to restore Gulf
resources," according to Fisher.
Mississippi's oyster reef project, valued at an estimated $11 million, will
restore and enhance oyster cultch within the existing footprint of the
oyster harvest areas in the Mississippi Sound. This will assist the state
in recovering its "lost oyster crop." Of Mississippi's existing 12,000
acres of oyster cultch, the project will enhance approximately 1,430 acres
areas by placing cultch material (oyster shell, limestone or crushed
concrete, or some combination thereof) as needed. In the enhanced areas,
Mississippians can expect to see harvestable oyster production within three
to six years following placement of the cultch.
The artificial reef habitat project, valued at an estimated $2.6 million,
will enhance nearshore artificial reefs in the coastal waters of
Mississippi. Enhancement of these reefs, which provide valuable hard bottom
foraging and shelter sites for smaller encrusting organisms, will restore
injured shallow-water resources and fragile estuaries. Currently there are
67 existing reef areas (each approximately three acres in size) that will
be enhanced with clean, crushed concrete. As a result of this project,
habitat for small crustaceans and mollusks, such as juvenile shrimp, crab
and oysters that live on the reef and in the sediment (secondary
productivity), will increase overall reef productivity, which is the base
of the food web.
Together, these projects are anticipated to involve the planting of over 17
thousand dump truck loads of shell and other suitable material. The MDEQ,
which will manage both, anticipates using clean Katrina rubble for a large
part of the projects.
"Our foremost goals, since the spill occurred, have been to (1) fully
determine and understand the damages caused by the spill and (2) recover
every single dollar we are due," Fisher said. "While we are gratified by
the approval of these projects, we look forward to promoting a number of
additional projects for early restoration across the Mississippi Gulf
Coast. Simultaneously, we will continue to work through the damage
assessment of natural resources. As important as it is that we move
quickly, it is more important that we 'get it right,' however long that
takes."
Assessment efforts are driven by data and science, Fisher said, both of
which take time to collect and understand. "We are focused on guaranteeing
the health of the Gulf for centuries to come, not just for today."
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NOTE TO THE MEDIA: Hard copies of Phase I of the Early Restoration
Plan/Environmental Assessment can be reviewed by the public at the
locations noted on the attached document. The plan should be available
there by Friday, April 20, 2012.
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EPA Issues Updated, Achievable Air Pollution Standards for Oil and Natural
Gas
Half of fractured wells already deploy technologies in line with final
standards, which slash harmful emissions while reducing cost of compliance
WASHINGTON – In response to a court deadline, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized standards to reduce harmful air
pollution associated with oil and natural gas production. The updated
standards, required by the Clean Air Act, were informed by the important
feedback from a range of stakeholders including the public, public health
groups, states and industry. As a result, the final standards reduce
implementation costs while also ensuring they are achievable and can be met
by relying on proven, cost-effective technologies as well as processes
already in use at approximately half of the fractured natural gas wells in
the United States. These technologies will not only reduce 95 percent of
the harmful emissions from these wells that contribute to smog and lead to
health impacts, they will also enable companies to collect additional
natural gas that can be sold. Natural gas is a key component of the
nation's clean energy future and the standards released today make sure
that we can continue to expand production of this important domestic
resource while reducing impacts to public health, and most importantly
builds on steps already being taken by industry leaders.
"The president has been clear that he wants to continue to expand
production of important domestic resources like natural gas, and today's
standard supports that goal while making sure these fuels are produced
without threatening the health of the American people," said EPA
Administrator Lisa P. Jackson. "By ensuring the capture of gases that were
previously released to pollute our air and threaten our climate, these
updated standards will not only protect our health, but also lead to more
product for fuel suppliers to bring to market. They're an important step
toward tapping future energy supplies without exposing American families
and children to dangerous health threats in the air they breathe."
When natural gas is produced, some of the gas escapes the well and may not
be captured by the producing company. These gases can pollute the air and
as a result threaten public health. Consistent with states that have
already put in place similar requirements, the updated EPA standards
released today include the first federal air rules for natural gas wells
that are hydraulically fractured, specifically requiring operators of new
fractured natural gas wells to use cost-effective technologies and
practices to capture natural gas that might otherwise escape the well,
which can subsequently be sold. EPA's analysis of the final rules shows
that they are highly cost-effective, relying on widely available
technologies and practices already deployed at approximately half of all
fractured wells, and consistent with steps industry is already taking in
many cases to capture additional natural gas for sale, offsetting the cost
of compliance. Together these rules will result in $11 to $19 million in
savings for industry each year. In addition to cutting pollution at the
wellhead, EPA's final standards also address emissions from storage tanks
and other equipment.
Also in line with the executive order released by the president last week
on natural gas development, the rule released today received important
interagency feedback and provides industry flexibilities. Based on new data
provided during the public comment period, the final rule establishes a
phase-in period that will ensure emissions reduction technology is broadly
available. During the first phase, until January 2015, owners and operators
must either flare their emissions or use emissions reduction technology
called "green completions," technologies that are already widely deployed
at wells. In 2015, all new fractured wells will be required to use green
completions. The final rule does not require new federal permits. Instead,
it sets clear standards and uses enhanced reporting to strengthen
transparency and accountability, and ensure compliance, while establishing
a consistent set of national standards to safeguard public health and the
environment.
An estimated 13,000 new and existing natural gas wells are fractured or
re-fractured each year. As those wells are being prepared for production,
they emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which contribute to smog
formation, and air toxics, including benzene and hexane, which can cause
cancer and other serious health effects. In addition, the rule is expected
to yield a significant environmental co-benefit by reducing methane, the
primary constituent of natural gas. Methane, when released directly to the
atmosphere, is a potent greenhouse gas—more than 20 times more potent than
carbon dioxide.
During the nearly 100-day public comment period, the agency received more
than 150,000 comments on the proposed rules from the public, industry,
environmental groups and states. The agency also held three public
hearings. The updated standards were informed by the important feedback
received through the public comment period, reducing implementation cost
and ensuring the achievable standard can be met by relying on proven,
cost-effective technologies and processes already in use.
More information: http://www.epa.gov/airquality/oilandgas
Statements on EPA's Updated, Achievable Air Pollution Standards for Oil and
Natural Gas
In response to a court deadline, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has finalized standards to reduce harmful air pollution associated
with oil and natural gas production. The updated standards, required by the
Clean Air Act, were informed by the important feedback from a range of
stakeholders including the public, public health groups, states and
industry. As a result, the final standards reduce implementation costs
while also ensuring they are achievable and can be met by relying on
proven, cost-effective technologies as well as processes already in use at
approximately half of the fractured natural gas wells in the United States.
These technologies will not only reduce 95 percent of the harmful emissions
from these wells that contribute to smog and lead to health impacts, they
will also enable companies to collect additional natural gas that can be
sold. Here's what people across the country are saying about EPA's updated,
achievable air pollution standards for oil and natural gas:
Albert A. Rizzo, M.D., Chair, Board of Directors of the American Lung
Association:
"…The cleanup of air pollution from oil and natural gas wells is essential
to protect public health and growing in importance as the industry expands.
We applaud EPA's response to this rapidly expanding source of air
pollution…"
Howard Feldman, American Petroleum Institute (API) Director of Regulatory
and Scientific Affairs:
"The industry has led efforts to reduce emissions by developing new
technologies that were adopted in the rule. EPA has made some improvements
in the rules that allow our companies to continue reducing emissions while
producing the oil and natural gas our country needs. This is a large and
complicated rulemaking for an industry so critical to the economy, and we
need to thoroughly review the final rule to fully understand its impacts."
Lynn Thorp, Clean Water Action National Campaigns Director:
"Our members in Pennsylvania, Texas, and Colorado have suffered because
state regulators haven't acted to control oil and gas operations, so these
standards are a win-win-win. They protect people from air pollution, help
curb climate change and save the industry money. People expect the federal
government to use their authority to protect their health, their drinking
water and the air they breathe and this is a good first step."
Trip Van Noppen, Earthjustice President:
"Left to its own devices, the oil and gas industry has turned the clear
skies over Wyoming as smoggy as the car-choked highways of Los Angeles. For
decades, industry had a free pollution pass. Thanks to a court victory,
that changes today. There is more work to be done to protect Americans
living near oil and gas fields from cancer and other unacceptable health
threats, but this rule from EPA is an important first step."
John Rumpler, senior attorney for Environment America:
"From Colorado to Pennsylvania, the gas industry is making a killing from
drilling, and at the very least they should cut dirty and dangerous air
pollution that threatens our families' health. EPA's action today is a
breath of fresh air for every man, woman, and child living in the shadow of
the gas drilling boom."
Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club:
"EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson is taking an important first step in
closing loopholes for the natural gas industry and addressing dangerous air
quality levels in and near frack-fields across the country. The natural gas
industry dumps massive amounts of air pollutants into our air every day,
sickening families and children. An industry that touts its ability to
efficiently drill thousands of wells thousands of feet into the earth is
crying wolf when it claims it can't build enough tanks to capture wellhead
pollution. It's time we clean up the natural gas industry's dirty and
reckless practices."
Public Meeting Notice
Vicksburg, Miss - The US Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District
(Corps) will present information regarding the removal of the historic
barn structure (Red Barn) presently located south of Rolling Fork on
Highway 61.
The meeting will be held at the Rolling Fork Library on Wednesday, 25 April
2012, 3:30 to 5:00 p.m., 116 East China Street.
The Corps recently received funding to remove the structure which was
damaged by inclement weather in the spring of 2011. Removing the
collapsing structure is considered an adverse action within the regulations
of the National Historic Preservation Act. The public is encouraged to
attend and offer their input on the Corps plan for the Red Barn and ideas
to mitigate its removal.
All residents of the community are invited to attend.
Date: 25 April 2012
What: Red Barn meeting
Where: Rolling Fork Library, 116 East China Street, Rolling Fork - 39159
Time: 3:30-5:00 p.m.
The Vicksburg District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers encompasses a
68,000-square-mile area across portions of Mississippi, Arkansas, and
Louisiana that holds seven major river basins and incorporates
approximately 460 miles of mainline levees. The district is engaged in
hundreds of projects supports disaster response throughout the nation. To
learn more about the Vicksburg District, visit our website,
www.mvk.usace.army.mil .
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