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The river bed continues to degrade at an accelerated rate, lowering the water surface elevation and undermining the banks, endangering the intakes and outfall structures.
Utilities which draw water from the Missouri River have been experiencing difficulty with their intake structures due to low flows in the Missouri River resulting from channel degradation, drought conditions and operational changes by the Corps of Engineers. (Photo shows water intake on the Missouri River at Kansas City)
The cost of corrective action continues to increase along with the need to relocate water intake and discharge structures. Degradation is also jeopardizing the integrity of the Kansas Cities Levee system and will become catastrophic if the underlying causes of the degradation are not determined.
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Sponsors
Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
Stakeholders
MARC, Kansas City, Missouri, Waterone of Johnson County, Kansas, North Kansas City, Missouri, BNSF Railway, Board of Public Utilities, City of Riverside, Missouri, City of Independence Water Department, Kaw Valley Drainage District, Leavenworth Water Department, Platte County, Missouri Public Works, KCP&L, North Kansas City Levee District, Holliday Sand & Gravel Co., MoDOT, Kansas Natural Resources Sub-Cabinet, Fairfax Drainage District, Farley-Beverly Drainage District, Village of Farley, Missouri, and Kansas Water Office.
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