In 1879 Congress created the Mississippi River Commission to oversee federal funds for flood control. The Commission was a response to the long-standing dispute between James Buchanan Eads ...

“Either country alone could build dams and do stuff for flood control and power production and whatever else they want to do, but they could only get so much,” said Richard Paisley, director ...

is hosting a public scoping and informational meeting to introduce the Waimea River Flood Control Project Modification Study.

Highlighting the state government’s previous flood control efforts, Oresanya noted that last year’s intervention—dredging of the Oparo River—helped reduce flood retention time from five to ...