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The Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) is a regional interstate organization formed by the Governors of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, and Wisconsin to coordinate the states' river-related programs and policies and work with federal agencies that have river responsibilities. UMRBA is involved with programs related to ecosystem restoration, hazardous spills, and water quality, as well as floodplain management and flood control, commercial navigation, and water supply. |
What's New UMRBA Quarterly Meeting Draft Minutes February 20, 2008 EMP Coordinating Committee Quarterly Draft Minutes February 21, 2008
Upper Mississippi River - Meeting Announcement PDF - ECC/NECC Agenda PDF - Joint EMP-CC & NECC Agenda PDF NOTE: Adjournment time for Joint meeting is extended to 4:00 p.m. |
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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey UMRBA is engaged in interagency efforts to restore and protect fish and wildlife habitat on the Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS). This includes both the Environmental Management Program, with its well-established restoration and monitoring components, and the new Navigation and Ecosystem Sustainability Program, which will integrate a series of navigation improvements with an expanded suite of ecosystem measures on the UMRS. UMRBA works closely with its member states, federal agencies, and others in planning, implementing, and managing these programs..........MORE |
Photo courtesy of Missouri Dept. of Natural Resources The UMRBA has played an active role in spill response planning, coordination, and mapping throughout the Upper Mississippi River basin. The UMRBA provides staff support for the Upper Mississippi River Hazardous Spills Coordination Group, maintains the Upper Mississippi River Spill Response Plan and other contingency plans, produces GIS-based mapping products to aid planners and responders, and has helped support the development of an Upper Mississippi River early warning monitoring network..............MORE |
Courtesy of USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service The UMRBA provides a forum for the basin states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to coordinate their implementation of the Clean Water Act on the Upper Mississippi River. The UMRBA supports and provides staff to two workgroups, the Water Quality Task Force and the Water Quality Executive Committee, which address issues such as water quality monitoring, standards, and assessments. The efforts of these groups have enhanced interstate cooperation in Clean Water Act implementation and resulted in a number of reports regarding Upper Mississippi River water quality issues...........MORE |
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Upper Mississippi River Basin Association 415 Hamm Building 408 St. Peter Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Phone: 651-224-2880 Fax: 651-223-5815 |
Please direct comments and questions about this web site to: Margie Daniels mdaniels@umrba.org Web site last updated May 13, 2008.
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