Speaking up for Missouri....The Great Rivers State

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This Week's News: Upcoming Mississippi River Commission hearings in Missouri, looking back at the Great Flood of 1993 and how it deluged St. Louis, Perseid meteor shower viewing, a kids trout tournament, conservation area construction, MDNR investigates fuel spill, some Missouri beaches not suitable for swimming, Mississippi floodplain forests are dying, flooding in Alaska, a billion dollar coastal project, bad place for a mine in Montana, and the biggest threat to the Colorado River

 Check out these Stream Team events!

• August 13 - Stream Teaming at Babler State Park
• August 13 - Water Quality Monitoring in Maline Creek, Ferguson
• August 15 - Missouri DNR Nonpoint Source Management Symposium, 10 AM-Noon
• August 18 - Understanding Ag Adaptive Grazing Field Day - Crane, MO
• August 19 - Stream Team booth at Ferguson Farmers Market
• August 26 - Race for the Rivers with Greenway Network
• August 26 - 56th Annual Operation Clean Stream
• August 27th - Last Day of Early Bird Prices for the Sept. 23-27 Paddle MO Capitol to Capitol trip (Weekend, 3-Day, and 5-day trip options)
• Sept 6 - Understanding Ag Adaptive Grazing Field Day - Rosebud, MO
• Sept. 9 - Current River Cleanup from Watercress to Big Springs with AmeriCorps Seniors
• Sept. 10 - Final deadline to register for Paddle MO Capitol to Capitol
• Sept. 10 - Stream Teaming at Babler State Park
• Sept. 11 - Understanding Ag Adaptive Grazing Field Day - Shelbyville, MO
• Sept. 15-17 - H2Ozarks Shoreline Cleanup - Table Rock, Taneycomo, Bull Shoals
• Sept. 15 - Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Level 1, Step 2 - St. Louis
• Sept. 16 - Missouri River Relief - cleanup at Weldon Spring, St. Charles Co.
• Sept. 16 - Old Cove River Cleanup - St. Clair
• Sept. 16 - Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Level 1, Step 2 - St. Louis

Water App of the Week

USGS National Water Dashboard!

Advocacy Updates and Opportunities 

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has drafted a total maximum daily load (TMDL) report for five streams in the Grand River watershed located in Worth, Gentry, DeKalb, Clinton, Harrison, Daviess, Caldwell, Ray, Mercer, Grundy, Livingston, Carroll, Putnam, Sullivan, Linn, Nodaway, Andrew, and Chariton counties. The TMDL report is available for public review and comment. The Department will accept written comments on the document through August 14, 2023. The TMDL report can be viewed online at https://dnr.mo.gov/public-notices-comments.

Water Quality Standards Workgroup - August 17, 2023 at 10AM to Noon. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Water Protection Program will hold a Water Quality Standards (WQS) Workgroup meeting on August 17, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. to discuss WQS for Cyanotoxins and Iron. Department staff will lead the discussion by reviewing applicable U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommendations and the Department’s history with each topic. This meeting will be held at the Lewis and Clark State Office Building, LaCharrette/Nightingale conference rooms, 1101 Riverside Drive, Jefferson City, MO, with a Webex option being offered. Information on how to join the meeting remotely is listed below. Join Webex Meeting

Mississippi River Commission public hearings - August 17th at the St. Louis Riverfront and August 18th at the Cape Girardeau Riverfront. 9 AM

Public Comment Period for draft wastewater operating permit for Denali-Jacksonville Storage Basin. Comment deadline 5 PM August 22, 2023. In-person public hearing scheduled for Monday, August 21, 2023 from 5:30 to 8 PM at the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Northeast Regional Office, 1709 Prospect Drive, Macon, MO.

Missouri River Recovery Implementation Committee to hold summer plenary session in Kansas City, Missouri, August 22-24.

Niangua River Tunnel Dam - Comment period open through August 31st for license surrender application for the Niangua Hydroelectric Project (Niangua Project) (FERC No. 2561). Learn more about this project.

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