With a retooled Yazoo Pumps proposal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inching closer to a new flood control plan for the South Delta.
Fate of on-again, off-again Yazoo Pumps expected by December despite no price tag by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today July 24, 2024 ROLLING FORK — For years, the fate of a project known as the Yazoo Pumps has bounced back and forth in a game of political ping pong. Now, with a retooled pumps proposal, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inching closer to a new flood control plan for the South Delta.
But the June study is entirely missing a cost-benefit analysis, a common tool the agency uses to evaluate potential projects. "We're still working on the benefits and costs," said Robyn Colosimo, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Project Planning and Review, adding that the final EIS in November will include some of those details. Farm equipment is nearly submerged in flood water in north Issaquena County, Miss., Friday, April 5, 2019.
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