Category: Safe Water

Large rivers are generally those that flow across or along multiple states and have a large watershed or basin area. In the U.S., as well as in most other countries, large rivers have been developed the most by the construction of large dams and other infrastructure to allow us to use and exploit their resources….

The U.S. Corps of Engineers has been responsible for “developing” the Mississippi River Basin’s rivers since the early 1800s when Congress directed them to do surveys and remove snags within the river channel. Navigation Mission To improve navigation safety and efficiency by the 1860s the Corps of Engineers was blasting out river rapids at several locations…

Of the estimated 220 million acres of wetlands that existed in the lower 48 states prior to European settlement more than half have been lost through the country’s expansion and use of new technology, often supported by past government programs that advocated the conversion of wetlands to farmland. Also, a significant portion of the remaining…