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Leaky Missouri levee highlights national problem
In Dutchtown Missouri floodwaters breached the Poplar Bluff levee exposing a nationwide risk as rural levees built by farmers lack funding and engineering oversight. Officials say hundreds of miles of private and public barriers remain uninspected and underfunded delaying federal assistance and safety upgrades.
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Jeff Rolland
Poplar Bluff
Black River
Butler County
Poplar Bluff Levee
Tony Hill
Emergency Management Office
Army Corps of Engineers
Little Rock
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Congress
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