Mud Creek flood plan moves to CEQ for review
The U S Army Corps of Engineers final report on Mud Creek flood protection will be sent to the Council on Environmental Quality for evaluation. The project, the fourth phase of North Lawrence flood protection, includes 4.7 miles of channelization and 43 miles of levees. Opposing viewpoints from Journal World features include KU chemist Jack Rose and KU law professor George Coggins of the Lawrence Sierra Club.
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Mud Creek
Federal Council of Environmental Quality
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North Lawrence
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Lawrence Sierra Club
Douglas County
Coon Hunters Organization
Mud Creek flood plan as North Lawrence final phase
City commission outlines the Mud Creek project as the final phase of the North Lawrence Flood Protection plan. It details funding by local and federal sources, delays from right of way issues, and environmental review under the Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
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Corps of Engineers
North Lawrence
City Commission
Mapaing
U.S. Congress
City of
Lawrence
Douglas County Raw Drainage District
Kaw River
Mud Creek Channelization Sparks Local Debate Over Flood Protection
Residents in North Lawrence weigh flood protection for the Kaw watershed against ecological and economic costs of Mud Creek channelization. Opponents argue alternative methods work better and cheaper while preserving a semi natural stream and local wildlife.
Mud Creek Channelization Plan Faces Broad Opposition
In 1969 the ACE proposed a four to five mile ditch with a side levee along Mud Creek to control a flood worst case. Opponents formed an alliance including Audubon Society Sierra Club DCEIC Zero Population Growth and hunting groups arguing the plan is wasteful, destructive, and unnecessary given existing flood insurance and alternative stormwater methods.
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ACE
Mud Creek
Corps of Engineers
Jefferson County
Corps
Audubon Society
Sierra Club
Douglas County Environmental Improvement Council
DCEIC
City Commission Finds Plan Deficiencies Insufficient
The city commission says any deficiencies in the original plan are not of sufficient magnitude to justify extra time and expense to change from the original plan.
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City Commission
Corps of Engineers
Kaw Drainage District
Douglas County Commissioners
Present Plan Cuts Creek Edge to a Sterile Ditch
The plan would reroute a dering stream on the flood plain edge into a sterile ditch at an estimated cost of 3 to 4 million to manage a hazard that may or may not exist.
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