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Corps of Engineers adapts to multi purpose missions
Old line flood control remains key but the Corps shifts toward multi purpose water resource projects. Col. Thorwald Peterson notes urban studies, environmental concerns, and local sponsorship shape new work while traditional dams and canal work face funding and future demand questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illinoisan
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Civil Defense
Kaskaskia Island
Mississippi River
Pujol
Thorwald ‘R. Peterson
Corps’ St. Louis District
Corps of Engineers’ Civil Works Branch
Illinois
Corps
Peterson
St. Louis
Cape Girardeau
Carbondale
Congress
Army Engineers
Yellowstone
Sequoia
National Park Service
Corps Reservoirs
Rend Lake
Kaskaskia
Fayetteville
Chester
Alton
Ken Long
Long
Jackson County
Federal Office of Management and Budget