YANKTON, S.D. (WNAX) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is warning users along the Missouri River to be prepared for low water levels into next spring.
John Remus, Chief of the Missouri River Basin Water Management Division in Omaha, says they are moving to water conservation mode.
Remus says there will be enough water available, but getting to it may be a problem with reservoirs at Fort Peck, Garrettson, and Oahe seeing declining water levels.
“I urge all water users, particularly intake owners, to assess the possible impacts and risks to their facility, and if needed or desired begin preparing for the possibility of lower river and reservoir levels later this summer and during the fall and winter,” Remus said.
The Corps is predicting river runoff this year at about 60% of normal.
(Jerry Oster, WNAX, contributed this report.)
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