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DeSoto County Public Meeting

Memphis District
Published June 22, 2021
Updated: June 22, 2021
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IN THE PHOTO, an area of DeSoto County, Mississippi during what has been described as a “normal” spring rain event in 2016.

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IN THE PHOTO, an area of DeSoto County, Mississippi during what has been described as a “normal” spring rain event in 2016.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Memphis District invites the media, public, federal, state, and local agencies, Native American tribes, and other interested organizations, to participate in a public meeting to review and provide comments on the Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Impact Study for the Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater Management Project: North DeSoto County, Mississippi.

The public meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on June 29, 2021 at the Landers Center, 4560 Venture Drive, Southaven, MS 38671.

A virtual presentation will occur simultaneously and will be available via YouTube. The link to the virtual presentation will be posted to the project website prior to 6 p.m. on June 29, 2021 at the following:  https://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/Missions/Environmental-Stewardship/North-DeSoto-County-Feasibility-Study/.

Interested individuals may provide comments and questions concerning this study to (1) the USACE, in person, at the public meeting; (2) by regular U.S. Mail to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (CEMVN-PDC-UDC), ATTN: Memphis Metropolitan Stormwater-North DeSoto County Feasibility Study, Regional Planning and Environmental Division South, 167 North Main Street, Room B-202, Memphis, Tennessee 38103-1894; and/or (3) by email to: CEMVM-DeSoto-Comments@usace.army.mil. Please include your name and return address on the first page of your written comments.

Comments related to the DIFR-EIS should be received no later than July 12, 2021, to be considered in the final integrated feasibility report and environmental impact statement.

For additional information concerning the public meeting or the study contact Andrea Carpenter, Environmental Manager, at 901-544-0817.


Contact
Tom Clementson
901-544-4109
mailto:Thomas.D.Clementson@usace.army.mil
or
Kenneth Williams
901-544-3360
mailto:kenneth.williams@usace.army.mil

Release no. 21-027