REPORTSUMMARYWOODRIVERLEVEESYSTEM,MADISONCOUNTY.pdfVIP

REPORT SUMMARY WOOD RIVER LEVEE SYSTEM, MADISON COUNTY, ILLINOIS RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT STUDY INFORMATION Study Authority. This study is authorized by the Resolution of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives, dated May 7, 1997, which reads: “Resolved by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the United States House of Representatives, That the Secretary of the Army is requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Mississippi River between Coon Rapids Dam, Minnesota, and the mouth of the Ohio River, published as House th rd Document 669, 76 Congress, 3 Session, and other pertinent reports, to determine whether modifications of the recommendations contained therein are advisable at this time, for the purpose of reconstructing the facilities of the Wood River Drainage and Levee District along the Mississippi River in Madison County, Illinois to return the levee and pump stations and other appurtenant features to their original degree of protection.” Study Sponsor. Wood River Drainage and Levee District. Study Purpose and Scope. The purpose of this draft Limited Re-evaluation Report is to investigate the existing condition of the Wood River Levee system in order to determine what if any actions are required to return the levee, pump stations and other appurtenant features to a condition that ensures they continue to provide their intended original degree of protection into the future. The report is a final response to the study authority. Project Location/Congressional District. Wood River Drainage and Levee District (Levee District) lies in southwestern Illinois, on the left bank of the Mississippi River flood plain, within Madison County, Illinois, between river miles 195 and 203 above the Ohio River