Millions of dollars going to support Yazoo Backwater project
SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO NEW TODAY AT 5:00— $32-MILLION DOLLARS IS GOING TOWARDS PUMPS FOR THE “YAZOO BACKWATER AREA WATER MANAGEMENT PROJECT”. SEN. CINDY HYDE-SMITH SAYS $136- MILLION DOLLARS IN APPROPRIATIONS WILL BE GIVEN TO THE STATE FOR WORK ON 30 PROJECTS. $32-MILLION OF THAT WILL BE FOR MITIGATION REQUIREMENTS AND PRE-CONSTRUCTION PROJECT. THE “YAZOO BACKWATER AREA” HAS FACED FLOODING ISSUES THAT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES AND THE ENVIRONMEN
Millions of dollars going to support Yazoo Backwater project
Updated: 5:42 PM CDT May 15, 2025
Tens of millions of dollars in funds are going towards waterway projects in portions of Mississippi.Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre-construction project planning for the new, recently approved Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project. The backwater project will provide flood control for the Yazoo Backwater area.The projects will strengthen levees, keep ports and waterways operational and support infrastructure improvements already underway.”This funding will also help our state prepare for whatever Mother Nature throws at us,” Hyde-Smith said. “Last fall, the Mississippi River fell to near-record low levels, which caused severe disruptions to barge traffic and waterborne commerce. Just last month, the Mississippi River swelled to its 10th highest water level since the Flood of 1927, leaving nearly 200,000 acres of land underwater in the South Mississippi Delta.”
Tens of millions of dollars in funds are going towards waterway projects in portions of Mississippi.
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith said the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is directing $136.5 million in appropriations to Mississippi for work on 30 projects, including $32 million for mitigation requirements and pre-construction project planning for the new, recently approved Yazoo Backwater Area Water Management Project.
The backwater project will provide flood control for the Yazoo Backwater area.
The projects will strengthen levees, keep ports and waterways operational and support infrastructure improvements already underway.
“This funding will also help our state prepare for whatever Mother Nature throws at us,” Hyde-Smith said. “Last fall, the Mississippi River fell to near-record low levels, which caused severe disruptions to barge traffic and waterborne commerce. Just last month, the Mississippi River swelled to its 10th highest water level since the Flood of 1927, leaving nearly 200,000 acres of land underwater in the South Mississippi Delta.”