Corps in Kansas City hosts U.S. Rep. Sam Graves for briefing

Published March 22, 2019
Col. Doug Guttormsen, Kansas City District commander, speaking with U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, MO-6th District, during a briefing on the current situation and flood risk reduction activities in Kansas City, Mo. March 22, 2019.

Col. Doug Guttormsen, Kansas City District commander, speaking with U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, MO-6th District, during a briefing on the current situation and flood risk reduction activities in Kansas City, Mo. March 22, 2019.

Chris Purzer, with Hydrologic Engineering Section, explained inflows into tributaries that eventually entered the Missouri River to our north.

Chris Purzer, with Hydrologic Engineering Section, explained inflows into tributaries that eventually entered the Missouri River to our north during briefing with U.S. Rep. Sam Graves.

Maj. Ryan Pevey, Kansas City District deputy commander, pointing to the display, Col. Doug Guttormsen, district commander, speaking with U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, MO-6th District, during a briefing on the current situation and flood risk reduction activities in Kansas City, Mo. March 22, 2019.

Maj. Ryan Pevey, Kansas City District deputy commander, pointing to the display, Col. Doug Guttormsen, district commander, speaking with U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, MO-6th District, during a briefing on the current situation and flood risk reduction activities in Kansas City, Mo. March 22, 2019.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Kansas City District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hosted a Missouri congressman today in our Emergency Operations Center for a briefing on Missouri River flooding and flood risk management operations.

U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, Missouri – 6th District, visited our headquarters and received a brief on the current situation and actions being taken by the Corps to reduce flood risk. Briefers described the duties of our six mobile liaison teams and two instrumentation teams in the field to assist levee districts and local partners with expertise and provide valuable data for historical and operational purposes. Briefers described the weather pattern that produced the high volume of water added to the Missouri River Basin.

Rep. Graves received assurance from District Commander Col. Doug Guttormsen and the briefers that flood risk management is our primary consideration and that safety is our priority and we urge vigilance of all people near the flooded or potentially flooded areas. The district is committed to providing information and assistance during this flooding event and during the recovery period.


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