U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) has been named second vice president of the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association, furthering his ability to serve as a critical voice for Missouri’s river communities on national issues including flood control, bank stabilization, navigation, and major drainage problems.

“Many families in Missouri’s Ninth District live, work, and depend on the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers for their livelihoods. As a strong advocate for our rivers and their related resources, I look forward to working with the Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association on the numerous issues that impact our river communities,” Luetkemeyer said.

The Mississippi Valley Flood Control Association is made up of levee and drainage districts, harbor and port commissions, states, cities and towns, and other agencies and individuals from Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana.

Luetkemeyer continues to work on many important river issues addressed during his first term in Congress including channel and stream bank degradation, flood protection, navigation, and habitat preservation. He has also been deeply involved in the discussion surrounding Plan H, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) proposed flood plan for the Upper Mississippi River. This proposal could have serious ramifications on the livelihoods of many river families in Pike, St. Charles, and Lincoln counties because low lying areas have the potential to become flood water storage reservoirs for waters from the Upper Mississippi River. Last December, Luetkemeyer was instrumental in securing a Corps briefing and question and answer session with the residents of Pike, St. Charles, and Lincoln counties.

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