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WHERE
PEOPLE COME FIRST
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Mississippi Levee Board believes that facts, not
rumors should be considered in public health issues.
The problem of DDT should not be used as a deterrent
to much needed flood control projects that will
keep the Delta safe from flooding. The Levee Board
believes that dredging provides a habitat that is
proven to reduce the level of pesticides in fish.
"We have, with the technology available today,
the ability to construct these flood control projects
in an environmentally sound manner," says Jim
Wanamaker, Chief Engineer of the Mississippi Levee
Board. "We believe it is important that such
technology be used. Our purpose here at the Levee
Board is to create solutions. To help us do that,
we urge our Delta citizens to look closely at the
facts and not be fooled by any misinformation being
presented by others." |
For
more Information on the
Mississippi
Levee Board on any of its
many
projects, please call them at
662.334.4813
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Recent
fish avisories issued by the Mississippi Department
of Environmental Quality limit the amount of certain
types of fish that can be safely consumed. However,
some environmentalists and media sources have claimed
that certain Levee Board Sponsored projects should be
stopped, such as the Big Sunflower River Maintenance
Project.
Don't
be misled. Know the facts. Dredging will actually remove
contaminates from our waters and is good for our region.
For
more information, please give us a call.
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