MoRAST - Missouri River Association of States and Tribes

Meeting Spring 2012 (Kansas City, MO)

March 21st, 2012 | Posted by Mike Hayden in Meetings | Meetings 2012 - (Comments Off)

The spring meeting of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) was held on March 22-23, 2012 in Kansas City, MO at the Holiday Inn KCI Airport & KCI Expo Center.

The meeting documents and presentations can be found below.

Meeting documents:

Final Agenda

Presentations March 22:

Opening remarks Army Corps of Engineers – Erik Blechinger
Omaha District Report USACE – Col. Robert Ruch, Commander Omaha District
Kansas City District Report USACE – Josh Marx
2012 Missouri River Water Management plan – Mike Swenson
2012 Corps budget and 2013 Budget Recommendations – Steve Fisher
Science needs relative to the 2011 Missouri River Flooding – Mark Anderson USGS (no slides)
Report of the MoRAST Technical Committee (no slides)

Presentations March 23:

Report on current climate issues in the Missouri River Basin – Doug Kluck NOAA
Report on the 2011 flooding impacts on tribal people and tribal lands – Tribal Representatives
WAPA Programmatic EIS on Wind Power – Nick Stas

Meeting Spring 2012

December 5th, 2011 | Posted by Mike Hayden in News - (Comments Off)

The spring meeting of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) will be held on March 22-23, 2012 in Kansas City, MO at the Holiday Inn KCI Airport & KCI Expo Center. More detail about plans for the meeting will be provided later. However, room reservations may be made by calling hotel reservations at (877)834-3613 prior to February 22, 2012. Ask for the MoRAST room block to get the group rate.

The Final Agenda can be downloaded here: Final Agenda

Meeting Fall 2011 (Rapid City, SD)

September 27th, 2011 | Posted by Mike Hayden in Meetings | Meetings 2011 - (Comments Off)

The fall meeting of the Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) was held on September 27-28, 2011 in Rapid City, South Dakota at the Rushmore Plaza Holiday Inn.

The documents and presentations from this meeting can be found below.

Meeting documents

Final Agenda 9-27 & 28-2011

Final Minutes

Presentations September 27

Update on MRAPS – Col. Robert Ruch, USACE

Scientific information needs related to Missouri River flood issue – Dan Driscoll, USGS

Corps Presentation on current river conditions and 2011-2012 AOP process – Jody Farhat, USACE

Update on Missouri Flooding 2011 – Gen. John McMahon and Col. Robert Ruch, Commander and Staff, Omaha District USACE

USBR 2011 Flood Operations – Daniel Fritz, USBR

Continued Pick-Sloan Presentation – Roger Otstot, USBR

WAPA and Wind Power – Nick Stas (no slides available)

Presentations September 28

Impact of 2011 Flood on Flood Plain and Riparian Communities – Scott Josiah, Director of Nebraska Forest Service

Missouri River Ecosystem Restoration Plan update – Wayne Nelson Stasney

The Missouri River Association of States and Tribes (MoRAST) is a regional interstate organization formed by joint resolution of the Governors of Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota and Kansas and the Mni Sose Intertribal Water Rights Coalition. It was formed to help resolve issues of concern to the basin states and tribes, to serve as a forum to foster communication and information exchange among the member states, tribes and various other governmental units, and to facilitate the management of the natural resources of the Missouri River Basin, including water resources, fish and wildlife while considering the impacts to the economic, historical, cultural, and social resources.