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On June 5, I participated in a public forum organized by the US Army Corps of Engineers in Washington, DC.  The purpose of the public meeting was to gather input regarding the revisions of the Corps’ Principles and Guildelines (P&G).  The attendance at the meeting was not overwhelming, but many organizations were represented and I found it uncanny that many of the organizations emphasized similar comments regarding suggested enhancements to the P&G’s.

The Corps Panel was hosted by the Honorable John Paul Woodley, Assistant Secretary of the Army, along with MG Don T. Riley Deputy Commander of the Army, Steven Stockton, Director of Civil Works, Larry Prather, Assistant Director of Civil Works and Ben Grumbles Assistant Secretary of the Office of Water from the Environmental Protection Agency.  These gentlemen have provided continuous support AWRA and deserve our thanks and our enthusiastic input during the execution of this difficult task of updating the P&G’s.

Some of the other commenters included the Nature Conservancy, the National Wildlife Federation, American Rivers,  the Everglades foundation, the Association of Floodplain Managers, the American Shore and Beach Preservation Association, and the University of Maryland  Water Resources Collaborative (represented by our own Gerry Galloway).  Comments provided on behalf of AWRA are linked here:   pg-finalcomments-jane-rowan-rev-6-5.doc

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