[Date]
[Name]
[Address]
Mr. Edward E. Belk, Jr
Director of Programs
Mississippi Valley Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District
[email protected]
Re: Notice of Intent published April 16, 2020 85 FR 21218
Dear Mr. Belk,
I am writing you as a concerned citizen [ex: of Redwood, MS/the South Delta/Mississippi] in full support of the completion of the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumping Plant to relieve severe and prolonged man-made flooding in the South Delta. There is not any information relative to the history and benefits of the Pumps that the Corps does not know. Your upcoming studies should be brief and not rehash the past because this project has been studied too much already. It is needed. Despite all that you know already, you do not know my story.
As a victim of backwater flooding, I would like to share with you what my community, my friends, my family, and I have suffered through for [insert time frame – Ex: 20 years, 2019-2020, 3 generations]. I am a [businessman/landowner/farmer/student/health care provider/retired/elderly citizen]. The Forgotten Backwater Flood of 2019 affected [me/my family/my business] in the following ways; [tell your personal story of how the flood affected you financially, physically, and mentally. Describe direct impacts the flood had you such as daily boating, travel issues, loss of home, personal items or income, availability of resources, etc.. Describe witnessing the depletion of wildlife, forestry, homes, roads, businesses, etc..]
[Feel free to tell your story from previous years floods as well.]
We have been fighting for the completion of the Mississippi River & Tributaries Project enacted by the Flood Control Act of 1941 for nearly 80 years, and we will not stop. NOW is the time to implement the only long-term proven solution to devastating backwater flooding in the South Mississippi Delta – the Pumps.
Sincerely,
[insert name]
[insert additional info such as title, contact info or address if you wish]
#finishthepumps
[Name]
[Address]
Mr. Edward E. Belk, Jr
Director of Programs
Mississippi Valley Division
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg District
[email protected]
Re: Notice of Intent published April 16, 2020 85 FR 21218
Dear Mr. Belk,
I am writing you as a concerned citizen [ex: of Redwood, MS/the South Delta/Mississippi] in full support of the completion of the Yazoo Backwater Area Pumping Plant to relieve severe and prolonged man-made flooding in the South Delta. There is not any information relative to the history and benefits of the Pumps that the Corps does not know. Your upcoming studies should be brief and not rehash the past because this project has been studied too much already. It is needed. Despite all that you know already, you do not know my story.
As a victim of backwater flooding, I would like to share with you what my community, my friends, my family, and I have suffered through for [insert time frame – Ex: 20 years, 2019-2020, 3 generations]. I am a [businessman/landowner/farmer/student/health care provider/retired/elderly citizen]. The Forgotten Backwater Flood of 2019 affected [me/my family/my business] in the following ways; [tell your personal story of how the flood affected you financially, physically, and mentally. Describe direct impacts the flood had you such as daily boating, travel issues, loss of home, personal items or income, availability of resources, etc.. Describe witnessing the depletion of wildlife, forestry, homes, roads, businesses, etc..]
[Feel free to tell your story from previous years floods as well.]
We have been fighting for the completion of the Mississippi River & Tributaries Project enacted by the Flood Control Act of 1941 for nearly 80 years, and we will not stop. NOW is the time to implement the only long-term proven solution to devastating backwater flooding in the South Mississippi Delta – the Pumps.
Sincerely,
[insert name]
[insert additional info such as title, contact info or address if you wish]
#finishthepumps