The Missouri Sedimentation Action Coalition hosted a meeting Friday at Ponca Tribal Headquarters in Niobrara.
It brought together a wide range of people interested in slowing down siltation of Lewis & Clark Lake, and heard more details of plans by the Corps of Engineers.
Mark Simpson, President of the M-SAC Board of Directors, says the Corps can use previous studies to come up with an action plan..https://soundcloud.com/wnax-radio/mark-simpson-924a
Representatives from both the Santee and Ponca tribes said they want to help with any improvement project. Simpson says the tribes have the same concerns…
Simpson says they will continue to push the Corps for a plan…
Thousands of tons of silt pour into the lake from the Niobrara River every year. The group is hoping to find solutions to slow and possibly reverse that.
