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Soil & Water Commission seeks continued support as federal watershed rehab work expands
Summary
The Soil and Water Conservation Commission briefed appropriators on federally funded watershed rehabilitation and operations projects, noted 600 federal watershed dams statewide, and warned local drainage districts lack funding for long‑term maintenance.
The Mississippi Soil and Water Conservation Commission told the Appropriations Subcommittee it is managing a growing portfolio of federally funded watershed rehabilitation and operations projects and urged continued general‑fund support for staff who administer those programs.
Director Nick Ivy said the agency administers two statutory programs: assistance to 82 soil and water conservation districts and a surface‑mining program. The commission also manages watershed rehabilitation for roughly 600 federally built dams in the state and has secured more than $275 million in federal grants and contracts over recent years for rehab and flood‑mitigation projects.
Ivy said many watershed dams built in the 1950s through…
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