Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy
In response to direction provided by Congress in House Report 116-448, EPA developed a Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy (MRRRS) in coordination with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of the Interior, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The MRRRS inventories existing federal and state investments in the Mississippi River Basin, identifies gaps, and makes policy recommendations in the areas of improving water quality, restoring habitat and natural systems, improving navigation, eliminating aquatic invasive species, and building local resilience to natural disasters. Development of the strategy has facilitated enhanced communication between federal partners and stakeholders, promoted consideration of how climate change and equity and environmental justice (EJ) concerns in the Basin could be addressed by federal programs, and serves as a point of departure for future coordinated actions to address a range of environmental, economic, and social concerns in this vital American waterway.
Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy
Mississippi River Restoration and Resiliency Strategy (MRRRS) (pdf)