KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Omaha District and Kansas City District (USACE) have jointly prepared a feasibility report with integrated programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) that analyzes and discloses effects associated with the Lower Missouri River Flood Risk and Resiliency System Plan Comprehensive Study.
The System Plan has been developed to identify actions to address flood risk and resiliency along the entire Lower Missouri River basin. The System Plan identifies projects that can achieve flood risk benefits while also providing ecological, recreational, economic or social benefits.
USACE invites federal and state agencies, Tribes, local governments and the public to submit comments on the Draft PEIS by March 9, 2026. The draft files have been posted at the project website located at: https://www.nwk.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Civil-Works-Programs-And-Projects/Lower-Missouri-River-Basin/. The project website also has an electronic comment form to facilitate input submission.
Please send written comments, requests to be added to the mailing list or other special assistance needs to:
ATTN: Planning Branch
601 E 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64106
Telephone: (816) 389-3134 or by email: max.r.headlee@usace.army.mil.
Alternatively, these materials and requests can be directed by telephone to: (402) 995-2676; by mail: 1616 Capitol Avenue, Omaha, NE 68102–4901; or by email: david.j.crane@usace.army.mil.
Comments on the Draft PEIS must be received by March 9, 2026. USACE will consider and address all comments received on the Draft PEIS when preparing the Final PEIS. USACE expects to issue the Final PEIS in the spring of 2026, at which time a Notice of Availability will be published in the Federal Register.
Public meetings and other engagement opportunities will be conducted by a combination of in-person meetings held across the lower Missouri River and webinar presentations. Public meetings are currently being scheduled for late February 2026, exact locations and times will be posted on the project website. The public meeting dates or location may change based on inclement weather or exceptional circumstances. If the meeting date or location is changed, USACE will post it on the website included above.