Sturdivant Elected National Waterways Chairman

May 10, 2012
Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board President Sykes Sturdivant was recently sworn in as chairman of the National Waterways Conference and will host the 2012 Annual Meeting in Tunica in September.

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Mississippi River
Levee Openings

May 31, 2011
The Mississippi River Levee in Coahoma, DeSoto and Tunica Counties will be open to light traffic of landowners and those with legitimate business in the area beginning at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2011.

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Mainline Levee Crossings Open to General Public

May 23, 2011
Recent drops in the water surface elevation have resulted in several crossings being open to the general public.

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The Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is charged with the responsibility to erect, maintain, and operate a system of levees to protect the people and property of the Delta from damages of high waters of the Mississippi River; to direct the necessary activities attendant to the threat of high water and flood damages from interior rivers and streams; and to furnish the local cooperation required for certain flood control and drainage projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

The Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is made up of twelve (12) popularly elected Commissioners from the ten (10) Delta Counties within the district. The Commissioners as a whole elect a President and a Vice President to oversee the implementation of policies set by the Board. Under the guidance of the President, execution of Board policies and day to day activities are accomplished by departments of well trained, diverse staff under the leadership of a licensed engineer who serves as the Chief Engineer and Chief Executive Officer.

The Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board is responsible for the first 98 miles of mainline Mississippi River levee and 18 miles of backwater levees within the Mississippi Delta. The mainline levee is located in DeSoto, Tunica, and Coahoma Counties. This portion of the levee protects the lives and livelihoods of more than 250,000 citizens living in the Delta. The backwater levees are located in Yazoo and Warren Counties. The YMDL Board employs a staff of professionals that performs a wide array of specialized tasks necessary to fulfill all responsibilities required to accomplish its mission.

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