Number: RL32470
Title: Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway Navigation Expansion: An Agricultural Transportation and Environmental Context
Authors: Randy Schnepf, Resources, Science, and Industry Division 
Abstract: In six sections, this report describes the major infrastructure and environmental issues associated with the UMR-IWW, reviews proposals by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to address these issues, evaluates the uncertainty surrounding the benefit of improving the rivers navigation infrastructure, and points out the views of various stakeholders.
Pages: 54
Date: July 15, 2004