The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released in early July a revised study on potential flood controls for the part of the Pearl River that runs along Jackson. The Corps has narrowed its focus to two proposals, and only one of them would resemble the long-debated “One Lake” plan.
READ MORE: Corps revises Pearl River flood study, sets new comment period
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