USACE officials at UMIMRA meeting in Quincy, Illinois

Last week, representatives from the Rock Island District and St. Louis District provided district overviews and project updates to attendees at the Upper Mississippi, Illinois & Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA) Meeting in Quincy, Illinois.

“This annual event is an opportunity for attendees from across the Midwest to network and hear presentations focused on flood control, navigation and environmental stewardship topics,” said USACE.

The Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri Rivers Association (UMIMRA) had formal beginnings in 1954 as the Upper Mississippi Flood Control Association. 

It began as a loose network of levee and drainage districts between St. Louis and the Quad-Cities, working together to improve their levees.

Over time, the Association expanded its geographic representation as people from south of St. Louis and the Illinois and Missouri Rivers joined the group. 

Since 1993, UMIMRA has grown on several fronts – to several hundred members, a diverse membership, and a wide range of issues dealt with by the Board of Directors.