September Update on Mississippi River Basin Issues

Here is the link to the September Update (PDF file) from the Northeast-Midwest Institute on Mississippi River Basin issues. The September Update contains these items:

RIVER BASIN NEWS AND NOTES

• Federal Interagency Floodplain Management Task Force Webinar 
• USDA ERS report: Nitrogen in Agricultural Systems: Implications for Conservation Policy 
• EPA Healthy Watersheds Initiative National Framework and Action Plan-2011 
• USGS Water Quality SPARROW Model “Featured Collection” in Journal of the American Water Resources Association 
• Briefing on New USGS Water Quality Management Tool
• Upcoming Conferences, Events and Workshops

LEGISLATION, BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS

• Budget Control Act and Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations 
• Flood Insurance Reform and Modernization Act