A ..
The Missouri River Division before I left had worked out computerized operating
procedures for all of their dams, and they had a big display there to show everything
that was going on all of the time.
Q ..
Like the railroads, a control room?
A ..
Yes.
Q ..
They had a little problem there last year, two years ago, didn't they?
A ..
They had so much water. It did almost look like they were going to have it again
this year, but I guess it didn't get so bad. I think the peak at St. Louis was 6-8 feet
lower than it was back in, what was it '93?
Q.
93 .
A ..
Yes. But people don't like to get two 100-year floods two years in apart. They
can't understand that.
Q ..
Well, they ask you why they're 100-year floods, right? Or why you call them 100-
year floods. But we'll get into that. Okay. So you did have some involvement with
some of these multi-purpose projects that came in after World War II, as far as not
only the regulation of the reservoirs but also in the planning, the survey part of it?
A ..
Oh, well, yes. We reviewed.
Q ..
Their plans.
A ..
In the office, I guess, the Reservoir Regulation Section theoretically would review
the reservoir section of it, but I think routinely one you had a report to review, the
engineers probably would review the whole thing, except maybe for certain
specialties. In other words, the section wouldn't review just the reservoir
operations, we'd review all of the hydrology for the spillway design and everything.
Q ..
Anything that had to do with the water part of it.
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