So, if that was the case back then, the question in my mind is, is there a desire among local folks to evaluate that again?

the water in the Missouri River system is being managed in a way that makes no sense at all.

Now, you have a Flood Recovery Task Force, which I know is describing a series of things for recovery.

Why would there not have been the same feasible alternatives in 1985 that there were in 1967?

Yes. I guess one of the questions with respect to this flooding, in Emmons County--and perhaps the Colonel and Dale Frink have a notion, and the mayor, as well--was this sort of a one-time, freakish flooding event that is very unlikely to…

Is there, in this same task force, a notion of what kind of protection might be needed?

I have explained to the folks in the region that I understand that the people of Fargo and Moorhead, given what they faced this spring, believe that its most significant priority at the moment is flood control.

My understanding is, from the discussion, there's a substantial problem with bank erosion. Where is that problem most acute?

Let me ask you--the Knife River, Spring and Antelope Creeks, all three were a problem and a contributor.

I have been critical from time to time, but, I've also said, 'If you're involved in a big flood fight, I'll tell you, I know who you want on your side and that's the Corps of Engineers.'

You see that the dilemma here is that, I think, there's general understanding in this room that debris is a problem.

It will be advisable at some moment for the Corps of Engineers to decide to hold a hearing here in North Dakota.