04/21/2015
https://www.congress.gov...
"That has been a problem, Montgomery buoy to lock and dam and the depth issue, for a long, long time."
"The September 2016 floods which impacted Cedar Rapids where the Cedar River crested at a level second to only the 2008, 500-year flood event, caused Cedar Rapids to lose $26 million in sales and produ..."
"Unfortunately, like most of our infrastructure, our water resources are aging and in great need of repair and upgrading."
"That statement does not fit those circumstances, however."