GLMRIS: Great Lakes and Mississippi River Interbasin Study

Completed NEPA Public Scoping Meetings and Transcripts

USACE hosted twelve (12) NEPA public scoping meetings in the metropolitan areas identified on the map below. The meeting dates, venues and meeting materials are listed below. Please see "What is NEPA Scoping?" for information on NEPA scoping.

The public scoping period is closed. Public scoping comments were accepted from November 16, 2010 through March 31, 2011. Meeting transcripts are posted below. See Stay Involved for ways to stay up-to-date with GLMRIS.

Public comment is meant to inform the scope of the study in accordance with the NEPA laws and regulations. Comments that help the GLMRIS Team identify the issues that stakeholders consider significant or not significant are important contributions to the study process. The GLMRIS Team has taken great effort to proofread the transcripts posted on this Web page. We recognize that there may be misspelled names or other minor inaccuracies. If brought to our attention, minor typos will be changed for internal records only. For more information on public participation in the NEPA process, please consult the following publication:

A Citizen's Guide to the NEPA: Having Your Voice Heard 932 KB


Map of scoping meeting locations.

Transcript Available
Chicago, IL
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The Gleacher Center - 6th Floor
450 N Cityfront Plaza Dr
Chicago, IL
Meeting Transcript 904 KB
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Buffalo, NY
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Buffalo Conference Center
2 Fountain Plz
Buffalo, NY
Meeting Transcript 765 KB
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Cleveland, OH
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Great Lakes Science Center
601 Erieside Ave
Cleveland, OH
Meeting Transcript 790 KB
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Minneapolis, MN
Thursday, January 20, 2011
University of MN McNamara Alumni Center
200 Oak St., SE #35
Minneapolis, MN
Meeting Transcript 634 KB
Green Bay, WI
Transcript Available
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Northeast WI Technical College - Center for Business and Industry
2740 W Mason St
Green Bay, WI
Meeting Transcript 859 KB
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Traverse City, MI
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Hagerty Center
715 E Front St
Traverse City, MI
Meeting Transcript 1.6 MB
Cincinnati, OH
Transcript Available
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
University of Cincinnati - Tangeman University Center
2766 UC Main Street
Cincinnati, OH
Meeting Transcript 995 KB
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Metro Area of St. Louis, MO
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
National Great Rivers Museum
#2 Locks & Dam Way
Alton, IL
Meeting Transcript 1.0 MB
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Vicksburg, MS
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Vicksburg Convention Center
1600 Mulberry Street
Vicksburg, MS
Meeting Transcript 550 KB
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Milwaukee, WI
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
The Miller Room of the O'Donnell Park Complex
910 E. Michigan St.
Milwaukee, WI
Meeting Transcript 809 KB
New Orleans, LA
Transcript Available
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Port of New Orleans Administration Building, Auditorium
1350 Port of New Orleans Place
New Orleans, LA
Meeting Transcript 652 KB
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Ann Arbor, MI
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti at Eagle Crest
1275 S Huron Street
Ypsilanti, MI
Meeting Transcript 1.6 MB

Public Scoping Meeting Materials