The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released its 2012 Annual Operating Plan for the Missouri River.

The plan is expected to draw fire from competing stake-holders in the wake of record flooding last summer. The plan was released Friday

Click here for a copy of the AOP.

“The Final Annual Operating Plan for 2012 addresses a number of the concerns expressed by stakeholders at the fall public meetings including an emphasis on flood risk reduction and improved communication,” said Jody Farhat, Chief of the Water Management Division. The AOP also speaks to the recommendations of the independent review panel which released its report in December.

The report of the independent review panel is available at:

http://www.nwd.usace.army.mil/docs/MRIndependentReviewPanel.pdf