PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ OFFICIALS HAVE DECIDED TO BUILD EMERGENCY
EARTHEN LEVEES ON EACH SIDE OF THE MISSOURI RIVER IN AN ATTEMPT TO
PROTECT HOMES IN PIERRE AND FORT PIERRE FROM FLOODWATERS.
     HOWEVER, SOUTH DAKOTA GOV. DENNIS DAUGAARD SAYS SOME HOMES WILL
BE HIT BY RISING WATER WHEN RELEASES INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY BEFORE
WORK ON THE LEVEE SYSTEM BEGINS. THE GOVERNOR SAYS PEOPLE SHOULD
NOT ASSUME THE LEVEES WILL PROTECT THEM, BUT INSTEAD SHOULD TAKE
STEPS TO PROTECT THEIR OWN PROPERTY.
     ERIC STASCH WITH THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS SAYS CONTRACTS WILL
CALL FOR THE LEVEES TO BE COMPLETED BY THURSDAY, SHORTLY BEFORE THE
NEXT SCHEDULED INCREASE IN RELEASES FROM OAHE DAM.
     MISSOURI RIVER DAMS ARE RELEASING RECORD AMOUNTS OF WATER
BECAUSE THEY’RE SWOLLEN BY SPRING SNOWMELT AND HEAVY RAINS.