Sarasota Herald-Tribune

North Port officials celebrate new water control structure on Cocoplum Waterway

NORTH PORT – North Port officials hosted a ribbon cutting Thursday for Water Control Structure 106, which is located on the Cocoplum Waterway just west of North Port Boulevard, near the City’s Water ...
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How the Old River Control Structure tames the Mighty Mississippi

Emerging from the flat river land of the Louisiana/Mississippi border is a complex of three massive structures, displaying the mark of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Old River Control Structure ...
Weather Underground

If the Old River Control Structure Fails: A Catastrophe With Global Impact

Above: The Auxiliary Structure, the keystone of the $1 billion Old River Control Structure, which keeps the Mississippi River from changing channels. The main channel of the Mississippi River can be ...
Weather Underground

Escalating Floods Putting Mississippi River’s Old River Control Structure at Risk

Above: The Old River Control Structure on the Mississippi River as seen during a flood on May 17, 2009 (left) and at normal waters levels on December 31, 2009 (right). The May 2009 flood was the 14th ...
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Five Approaches For Changing A Hierarchical, Command-And-Control Organization

Tinna Jackson is the founder and principal of Jackson Consulting Group, with decades of experience building and leading effective teams. A command-and-control structure is a traditional organizational ...