GOVERNMENT
ORGANIZATION
FIRST NAME
LAST NAME
TITLE
ADDRESS
CITY STATE
ZIP
e-mail
Adams County Board of Supervisors Sammy Cauthen   112 Southampton Drive Natchez, MS 39120  
Appalachian Regional Commission-MS Mike Armour Director PO Box 1606 Tupelo, MS 38802 marmour@mississippi.gov
City of Biloxi Mayor A. J. Holloway   140 Lameuse Street Biloxi, MS 39530 mayor@biloxi.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation Butch Brown Executive Director P. O. Box 1850 Jackson, MS 39215-1850
Mississippi Department of Transportation Wayne Brown Commissioner of Transportation / Southern P. O. Box 551 Hattiesburg, MS 39403 whbrown@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation Ray Balentine Director, Ofc of Intermodal Planning Post Office Box 1850 Jackson, MS 39215-1850 rbalentine@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation Dick Hall Commissioner of Transportation / Central 401 North West Street Jackson, MS 39201 dhall@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Department of Transportation Bill Minor Commissioner of Transportation/ Northern P. O. Box 5849 Holly Springs, MS 38634 bminor@mdot.state.ms.us
MDOT Jim Moak Ports & Waterways Director Post Office Box 1850 Jackson, MS 39215-1850 jmoak@mdot.state.ms.us
Mississippi Development Authority Gary Swoope Executive Director P.O. Box 849 Jackson, MS 39205-0849  
MS Water Resources Research/GeoResources Institute Jeffrey Ballweber  Associate Director for Governmental Affairs P. O. Box 9652 MS State, MS 39762-9652 ballweber@grimsstate.edu
North MS Industrial Development Association Roger L. Clark   Post Office Box 718 West Point, MS 39773-0718 rlclark@nmida.com
MS Public Service Commission Leonard Bentz Public Service Commissioner / Southern P. O. Box 1174 Jackson, MS 39215  
MS Public Service Commission Neilsen Cochran Public Service Commissioner / Central P.O. Box 1174 Jackson, MS 39215 ccoch5015@aol.com
MS Public Service Commission Bo Robinson Public Service Commissioner / Northern P.O. Box 1174 Jackson, MS 39215 shirley.bounds@psc.state.ms.us
Southern MS PDD Leslie Newcomb   9229 Highway 49 Gulfport, MS 39503-4317 les@smpdd.com
Southwest MS PDD Wirt Peterson   100 South Wall Street Natchez, MS 39120 wirt@netdoor.com
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Anthony Versay Commander Vicksburg District 4155 Clay Street Vicksburg, MS 39183 anthony.versay@usace.army.mil
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Col. Charles O. Smithers, III. Commander, Memphis District 167 North Main Street B202 Memphis, TN 38103-1894  
U.S.Army Corps of Engineers Col. Pete Taylor Commander, Mobile District P.O. Box 2288 Mobile, AL 36628  
USM Gulf Coast Melody Moeller International Port School 730 East Beach Blvd. Long Beach, MS 39560  
Washington County Board of Supervisors Al Rankins, Sr.  President PO Box 158 Greenville, MS 38702-0158 esmith@washingtoncounty.net

 

  • Mississippi Levee Board
    Contact: Peter Nimrod
    P O Box 637
    Greenville, MS 38702-0637
    Tel: 662-334-4813
    Fax: 662-378-9592
    E-mail: peter@msleveeboard.com
    www.msleveeboard.com

    Mission: The Constitution of the State of Mississippi requires the Board of Mississippi Levee Commissioners to operate and maintain the Mainline Mississippi River Levee in the counties of Bolivar, Washington, Issaquena, Sharkey, Warren, and Humphreys. The Mississippi Legislature also authorizes the Board to cooperate with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for the construction and maintenance of the Big Sunflower River and Tributaries Project in these same counties.

    It is the Board's mission to carry out its obligation to the State of Mississippi and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Vicksburg District Corps of Engineers has presented an award for "Outstanding Maintenance of Flood Control Projects" to the Board each year since 1959.

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  • Mississippi Water Resources Research/College of Forest Resources
    Contact: Jeff Ballweber
    P. O. Box 9680
    Mississippi State, MS 39762-9680
    Tel: 662-325-3295
    Fax:662-325-8726
    E-mail: jballweber@cfr.msstate.edu
    Mission: Located on Mississippi State University's campus, the Institute administers and coordinates research programs dealing with water and related resources. Its activities are developed in close consultation and collaboration with leading water resources officials within the State. The Institute's purpose is to provide a coordinated research and development program that contributes to the solution of water and related land use problems in Mississippi, the region, and the nation.

    The Institute's goals are to:
    1. Provide a center of expertise in water and related land problems and serve as a repository of knowledge for use in education, research, planning, and community service;
    2. serve public and private interests to conserve, develop and use water resources;
    3. provide training opportunities in higher education whereby skilled professionals become available to serve government and private sector alike;
    4. assist planning and regulatory bodies at the local, state, regional, and federal levels;
    5. communicate research findings to potential users in forms that encourage quick comprehension and direct application to water-related problems;
    6. assist state agencies to develop and maintain a state water management plan;
    7. facilitate and stimulate planning and management that:
      • deal with water policy issues;
      • support state water agencies' missions with research on problems encountered and expected;
      • n provide water planning and management organizations with tools to increase efficiency and effectiveness of water planning and management.

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  • Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee Board
    Contact: Sykes Sturdivant
    P O Box 610
    Clarksdale, MS 38614-0610
    Tel: 662-624-4397
    Fax: 662-624-2450
    E-mail: sykessturdivant@yahoo.com
    Mission: The Board of Levee Commissioners for the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta is charged with the responsibility to erect, maintain, and operate a system of levees to protect the people and property of the Delta from damages from high waters of the Mississippi River; to direct the necessary activities attendant to the threat of high water and flood damages from interior rivers and streams; and to furnish the local cooperation required for certain flood control and drainage projects of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

    Recreational Facilities: Public fishing areas in Tunica and Coahoma counties at various locations along the mainline levee.

    Geographic Area Served: DeSoto, Tunica, Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, Sunflower, Leflore, Holmes, Humphreys and Yazoo counties.

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