Several counties along and near the James River are looking at drainage plans. Long term flooding of many ag areas is pushing plans forward. James River Water Development District Manager Darrell Raschke says a comprehensive plan would be best…
Raschke says it would have to be a long range plan, and could be quite expensive…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/Darrell-Raschke-727b.mp3|titles=Darrell Raschke 727b]Raschke says he is not optimistic that much of the bottom land along the James River will be farmed anytime soon…
[audio:http://prprt.itmwpb.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/688/2011/07/Darrell-Raschke-727c.mp3|titles=Darrell Raschke 727c]The James River is still anywhere from two to seven feet over flood stage.