Nick Applegate (center), economics chief for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, speaks with members of the public during a public meeting June 12, 2013, in Reno, Nev., to outline the Corps’ proposed Truckee Meadows plan. Applegate discussed some of the potential impacts that the Corps’ proposed project could present to the local community. The Corps’ Sacramento District and our local partner, the Truckee River Flood Management Authority, hosted the public meeting to discuss and accept comments on the Corps plan to help reduce the risk of flooding along the Truckee River.