paul hartfield, an endangered species buyologist with the u.s. fish and wildlife services saeed this is biblical -- said this is bibl proportion. nothing like this has been seen. while he is correct, the mississippi delta is a complete disaster, the worst back water floods since 1973, devastating flooding in the area has become almost an annual occurrence. this year marks the tenth time the yazoo back water area has flooded since 2008, each time causing hundreds of millions of dollars in damages. the area residents cannot sustain this, and they certainly do not deserve this. according to u.s. census data, roughly 35% of the residents of the six-county area live in poverty. the median household income is $31,187 per year below the national average. this perpetual flooding plagues agriculture production which damaged the primary economic mainstay in this region and increased unemployment. i fear what the 2020 census will reveal. in a 1982 environmental impact statement, the u.s. army corps of engineers stated flooding in the yazoo area is historic