Por: The Advocate Opinion October 03, 2023
Like most New Orleanians, I am following the . I am deeply concerned about the very large “notch” the Army Corps of Engineers is putting in the underwater sill they are building to allow ships to pass through. I am not an engineer, but it sounds like this will render the sill pretty much useless. The saltwater will just flow through the gap.The governor and the Corps are prioritizing commerce (shipping) over the immense costs to water... + full article
Time USA Nation September 26, 2023
A long-lasting drought in Louisiana is impacting the drinking water in the Mississippi River, posing a risk for residents, and particularly those in the New Orleans area. At the root of the cause are low freshwater levels in the Mississippi River, making it vulnerable to a... + más
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Low river may allow saltwater to overtop emergency sill and threaten drinking water: Corps | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 23, 2023
Unsafe levels of saltwater are expected to reach New Orleans-area drinking water systems in the middle of next month, as officials scramble to deal with a mass of saltwater making its way from the Gulf of Mexico up an extraordinarily low Mississippi River.Gov. John Bel Edwards... + más
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The Advocate USA Politics September 15, 2023
Saltwater from the Gulf moving up the Mississippi River will cause the to add to the height of an underwater levee it built this summer to protect water supplies for Plaquemines, St. Bernard and New Orleans, the Corps announced Friday. The built in July in the river near... + más
Construction to begin on first mile of long-awaited West Shore Lake Pontchartrain levee | The Advocate
No new levee authority money for Lakefront Management Authority — yet | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Politics September 14, 2023
In the next few weeks, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico will likely overtop an built on the bottom of the Mississippi River to protect Plaquemines Parish's Belle Chasse water plant intake, an official said Wednesday. The Corps is trying to determine whether the salt could... + más
Saltwater in Mississippi River will cause Corps to build a higher underwater levee | The Advocate
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The Advocate USA Business July 06, 2023
The Army Corps of Engineers announced Wednesday that it will build in the Mississippi River to stop saltwater from advancing further upstream. The advancing saltwater is due to the river being unusually low because of a lack of rainfall further north. Here’s an explanation.... + más
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The Advocate USA Politics July 06, 2023
on Thursday declared a state of emergency for Plaquemines Parish because of the contamination threat to its water supply by a wedge of saltwater moving up the Mississippi River.This crucial decision aims to provide continuous assistance to parish officials who are grappling with... + más
Underwater levee in the Mississippi? Here's the plan to protect the region's drinking water | The Advocate
Baton Rouge judge tosses lawsuit seeking to block Venture Global’s Plaquemines LNG | The Advocate
The Advocate USA Business September 29, 2022
Saltwater the Mississippi River is threatening public and industrial water supplies in Plaquemines Parish and New Orleans, triggering a plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to build an underwater levee in the river channel to block its flow.It also forced Plaquemines officials... + más
Salt water creeps toward New Orleans up Mississippi River | Associated Press
EPA preparing plan to help fix Jackson's water system | WPLG Local 10
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