Por: NBC News Science October 06, 2023
Louisiana officials said Thursday that efforts to slow the push of salt water upstream in the Mississippi River are helping to buy additional weeks before drinking water supplies in and around New Orleans could be contaminated by the saltwater intrusion. The New Orleans District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initially projected that salt water creeping inland from the Gulf of Mexico could reach water intake facilities in New Orleans later... + 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
ABC7 USA World September 24, 2023
.Officials said forecasts indicate that river volume will fall to historic lows in the next several weeks. As a result, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is intruding upstream in .Plaquemines Parish has been affected by this issue since June. Drought conditions have only gotten... + más
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ABC News USA Nation September 23, 2023
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region.We will continue to work with our partners locally and state-wide as we closely monitor... + más
The Saltwater Threat to Louisiana’s Drinking Water | Time
The Advocate USA Politics September 23, 2023
Unsafe levels of saltwater may reach many New Orleans-area drinking water intakes by mid-October, forcing officials to scramble for barges that will bring in fresh water from further up the Mississippi in hopes of avoiding contamination of local water supplies.Gov. John Bel... + más
New Orleans area officials preparing for possible saltwater intrusion by mid-October | The Advocate
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
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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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WPTV USA Nation August 15, 2023
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Saltwater wedge prompts Gov. Edwards to declare state of emergency in Plaquemines | The Advocate
An underwater dam in the Mississippi River? Here’s why it’s needed to protect drinking water | The Advocate
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