Por: WPTV Nation September 23, 2023
It's called a saltwater wedge, and while it may sound like something off a New Orleans drink menu, it's not anything anybody wants.A saltwater wedge is the movement of salt water up the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico, threatening the drinking water of New Orleans and other Louisiana communities.Tammy Lynn Lemon is a resident of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, and she's one of many people in the community buying up cases of... + 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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The New York Times USA Nation September 24, 2023
Drought-like conditions in the Midwest over the summer have created a growing water problem in the New Orleans area this fall.Water levels of the Mississippi River have dropped low enough to make the river less resistant to a mass of saltwater flowing north from the Gulf of... + más
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
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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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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
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