Communities along the freshwater Mississippi River are facing a growing threat from an intrusion of saltwater moving the wrong way up the river from the Gulf of Mexico. It has wreaked havoc on public ...
Construction has begun on a saltwater sill near Myrtle Grove to help mitigate the effects of saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers awarded a construction ...
The threat of saltwater intrusion moving up the Mississippi River last year sent New Orleans and its neighbors scrambling for solutions to protect drinking water, but it also posed deeper questions ...
NEW ORLEANS — While the water level in the Mississippi River is low saltwater intrusion becomes a problem for parishes that rely on the river for fresh water. On Monday, the U.S. Army Corps of ...
Saltwater toe This map shows the estimated location of the leading toe of saltwater traveling from the Gulf of Mexico upriver in the Mississippi River. The … Saltwater from the Gulf is heavier and ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) — In lower Plaquemines Parish, all eyes are on the Mississippi River, as its low levels have allowed saltwater to creep upriver. “We’re seeing a saltwater intrusion begin,” says ...
PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — The Army Corps of Engineers is getting ready to fight a saltwater intrusion making its way up the Mississippi River. Dry conditions in states upstream have lowered the ...
Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers work on raising a sill in the Mississippi River near Alliance to reduce the flow of saltwater upriver in 2023. (USACE photo) Construction has begun on ...
Some results have been hidden because they may be inaccessible to you
Show inaccessible results