Corps Begins Constructing Underwater Sill to Halt Saltwater Intrusion in Mississippi River
October 12, 2022
October 12, 2022
NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Oct. 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release:
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill Oct. 11, 2022, across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River's volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water to intrude upstream. Sa . . .
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District began construction of an underwater sill Oct. 11, 2022, across the bed of the Mississippi River channel to prevent further upriver progression of salt water from the Gulf of Mexico.
The Mississippi River's volume of water has fallen to a level that allows salt water to intrude upstream. Sa . . .