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 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers started augmenting the underwater sill in the Mississippi River to slow progression of salt water upstream. The USACE New Orleans District contracted for a dredge, the ...
As a wedge of salt water creeps up the Mississippi River, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is considering an unusual tactic: Using the massive Old River Control Structure to reduce the amount of water ...
Ricky Boyett of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers discusses the Corps' preparations for keeping water in southeast Louisiana parishes drinkable as the saltwater wedge moves upriver. Boyett said we need ...
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 ...