Falling Mississippi River allowing saltwater to push upriver
About 1,000 residents in Plaquemines Parish are dealing with water that tastes, smells salty.
Source: wdsu.com
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Salt water creeps toward New Orleans up Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Drought upriver has left the Mississippi River so low and slow that salt water is creeping farther than usual along the bottom toward New Orleans and threatening drinking water, the Army Corps of Engineers said Wednesday.
Source: apnews.com
Corps, Plaquemines Parish Leaders Sign Agreement For Baptiste Collette Deepening
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Source: waterwaysjournal.net
Too much saltwater is flowing up the Mississippi River, impacting drinking water in Plaquemines
Due to dry weather causing a lack of freshwater outflow, saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is encroaching into the Mississippi River — and it’s concerning state and local officials.
Source: wrkf.org
Saltwater Intrusion Complicates Lower Miss Operations - The Waterways Journal
Near the mouth of the Mississippi, low water conditions mean that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico is extending dangerously far upriver.
Source: waterwaysjournal.net