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 Corps has built an underwater barrier for the third year in a row. The New Orleans area's drinking water remains in the ...

Work has begun on an underwater levee to block salt water advancing up the Mississippi River and threatening southeast Louisiana drinking water supplies for the third year in a row, the Army Corps ...

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 ...

Many communities in south Louisiana rely on the Mississippi’s fresh water, having built their water intake treatment facilities right along the river. Salt water intrusion in Louisiana is not ...

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 ...

MYRTLE GROVE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – 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 ...

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 ...