Friday, October 6, 2023

Delayed NOLA saltwater intrusion

On Oct. 5, the U.S. Army Corps. of Engineers surprised everyone by saying the saltwater wedge moving up the Mississippi River won't arrive in New Orleans until late November, if at all. ...

The announcement that much of Orleans and Jefferson parishes could be spared the contamination of its drinking water came as a welcome one. At this point, Gretna and Algiers are still projected to have saltwater hits to their intakes and there's still much to plan for. This morning's top news from The Times-Picayune | NOLA.com | | nola.com 

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