The New Orleans District of the United States Army Corps of Engineers released an updated timeline for the arrival of the saltwater intrusion in New Orleans on Thursday, Oct. 12.
began barging water to the Port Sulphur and Pointe A La Hache treatment facilities to blend with water from the intakes to bring the chloride down to treatable levels. To date, USACE has delivered more than 9 million gallons of water. USACE has also mobilized Reverse Osmosis Units to support processing at water treatment facilities impacted by saltwater intrusion.
As a wedge of saltwater 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
Berating the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is one of our favorite spectator sports here in Louisiana, especially since the disastrous flooding of Hurricane Katrina, 17 years ago this month.