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Corps of Engineers trying to stop salt water intrusion due to low Mississippi River levels

Avoyelles Today 27 Sep 2023
Army Corps of Engineers is constructing an underwater sill, or levee, that should slow a saltwater wedge moving up the Mississippi River ... Construction began ...
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When will saltwater arrive in New Orleans? Here’s what to know

CNN 27 Sep 2023
The timeline could change based on a number of hard-to-predict factors, including delays in construction of a higher underwater levee to slow the saltwater wedge, or river-boosting rain upstream ... It will take roughly two weeks to complete construction on the underwater levee, which will have a notch in it to allow large ships to pass through.
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Michigan panel set to discuss 'legal options' to address Line 5 tunnel permit delays

Detroit news 27 Sep 2023
The discussion was prompted by an August letter from the Canadian oil giant that expressed grave concerns about the timeline for tunnel construction due to the "lethargic," "continually evolving" and "unprecedented" method the U.S ... Enbridge cannot begin construction of the tunnel until it has received all of its permits.
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Edwards requests Federal Emergency Declaration for saltwater intrusion

American Press 26 Sep 2023
Gov ... The United States Army Corps of Engineers conducted river surveys and learned that on September 20, 2023, the saltwater wedge overtopped an underwater sill at river mile marker 63.8 near Alliance, Louisiana ... The underwater sill is a temporary protective measure constructed under USACE authority to mitigate intrusion.
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Gov. Edwards Requests Federal Emergency Declaration for Saltwater Intrusion

Avoyelles Today 26 Sep 2023
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) conducted river surveys and learned that on September 20, 2023, the saltwater wedge overtopped an underwater sill at river mile marker 63.8 near Alliance, Louisiana ... The underwater sill is a temporary protective measure constructed under USACE authority to mitigate intrusion ... News ....
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Saltwater is moving up the Mississippi River and contaminating drinking water. Here’s what to know

Auburnpub dot com 26 Sep 2023
The timeline could change based on a number of hard-to-predict factors, including delays in construction of a higher underwater levee to slow the saltwater wedge, or river-boosting rain upstream ... It will take roughly two weeks to complete construction on the underwater levee, which will have a notch in it to allow large ships to pass through.
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Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day as saltwater ...

Sott 26 Sep 2023
To help mitigate intrusion, the state and the Army Corps of Engineers are working to add 25 feet of height to a 1,500-foot-wide underwater levee in the Mississippi River, which was constructed in ...
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New Orleans faces drinking water crisis from shrinking Mississippi River

The Hill 25 Sep 2023
Bernard, Orleans and Jefferson ... Officials are trying to find ways to fight the intrusion of saltwater, including the US Army Corps of Engineers' (USACE) construction of an underwater barrier sill last July to help delay the flow of saltwater ... Jones said crews will augment the existing underwater sill to delay the intrusion by around 10 to 15 days.
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New Orleans issues emergency declaration amid possible water crisis

ABC7 24 Sep 2023
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has signed an emergency declaration over an intrusion of saltwater into the Mississippi River that officials say could impact the water supply in the region ... The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constructed an underwater barrier sill in July to create an artificial basin to help delay the ingress of saltwater.
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U.S. revives Cold War submarine spy program to counter China

Union Leader 23 Sep 2023
It involves modernizing America’s existing network of underwater acoustic spy cables and retrofitting a fleet of surveillance ships with cutting-edge sensors and subsea microphones, moves aimed at boosting the military’s ability to spy on its foes ... The state-run China Academy of Sciences said in 2018 it was operating two underwater sensors.
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Army Corps of Engineers to barge 36 million gallons of freshwater a day

Democratic Underground 23 Sep 2023
Published 3.13 AM EDT, Sat September 23, 2023 ... John Bel Edwards said during a Friday news conference. To help mitigate intrusion, the state and the Army Corps of Engineers are working to add 25 feet of height to a 1,500-foot-wide underwater levee in the Mississippi River, which was constructed in July to slow the saltwater’s progression, Army Col ... .
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Biswanath Ghat in Assam named 'Best Tourism Village of India 2023'; all you need to know

Indian Express 23 Sep 2023
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday announced that Biswanath Ghat has been selected as the Best Tourism Village of India 2023 by the Ministry of Tourism ... During summer, this temple remains underwater. It is only during winter that tourists throng the spot and worship by constructing a temporary shed ... Twitter .
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Saltwater intrusion creates drinking water emergency for southeast Louisiana

Houma Today 23 Sep 2023
The flow of saltwater upriver from the Gulf of Mexico is expected to reach New Orleans in exactly a month and has already impacted communities below the city ... The corps previously constructed a sill, or an underwater levee, rising from the river bottom to 30 feet below the surface to prevent saltwater intrusion from entering drinking water systems.
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New Breakwater: underwater construction of 850 giant columns (Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale)

Public Technologies 22 Sep 2023
underwater construction of 850 giant columns, The construction of the 850 columns is in its final stages, with a total of 370,000 tons of gravel laid on the seabed ... underwater construction of 850 giant columns, The construction of the 850 columns is in its final stages, with a total of 370,000 tons of gravel laid on the seabed.
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Matsya 6000: Features of Samudrayaan mission vehicle that will go 6 kms below sea explained

DNA India 22 Sep 2023
India is now prepared to dive 6,000 metres beneath the ocean's surface following a successful mission to the Moon ... Here's what you need to know about Matsya 6000. ... - A three-person submersible capable of reaching 6,000 meters underwater ... - Constructed with an 80mm-thick titanium alloy to withstand high underwater pressures ... Mission objectives..
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