As drought continues to force saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico upriver in Louisiana, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers this morning announced a plan to slow the flow. The New Orleans District says construction is underway to augment an existing underwater sill from a depth of -55 feet to a depth of -30 feet.
Army Corps has a plan to delay saltwater creeping upriver
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