On September 19, the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) published a press release that an underwater sill was going to be built along the bottom of the Mississippi River in Plaquemines Parish to prevent the advancement of a salt water wedge. The trigger for the construction of this sill was met when USACE had determined that the wedge was “expected to reach River Mile 80 Above Head...
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