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原文传递 Saltwater Intrusion Complicates Lower Miss Operations

题名：	Saltwater Intrusion Complicates Lower Miss Operations
正文语种：	eng
作者：	FRANK McCORMACK
摘要：	For the better part of a decade, the Mississippi River seemed to be stuck on flood, with 2011 one of the worst floods on record and 2019 the longest. But it's a different story this year, with drought conditions persisting across the United States and flow rates and stages extremely low throughout the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Near the mouth of the Mississippi, low water conditions mean that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico, called a "saltwater wedge," is extending dangerously far upriver, putting the freshwater intakes of several communities at risk. The New Orleans Engineer District and Kirk Lepine, president of Plaquemines Parish, held a joint press conference September 28 to announce measures underway to continue delivering fresh water to Plaquemines Parish's east bank communities and to Boothville-Venice on the west bank and to ensure the wa- ter supplies of larger communities like Belle Chasse, St. Bernard Parish and New Orleans are protected.
出版年：	2022
期刊名称：	The Waterways Jouranl
卷：	136
期：	27
页码：	3,12