Salt water from the Gulf of Mexico is creeping up the drought-stricken Mississippi River and threatening drinking water supplies in some Louisiana communities.
WHAT IS SALTWATER INTRUSION AND HOW DID IT HAPPEN?
Unimpeded salt water continues to creep upriver and threatens municipal drinking water. That makes it unsafe to drink — especially for people with kidney disease, high blood pressure, people on a low-sodium diet, infants and pregnant women. “We’re being proactive. We’re applying best practices and lessons learned from the past,” Edwards said.
But what is needed most right now is rain. And not just in Louisiana, but further north to strengthen the river’s flow,The Mississippi is one of the world’s most important commercial waterways, and the Port of South Louisiana is critical for grain shipments, handling about 60% of U.S. grain exports.
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