New Orleans Engineer District

Rising water at Carrollton Gage prompts inspections

The Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans, La., has risen above 11 feet, prompting the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District, to activate Phase I flood fight procedures. 

Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling the levees along the Mississippi River twice weekly until the water level drops below 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage.

Phase I is a proactive measure that is triggered when the Mississippi...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/rising-water-at-carrollton-gage-prompts-inspections/

New Orleans Engineer District starts barging fresh water to treatment plants

Underwater sill implementation reduces need for fresh water bagring

As low water level conditions on the Mississippi River persist, the USACE has started barging fresh river water to Plaquemines Parish, La., water treatment facilities. This water can be mixed with water at the intake to dilute salinity content to levels safe for water treatment.

The intrusion of salt water into the river is a naturally occurring phenomenon because the bottom of the riverbed between Natchez, Miss., and the Gulf of Mexico is below sea level. Denser salt water moves upriver along...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/new-orleans-engineer-district-starts-barging-fresh-water-to-treatment-plants/

Corps activates Phase I Mississippi River flood flight procedures

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says that the Mississippi River at the Carrollton Gage in New Orleans has risen above 11 feet, prompting the New Orleans Engineer District to activate Phase I flood fight procedures.

Closely coordinating efforts with the local levee authorities, the New Orleans District will begin patrolling levees along the Mississippi River twice weekly until the water level drops below 11 feet at the Carrollton Gage.

Phase I is a proactive measure that is triggered when the...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/corps-activates-phase-i-mississippi-river-flood-flight-procedures/