re: Judge orders Iberville to stop deployment of AquaDams along Manchac Road

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EBR and Ascension are doing this, but only in the last 10 years or so.

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I bet it has been happening for a lot longer than 20 years. but that still proves these idiots saying houses build 5 years ago are effecting the floodplain.

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Additionally, it assumes there is basic upkeep. Over time, these ponds, etc will accumulate silt and reduce capacity. It's extremely expensive to dredge and keep up with and enforcement is done by who? I'll bet $100 that there's a gap in maintenance.

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oohh absolutely over the course of 8 years i watched a lake go form a clean 5-8 feet to max 3' with 2-3' of suspended organics. people dont like it but the cheapest option is rapid drawdown to get oxygen to those organics to decay.