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$2 billion approved for Mid-Barataria diversion project
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:45 am
Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:45 am
Stolen from the OT.
Advocate
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The Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, Louisiana's largest-ever project to rebuild coastal land, was approved on Wednesday to receive $2.26 billion to move forward with construction, with work expected to begin on the unprecedented plans later this year. The decision was issued by the federal-state panel that oversees BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill restoration efforts in Louisiana. The money will come from settlement proceeds related to the 2010 spill.
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Posted on 2/2/23 at 10:55 am to sonoma8
Is this the project that is suppose to send fresh water to grand isle?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:03 am to armsdealer
Yessir, gonna be a big mud flat when they open it up
This post was edited on 2/2/23 at 11:04 am
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:10 am to sonoma8
Just like it was before the levees were built
Posted on 2/2/23 at 11:41 am to armsdealer
quote:
Is this the project that is suppose to send fresh water to grand isle?
Hell yeah, baw. More room to get my white F250 stuck.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:07 pm to sonoma8
Hopefully I'll be able to duck hunt from my camp on GI then
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:09 pm to armsdealer
quote:
s this the project that is suppose to send fresh water to grand isle?
Yeah that’s what it’s supposed to do. The reality is that it’s gonna pump money to a bunch of politicians buddies!!!
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:12 pm to sonoma8
Did the Davis Pond diversion not work?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:16 pm to Ol boy
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Yeah that’s what it’s supposed to do. The reality is that it’s gonna pump money to a bunch of politicians buddies!!!
Agreed!
I hope I'm wrong, but I predict we'll look back and see this as a massive failure in a few decades.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:17 pm to Ol boy
quote:
The reality is that it’s gonna pump money to a bunch of politicians buddies
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The funds include $378 million for mitigation of the diversion's expected damage to existing oyster beds as well as to finfish, shrimp and crab fisheries
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It will also be used to help residents and businesses likely to experience higher water levels when the diversion is operated.
It's not going to just be politicians getting paid.
If I buy an old shrimp boat and throw it in Myrtle Grove can I get paid?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:23 pm to DMAN1968
Massive failure incoming. River only carries 10% of the
sediment that built the delta.
sediment that built the delta.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 12:37 pm to iron banks
I read an article saying the diversion will consist of 98% water and 2% sediment.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 3:39 pm to iron banks
quote:mardis gras pass making land
Massive failure incoming. River only carries 10% of the
sediment that built the delta.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 3:59 pm to sonoma8
Good about damn time.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:25 pm to sonoma8
You sure that isn't the freshwater diversion that was built?
JimBeam is pretty familiar with this project and ircc the sediment load was supposed to be pretty substantial.
JimBeam is pretty familiar with this project and ircc the sediment load was supposed to be pretty substantial.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:36 pm to sonoma8
All for using the Mississippi silt to build up coastal wetlands but there needs to be more outlets than what seems to be proposed. Velocity is high in a canal discharge when there are few outlets. Velocity sends sediment out always before it sinks just like the Midnight Lumps. More outlets slow the velocity and allow the sediment to sink faster.
Assuming the democrats don’t transfer the money to a ninth ward welfare program or worse.
Assuming the democrats don’t transfer the money to a ninth ward welfare program or worse.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 4:47 pm to TheBoo
It is working, but its no where near the scale that this one is going to be. Davis pond is 5000 cubic ft/s, barataria will be 75000 cubic ft/s.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:31 pm to sonoma8
quote:
Yessir, gonna be a big mud flat when they open it up
that map is from when? after a big rain up north? you know the mississippi doesnt always flow like that.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:00 pm to Bobandus
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Agreed! I hope I'm wrong, but I predict we'll look back and see this as a massive failure in a few decades
I’m not saying it won’t help, this is west bay diversion opened in 2007-08. It’s made some land but it’s not like it’s coastal changing amount and if you was to go look at what was lost at the end of pass a loutre tbere is no comparison that we are going backwards in just that one area.
And anyone who thinks their will not be some serious graft and fraud at each level of the project has never been around louisiana and plaquemines parish and west Jefferson parish politics.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 6:20 pm to Ol boy
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I’m not saying it won’t help, this is west bay diversion opened in 2007-08. It’s made some land but it’s not like it’s coastal changing amount
The behind the diversion was 4-6+ft deep prior to the diversion. Used to hunt and run my boat through that area prior to the diversion. My uncle was involved in the diversion and they found they had to slow the current down with some small berms to help with land building.
But agreed, diversions take an extremely long time to build land and it’s not going to be overwhelming like it happened in the past.
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