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Saltwater Intrusion
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:02 pm
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:02 pm
What to expect? How to prepare?
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Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:52 pm to matty3387
Probably need more detail. What specifically are you asking?
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:17 pm to matty3387
For what? It won't make it into your ground water.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:57 pm to TigerTatorTots
It will be running through the pipes in my house within two weeks
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:21 am to matty3387
I’m in belle Chas and heard conflicting things. One news channel had a plumber saying it won’t be too bad. Just to shut off ice makers and fridge water dispensers. It shouldn’t be a problem for pipes and other appliances. Another channel said pretty much the opposite. I’ve got plenty of water in bottles and 6 5 gallon bucked filled. I also have a distiller if I run out. As far as pipes and appliances, your guess is as good as mine.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 4:37 am to matty3387
Appliances at risk
Washing machine
Hot water heater
Drinking water can be bought or, get a some containers and drive to Slidell or Mandeville and fill up all you want
Washing machine
Hot water heater
Drinking water can be bought or, get a some containers and drive to Slidell or Mandeville and fill up all you want
Posted on 9/29/23 at 7:29 am to SlidellCajun
move?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 8:20 am to matty3387
You can always buy some 5 gallon bottles and reverse osmosis system capable of taking salt out. Might have to change the filters after the "wedge" recedes.
Go back to old fashioned way of laundry and dishes temporarily.
Go back to old fashioned way of laundry and dishes temporarily.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 11:44 am to matty3387
Just curious what this does to the coating in old lead pipes. Flint 2.0?
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:15 pm to TimeOutdoors
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Just curious what this does to the coating in old lead pipes. Flint 2.0?
Flint was caused by the city switching water supply to a source that was cheaper but more corrosive, and they didn't restart the corrosion inhibitor causing the lead pipes to corrode.
Don't know what short term slight chloride increase will do but don't think it'd be much.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 12:28 pm to MikeD
It ate away at the protective layer allowing the lead to be exposed to the water. I would think saltwater would do the same thing. I did see that they are increasing the amount of lead testing in NO.
Posted on 9/29/23 at 1:55 pm to TimeOutdoors
All of that will depend on what ppm of salt makes it through.
Last I heard they will target below 50ppm in drinking water, but maybe it gets to 200ppm.
Not sure what that does to the integrity, but that isn't much salt.
Last I heard they will target below 50ppm in drinking water, but maybe it gets to 200ppm.
Not sure what that does to the integrity, but that isn't much salt.
Posted on 9/30/23 at 10:32 pm to matty3387
What about irrigation? Not worried about the damage since it's mostly PVC, But is it enough salt to harm plants?
Posted on 10/1/23 at 3:26 pm to Klondikekajun
I don't know for sure. But I am turning mine off if/when it hits.
Shouldn't really need water then anyway.
Shouldn't really need water then anyway.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 9:55 pm to TimeOutdoors
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ate away at the protective layer allowing the lead to be exposed to the water. I would think saltwater would do the same thing. I did see that they are increasing the amount of lead testing in NO.
There was a major change in alkalinity leading to more corrosive waters in their pipes. Flint city management did nothing to address this.
Yes, chlorides will be more corrosive but with the attention it should be fine.
Posted on 10/1/23 at 9:56 pm to Klondikekajun
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Not worried about the damage since it's mostly PVC, But is it enough salt to harm plants?
Zero issue with PVC
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