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re: Looks like Landry is going to tank the mid-Barataria diversion.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:01 pm to LSUFanHouston
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Posted byMessageLSUFanHoustonLooks like Landry is going to tank the mid-Barataria diversion. by LSUFanHoustonquote:Love all the comments from those who aren't affected by the diversion. The main problem with S Louisiana is erosion happening because of diversion we should let nature be nature and adjust our lives. If so, coast would be much much more sound and extended The real, honest, no kidding answer is to remove all the levees on the MS river south of a certain point, maybe say Alliance on the west bank and Carlisle on the east bank. You would basically have to buy out everyone south of that point.
You do realize that by doing so would completely bring a large swath of the economy to a standstill once the River shoaled in from the sediment. Killing navigation which transports essential goods is not a realistic approach to ecosystem restoration.
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Posted on 2/29/24 at 6:27 pm to Marshhen
Correct. Targeted diversions are currently the next best option to “letting nature do its thing”.
Of course there is no actual “total” solution as long as the river is bottled up along its entire length.
Of course there is no actual “total” solution as long as the river is bottled up along its entire length.
Posted on 2/29/24 at 8:53 pm to Marshhen
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You do realize that by doing so would completely bring a large swath of the economy to a standstill once the River shoaled in from the sediment.
Why would the river shoal in?
Removing the last section of levees would allow for the natural ebbs and flows of the river and natural spring flooding?
Why "mimic" the old river floods with diversion canals, when you can actually have the real thing?
Diversion canals while better than nothing, is going to overshoot the sediment by pushing water through too fast. Some will settle in the right places, yes, but it's not the best solution.
And if somehow sediment was getting set in the river channel, we do what we do now... dredge.
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