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Maurepas Swamp Diversion Project
Posted on 5/20/15 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/20/15 at 4:09 pm
Anyone have any recent info? Heard that it was moving up on the list a while back but nothing more.
Posted on 5/20/15 at 4:42 pm to lboud42
Glad you brought it up. Reminds me to touch base with a cousin at ELOS Environmental Group....he is usually abreast of this info
Posted on 5/20/15 at 4:43 pm to lboud42
read this in February:
15 coastal projects approved by Congress in 2007 met different fates
https://thelensnola.org/2015/02/18/52403/
15 coastal projects approved by Congress in 2007 met different fates
quote:
Small Diversion at Convent / Blind River — $88 million. Study complete but design suspended by the state, which hopes to renegotiate with the corps to use the authorization for a diversion moving freshwater from the Mississippi into the Maurepas Swamp area.
https://thelensnola.org/2015/02/18/52403/
Posted on 5/20/15 at 6:40 pm to Shexter
Too little WAY too fricking late
Posted on 5/20/15 at 9:54 pm to 2indapink
Not really. The main detriments to the entire Maurepas basin are a) the cypress clear cut logging b) the interstate, railroads, spoil banks etc that have impounded various portions of the swamp. Cypress saplings need a variation of wet and dry and at the moment, a lot of them just get the wet part. The future West Shore LAke Ponthartrain levee will impound more.
Also, there has been extensive modeling done and it has all shown a small freshwater diversion is all that's needed to freshen most of the southern part of the basin.
Currently, the modeling is under review. Sadly it had taken roughly a decade to study, which is unacceptable.
Also, there has been extensive modeling done and it has all shown a small freshwater diversion is all that's needed to freshen most of the southern part of the basin.
Currently, the modeling is under review. Sadly it had taken roughly a decade to study, which is unacceptable.
This post was edited on 5/20/15 at 9:57 pm
Posted on 5/21/15 at 4:49 am to man in the stadium
I remember going to a public meeting about this several years ago. ('04?)
I really liked what I heard, but then for years, nothing happened. I had really written the project off, thinking they'll never do anything.
I really liked what I heard, but then for years, nothing happened. I had really written the project off, thinking they'll never do anything.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 5:30 am to man in the stadium
The chances of returning to the days I've only heard about aren't likely, but if I can go bass fish in Blind River I'm all for it. If there's added benefits even better.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 8:14 am to Citica8
If they could just clear up the weeds and get some ducks back in that swamp
Posted on 5/21/15 at 8:36 am to Shexter
Yeah I'm no scientist or engineer in whatever field that deals with, but I would think you would have to raise the water level up enough to flood the swamp to get that salvinia and fourchette to flow out, which would flood homes and camps in the area. Again, that's just my opinion.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:11 am to Citica8
I don't think there's anything they can do about the salvinia. It's probably here to stay. If they could get some sediment to deposit in there that would be nice though.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:18 am to Citica8
Ain't ant way to effectively and practically get rid of the salvinia
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:34 am to jimbeam
Salvinia, floatant marsh, remnants of logging operations (stumps, logs, limbs), shallow canals and 200 years of sediment build up. Not including the salt water intrusion. Nothing man can do now will restore it to it's hayday in the next three generations. I've killed more ducks than I care to admit in there in the late 80's early 90's.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 9:43 am to jimbeam
I read a while back that they were using salvinia beetles(?) or some insect that was native of Brazil(?) but haven't seen anything lately about it though.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 11:08 am to Citica8
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I read a while back that they were using salvinia beetles(?) or some insect that was native of Brazil(?) but haven't seen anything lately about it though.
think the problem with that is that our winters are too cold for them to survive...I hear cooking oil kills it
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:01 pm to AboveGroundPool
Sounds perfect. Turn a shitpile loose in May and they'll all die in November. We can get the benefit without having them multiply and take over.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 12:53 pm to shimanocurado
What's involved with the Amite River Diversion project? All it said was a study.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:26 pm to Citica8
Problem with the weevils that feed on the salvinia is that they are very susceptible to the cold. Anyone using weevils the last couple of years would have to "restock" area with new weevils to boost the population.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:40 pm to Citica8
The project ( LINK) was actually approved along with the Blind River diversion that OP is referencing.
Basically cut and dredge out cuts along the bank of the Diversion Canal in Livingston Parish. If both projects receive the needed funding and we get freshwater and sediment flowing more naturally through the area, it will help a ton.
Salvania is a different animal though. I'm only 24 and have personally seen the shite take over.
Basically cut and dredge out cuts along the bank of the Diversion Canal in Livingston Parish. If both projects receive the needed funding and we get freshwater and sediment flowing more naturally through the area, it will help a ton.
Salvania is a different animal though. I'm only 24 and have personally seen the shite take over.
Posted on 5/21/15 at 1:53 pm to shimanocurado
We had that shite in my parents pond, had to drain the while thing and spray weed killer in it. Finally got it under control and the pond is great now.
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