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Mid-Barataria Diversion
Posted on 5/10/21 at 11:11 am
Posted on 5/10/21 at 11:11 am
Apparently the Town of GI is having a meeting 5/12 to discuss this being an issue in the future. Any chance this bullshite passes?
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Posted on 5/10/21 at 11:20 am to sonoma8
Will it interfere with historical trade routes for meth and heroin? If so, I see a lot of pushback from locals.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 12:02 pm to sonoma8
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Any chance this bullshite passes?
its getting built. 
Posted on 5/10/21 at 12:11 pm to sonoma8
The winners and losers have already been decided.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 12:38 pm to sonoma8
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Any chance this bull shite passes?
have they ever proposed one of these diversions and it not get built? its not about what it will do or not do, its all about the kick backs and back room payoffs to get rich
Posted on 5/10/21 at 12:39 pm to sonoma8
What's Grand Isle so worried about the diversion for? They're right on the gulf. That little bit of freshwater from the diversion ain't fricking up their fishing or seafood industries. I can see Lafitte's gripe since the freshwater will have more impact on the fishing and commercial seafood industry the farther north you go.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 2:35 pm to Tiger Prawn
It will only make the Laffite area back to freshwater like it once was. The Oysters guys can become Duck guides, alligator farmers, catfisherman, etc. They need to adapt like the other people in the real world. No different than oil getting phased out to renewable energy, the smart capitalize and the dumb drown and fail.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 2:40 pm to Elusiveporpi
I wish there was a way to get a diversion to the western side of Terrebonne parish.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 2:47 pm to snapper26
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I wish there was a way to get a diversion to the western side of Terrebonne parish.
this is needed the most.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 3:11 pm to snapper26
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I wish there was a way to get a diversion to the western side of Terrebonne parish.
There is a plan as part of CPRA to do that. They will dredge the intracoastal and get Atchafalaya river water to flow east from Morgan city to south of houma on a regular basis.
I cant really see what the progress is, but I recall a year or two ago that it was funded and in the process of becoming reality.
https://mississippiriverdelta.org/project/increase-atchafalaya-flow-terrebonne-marshes/
https://mississippiriverdelta.org/terrebonne-atchafalaya-basin-projects/
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 3:33 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 3:27 pm to Elusiveporpi
So GI wont really be affected much from what Im gathering?
Posted on 5/10/21 at 3:35 pm to WizardSleeve
Where that comes down I think is west of Decade so wont be much held for central and east terrebonne.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 3:37 pm to WizardSleeve
I dont see how any of that water makes it east of the Houma Nav. The area loosing land the fastest is in-between Chauvin and Fourchon.
They are also building a lock on the Houma Nav. for storm protection.
Its just a tough area to get fresh water into with all the levees. Either Bayou Terrebonne has to have its natural flow restored or we would have to get a diversion though Larose.
They are also building a lock on the Houma Nav. for storm protection.
Its just a tough area to get fresh water into with all the levees. Either Bayou Terrebonne has to have its natural flow restored or we would have to get a diversion though Larose.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 3:46 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 3:58 pm to sonoma8
I think GI is going to get more fresh water depending on the river level. Areas east of Grand Isle like Four Bayous Pass, Bay Long, and Lake Washington are going to have lower salinity which means more boat rides west to find speckled trout.
I'm thinking the Empire and Port Sulfur areas may have habitat more like Delcroix Island on the East Bank, where you can catch redfish, bass, and channel cats, but few speckled trout.
I'm thinking the Empire and Port Sulfur areas may have habitat more like Delcroix Island on the East Bank, where you can catch redfish, bass, and channel cats, but few speckled trout.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 4:18 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 4:01 pm to sonoma8
“Dredge don’t divert.”
“Why does it cost so much to run a dredge?”
“We just need more rocks out there.”
“Why do they put rocks all they do is sink?”
“I’m on the wrong side of the levee.”
“Why does it cost so much to build a levee?”
“Why does it cost so much to run a dredge?”
“We just need more rocks out there.”
“Why do they put rocks all they do is sink?”
“I’m on the wrong side of the levee.”
“Why does it cost so much to build a levee?”
Posted on 5/10/21 at 4:02 pm to tigeryat
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Areas east of Grand Isle like Four Bayous Pass, Bay Long, and Lake Washington are going to have lower salinity which means more boat rides west to find speckled trout.
This post was edited on 5/10/21 at 4:09 pm
Posted on 5/10/21 at 4:02 pm to snapper26
Yeah it is definitely a diversion that will primarily benefit the area west of the houma nav canal. In the links it shows a water balance that there is some flow from the GIWW to the east of houma nav canal. I would guess that if they can increase GIWW flow overall then that portion to the east of the Houma Nav would also go up in flow.
I did a little more digging and looks like it was scheduled to be completed by 2022 but is delayed to at least 2023 completion or later.
I did a little more digging and looks like it was scheduled to be completed by 2022 but is delayed to at least 2023 completion or later.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 4:57 pm to sonoma8
That slobbering nungesser on the news last week shows just how short sighted he is. All of those fishery guys. Gosh I do not like nungesser.
Guess what assholes, no diversion means no more land. They need to face the reality that the wetlands they love to fish are disappearing and we cannot manhandle nature.
Guess what assholes, no diversion means no more land. They need to face the reality that the wetlands they love to fish are disappearing and we cannot manhandle nature.
Posted on 5/10/21 at 5:30 pm to Junky
Freshwater diversions aren't going to build land. Sediment diversions will help build land. Dredging with a combination of both is a no brainer. 
Posted on 5/10/21 at 7:26 pm to EveryoneGetsATrophy
Do you agree that the fresh water diversion at Caernarvon built new land?
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