Wednesday, April 24, 2013

slurry pipelines not diversions

The sludge report by Bob Marshall The Lens


A study suggests diverting river water to salt marshes is killing them


A review of research on Louisiana's freshwater diversions by a panel of experts from outside the state concluded they could find no solid evidence the diversion projects improved adjacent wetlands, but found evidence they might hurt them. The study suggested that the state's Coastal Master Plan, built around large sediment diversions, may be forging ahead while blind to the potential dangers in the river water.

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