Mississippi River Saltwater Intrusion Mitigation
Sector: Education • Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Source: NOLA
A study and mitigation effort addressing the worsening saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River, which threatens drinking water and infrastructure in southeast Louisiana. The project involves modeling river dynamics, constructing underwater levees (sills) to slow saltwater advance, and exploring nature-based solutions such as sand dams to manage crevasses in the river banks.
- Status
- Prospective
- Sector
- Education, Water Supply and Storage
- Location
- New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- NOLA
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Original status | under study and mitigation |
Taiyo status | Prospective |
Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A study and mitigation effort addressing the worsening saltwater intrusion up the Mississippi River, which threatens drinking water and infrastructure in southeast Louisiana. The project involves modeling river dynamics, constructing underwater levees (sills) to slow saltwater advance, and exploring nature-based solutions such as sand dams to manage crevasses in the river banks. |
Original sector | Water Management |
Budget |
Location
Country | United States of America (USA) |
State | Louisiana |
City | New Orleans |
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Source | NOLA |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Education, Water Supply and Storage |
Article published date | 2026-04-07 |
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