Mississippi Business Journal » sill http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 24 May 2013 13:37:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Low river allowing saltwater to threaten drinking supplies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/low-river-allowing-saltwater-to-threaten-drinking-supplies/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=low-river-allowing-saltwater-to-threaten-drinking-supplies http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/08/07/low-river-allowing-saltwater-to-threaten-drinking-supplies/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 14:36:50 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=60783 MISSISSIPPI RIVER — The Army Corps of Engineers said yesterday it would construct an underwater sill in the Mississippi River as it seeks to stop saltwater from threatening drinking water supplies in the New Orleans area. It’s needed because water levels in the drought-stricken Mississippi have gotten so low that the river is nearly at [...]

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