The Mississippi River has confronted traditionally low water ranges all summer season, revealing all kinds of hidden relics. Nevertheless, with the river mattress now decrease than the Gulf of Mexico, saltwater woes have arisen.
“As soon as the river circulate falls beneath 300,000 cubic toes per second in the Mississippi River, we begin to see saltwater creep up the river,” Matt Roe, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, instructed AccuWeather.
The primary concern is the impression the saltwater might have on the ingesting water of a number of southern Louisiana communities. Plaquemines Parish has freshwater intakes proper on the river.
Roe mentioned the saltwater can have an effect on their processing capabilities for municipal ingesting water.
That is the fourth time the Corps has seen this situation. Roe mentioned the group’s experiences from 1988, 1999 and 2012 allowed them to start out working earlier this time round. That they had been monitoring the saltwater since mid-September.
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| Matt Roe, public affairs specialist for the U.S. Military Corps of Engineers in New Orleans, instructed AccuWeather the Mississippi River has reached a decrease stage than the Gulf of Mexico this summer season. Picture by Invoice Wadell/AccuWeather |
“We constructed mainly an underwater foyer,” Roe mentioned. “Saltwater is denser than freshwater and so it does sink to the underside, and so we attempt to cease it there.”
The development of the roughly 35-foot-high barrier, which was performed with sediment drenched from upriver, is anticipated to be accomplished by this week. Nevertheless, Roe cautioned the effectiveness of the answer is not absolutely assured, and they’ll proceed to observe the saltwater ranges to evaluate if extra building must be performed.
The naturally occurring phenomenon, based on Roe, has induced Plaquemines Parish to situation a state of emergency and a ingesting water advisory because of excessive sodium ranges.
The parish has additionally ordered reverse osmosis items to assist deal with and desalinate their ingesting water whereas the underwater sill is anticipated to stop extra issues upriver.
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| The underwater mound, or “sill,” constructed by the Military Corps to maintain saltwater from operating up the Mississippi River. Picture courtesy of AccuWeather |
“As quickly because the circulate charges return to above 300,000 cubic toes per second, it’s going to naturally wash away the sill,” Roe mentioned. “Proper now, the river would not have the speed or power to maneuver the sill out of the best way.”
“It takes some time for runoff to work its means down by means of the primary tributaries after which into the primary stem of the Mississippi,” AccuWeather meteorologist Alex Sosnowski mentioned. “When the bottom is dry, lots of that rain will get absorbed by the panorama, fairly than reaching the rivers as runoff.”
The storm from earlier this week within the Midwest and South Central States, and extra just lately the storm into this weekend, will do little to lift water ranges on the Mississippi and its main tributaries. As AccuWeather meteorologists have been saying, any enhance in water ranges from the storms can be delayed, slight and short-term.
In the meantime, Roe mentioned the communities are simply ready for some rain or snow to assist the river rebound.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLOX) – The Mississippi Public Service Commission has announced that a new area code has been approved to be assigned to the same area occupied by the 662 code.
At some point in the future, area code 471 will serve all of the Public Service Commission Northern District counties:
In addition, the 471 area code will also serve a large area of the Public Service Commission Central District, which includes the following counties:
Existing 662 customers will keep their current telephone numbers, but new customers or requests for additional lines may be assigned the new 471 area code once it’s activated.
Customers will continue to use 10-digit dialing — the area code plus the seven-digit phone number — to make local calls.
No changes need to be made by customers at this time. Further updates will be announced as the implementation process begins in late 2025 or early 2026.
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As SMU basketball enters its first season as a member of the ACC, the Mustangs added a new nonconference opponent to their schedule for next season.
SMU will host Mississippi State at Moody Coliseum on Nov. 22 to kickoff a home-and-home series, the program announced on Thursday. SMU will visit Humphrey Coliseum during the 2025-26 season to complete the series with Mississippi State.
Next season will be SMU’s first under new head coach Andy Enfield, whom the university hired away from USC in the spring. The Mustangs are coming off a 20-13 season that included an NIT bid.
Mississippi State, led by head coach Chris Jans, earned an NCAA Tournament bid last year after going 21-14. The Bulldogs lost to Michigan State in the first round.
The ACC announced SMU’s home and away conference opponents for this season last March. Along with Mississippi State, Duke, Louisville, Syracuse and Wake Forest are among the other schools visiting Moody Coliseum this year.
Find more SMU coverage from The Dallas Morning News here.
Electric vehicle enthusiasts from throughout south Mississippi will gather Sunday, June 30, at Hattiesburg’s Mahogany Bar and Crescent City Grill to celebrate the installation of four new on-site chargers for patrons to use while enjoying their food and beverages.
Called “Charge Together,” the event is being promoted as a “charge and chat” and is co-sponsored by EV Mississippi, a non-profit group that seeks to promote the use of electric vehicles through education and outreach.
The event will kick off at 2 p.m. and continue until 5 p.m. Sunday.
On display will be several new Tesla Cybertrucks as well as other recently unveiled electric vehicles. There will also be food and themed cocktail and mocktails available for purchase.
Crescent City owner Robert St. John said the installation will mark the first time a full-service restaurant and bar in the Hattiesburg area has offered an electric vehicle charging service.
“It is said that businesses can’t be all things to all people, and I guess that’s true. But we can be as many things to as many people as makes sense within our concept and dynamic,” St. John said.
As electric vehicles have increased in popularity, he said he believes it makes “perfect sense” to have EV charging stations at restaurants in 2024.
Simeon Williford, who serves as St. John’s executive assistant, said the units are “Level 2” chargers, which will allow motorists to travel between 30 and 40 miles following a one-hour charge. The decision to install them followed discussions with EV Mississippi co-founder Josh Hazel who noted that there was an increasing need for such a station in that area of town.
Mary-Frances Garner, a publicist for New South Restaurant Group, said the event will be set up like an outdoor block party.
“It is free to attend and there will be lots of EV enthusiasts on hand from throughout the area to share their knowledge and answer questions,” she said.
In a region where there are currently only a limited number of chargers available, the installation is expected to bring potential growth to the Hattiesburg community and economy, Garner said.
As a side note, the four chargers are being named after the four Beatles: John, Paul, Ringo and George, and there will be recorded music on hand by the Beatles and other classic rock artists at the event.
“Robert is a huge Beatles fan,” Williford said.
In addition to promoting knowledge about electric vehicles, EV Mississippi seeks to advance initiatives that positively affect the environment and works to assist in the development of infrastructure and resources by addressing public policy issues, which impact the future of the EV community.
The fast-growing group currently has 549 members on their Facebook page and is currently offering $50 raffle tickets to win a new electric vehicle of your choice.
“We will have a limited number of 1,500 tickets sold and the winner will be announced at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the EV Mississippi fall event,” Hazel said.
That drawing will be held in front of the PetSmart at 6143 U.S. 98.
A Hattiesburg staple since 1990, Crescent City Grill is a Creole-inspired eatery serving fresh gulf fish, oysters and shrimp with other New Orleans-inspired fare including seafood gumbo, shrimp po-boys, and crawfish etouffee. The Mahogany Bar is an elevated cocktail spot offering an extensive whiskey list with over 200 bourbons and over 100 beers, including those from all nine Mississippi breweries.
The establishments are conveniently located between U.S. 49 and Interstate 59 at 3810 Hardy St., Hattiesburg.
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