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Parish president highlights sediment build-up at Davis Pond diversion, urges CPRA to study freshwater reintroduction to Lake Des Allemands
Summary
Parish President Jewel described a tour with CPRA and Rep. Bruce Westerman showing sedimentation and marsh rebuilding at the Davis Pond diversion and urged the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority to design a freshwater reintroduction project for the upper basin at Lake Des Allemands.
Parish President Jewel reported that the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana (CPRA) and parish officials hosted U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, for a tour of the Davis Pond diversion and monitoring stations. Jewel said the diversion, which was designed to take surface water from the Mississippi River, has trapped sediment…
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