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The Army Corps New Orleans District completed an underwater sill across the Mississippi channel on October 10 to block saltwater intrusion from the Gulf. The intrusion is driven by low river flow.
The sill is a mitigation feature tied to deepening the shipping channel.
Low flows threatening saltwater intrusion point to continued low-water shipping constraints near the Gulf, which supports freight costs and slows grain export movement.
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