MS guv's reservoir idea "got merit"

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says the Army Corps of Engineers has to find an alternative to Louisiana’s Bonnet Carre Spillway that is used for Mississippi River flood-relief, which is extinguishing aquatic life and compromising ecosystems in South Mississippi. “We cannot stand by and let the Mississippi Sound be destroyed,” the governor told the Sun Herald on Nov. 12. Bryant has an idea for containing the river: Build a reservoir, like the one that’s working in Jackson, where the Ross Barnett Reservoir relieves flooding. Bryant’s idea is not off base, says a New Orleans engineer who has worked on river control structures. Dennis Lambert has become disillusioned with Louisiana’s proposal to build multi-billion-dollar river diversions that the state says will capture sediment to build up the disappearing coastline. Lambert says the diversion plans would sacrifice marine life and waters. He thinks Bryant’s idea, with some modifications, could solve both the flooding and land-loss problems. “Not a bad idea,” he said. “It’s got merit.” (Source: Sun Herald 11/13/19) https://www.sunherald.com/news/politics-government/article237294409.html?#storylink=cpy