No plan for CoE to open spillway

The Army Corps of Engineers has no plans at this time to open the Bonnet Carre Spillway on the Mississippi River in Louisiana to lower water levels in New Orleans, despite a forecast showing the river rising to 16.9 feet on March 4 at the Carrollton gauge, just under the official 17-foot flood stage in the city. "Based on today's forecast, we are not seeing reaching the trigger to operate Bonnet Carre," said Corps spokesman Ricky Boyett Jr. On Feb. 26, the Lower Mississippi River Forecast Center, part of the National Weather Service’s Slidell office, predicted the river would stay at 16.9 feet through March 8, and then begin to slowly drop. (Source: NOLA.com 02/26/20) https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_f47c0f4c-58c6-11ea-8872-931008233cf9.html