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Altering Mississippi River flow won't reduce oil damage
A proposal to reduce oil spill damage to Louisiana's wetlands by increasing the flow of the Mississippi from the Old River Control Structure to the river's mouth won't help, an Army Corps of Engineers spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Since mid-April oil has flowed into the gulf following an explosion of the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig.
"So far our hydraulic studies indicate that increasing the flow will not make a difference," said Amanda Jones, public information officer for the corps' New Orleans district.
Presently, the Old River Control Structure in southern Concordia allows 70 percent of the Mississippi to flow its normal course to Baton Rouge and New Orleans to the gulf, while the other 30 percent is diverted through the Atchafalaya River.
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