Re:Saltwater is pushing its way up the Mississippi River
by kallistisoft on Friday October 06, 2023 @01:49AM
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> This comment reminds me a bit of people saying that Y2K must have been way overhyped because nothing bad actually happened.
You're comparing apples and oranges ... Y2K was a know problem, with known trigger conditions, and prescribed remediation steps. The salt water intrusion is a moving target whose remediation steps aren't clear cut.
The most recent estimate has pushed back the timeline for potential water fouling back by over a month and the new estimate put the salt ppm at <250 which is below the EPA's public safety floor.
> I haven't seen any exaggerated coverage. [...]
That might be because you're not from the area and haven't seen the empty shelves of bottled water and the run on water filtering equipment
You're comparing apples and oranges ... Y2K was a know problem, with known trigger conditions, and prescribed remediation steps. The salt water intrusion is a moving target whose remediation steps aren't clear cut.
The most recent estimate has pushed back the timeline for potential water fouling back by over a month and the new estimate put the salt ppm at <250 which is below the EPA's public safety floor.
> I haven't seen any exaggerated coverage. [...]
That might be because you're not from the area and haven't seen the empty shelves of bottled water and the run on water filtering equipment