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Will New Orleans miss the Mississippi?
Author(s) -
Kazmann Raphael G.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1981.tb04792.x
Subject(s) - water supply , water resource management , civil engineering , environmental planning , environmental science , hydrology (agriculture) , forensic engineering , engineering , environmental engineering , geotechnical engineering
Cities with water supplies that are vulnerable to the vagaries of nature must have alternative means of obtaining water. In the case of New Orleans, Louisiana, the Mississippi River may change its course, leaving the city without its water supply. Alternatives should not only be planned but should be implemented before an emergency occurs.