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The Save Louisiana Coalition Diversion Sites Violet 5,000 cfs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Save Louisiana Coalition Diversion Sites Violet 5,000 cfs - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Save Louisiana Coalition Diversion Sites Violet 5,000 cfs Myrtle Grove 50,000 - 250,000 cfs White Ditch 5,000 cfs 50,000 cfs Black Bay 50,000 cfs Empire 50,000 cfs The over 100,000 cfs of polluted river water from current
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Diversion Sites
Violet White Ditch Myrtle Grove Black Bay Empire 5,000 cfs 5,000 cfs
50,000 cfs 50,000 cfs 50,000 cfs 50,000 - 250,000 cfs
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The over 100,000 cfs of polluted river water from current diversions create a dead zone every year in Breton Sound
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LA is the most productive fishery in North America
- 25% of continental U.S. Commercial fisheries
- More than one billion pounds caught annually with a
dockside value of $291 million
- Recreational value $900 million to $1.2 billion
- Louisiana has 40% of the coastal marshlands in the U.S.
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