Legislation Details

File #: 26-0565    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Order Status: Passed
File created: 4/1/2026 In control: Reports to the Board
On agenda: 4/6/2026 Final action: 4/6/2026
Title: Gerald Blessey, Dr. Paul Mickle, Brandy Armstrong, Scientist, and Dr. Scott Milroy presented reports from the Mississippi Sound Coalition regarding “tipping points” associated with the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Following full discussion, the Board adopted an ORDER spreading upon the minutes the reports received from Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Sound Coalition, including research related to flood protection, ecological “tipping points,” and hydrodynamic “tipping points” in the Mississippi Sound in response to openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.
Attachments: 1. Bonnet Carre Spillway Flood Protection, 2. Ecological Tipping Points in the MS Sound in Response to Modeled Bonnet Carre Spillway Openings, 3. Hydrodynamic Tipping Points in the MS Sound in Response to Bonnet Carre Spillway Openings

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Gerald Blessey, Dr. Paul Mickle, Brandy Armstrong, Scientist, and Dr. Scott Milroy presented reports from the Mississippi Sound Coalition regarding “tipping points” associated with the Bonnet Carré Spillway. Following full discussion, the Board adopted an ORDER spreading upon the minutes the reports received from Mississippi State University and the Mississippi Sound Coalition, including research related to flood protection, ecological “tipping points,” and hydrodynamic “tipping points” in the Mississippi Sound in response to openings of the Bonnet Carré Spillway.