Posted: Aug 17, 2011 12:06 PM Source: Associated Press NEW
ORLEANS - Trying to fight a huge fish kill in the Pearl River,
authorities in Mississippi have temporarily increased discharges
from the Ross Barnett Reservoir. The action late Tuesday by the
Pearl River Valley Water Supply District was designed to
increase fresh water in the river, dilute pollutants and
increase the oxygen level in river water. Last week, a black
substance entered the river near the Temple-Inland Inc. paper
plant at Bogalusa, La., and hundreds of thousands of fish have
died. But officials haven't determined the exact source of the
pollution. Louisiana environmental officials said the mill
reported a problem last week at its wastewater plant. The mill
remained closed Wednesday as authorities awaited the results of
water testing. On Wednesday, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Foundation said at least some pollution had entered the lake.
The foundation said that on Tuesday, a 10-mile long line of
white foam stretched from Rigolets Pass to B