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Originally Posted by "W"
Yes....
Was fine for many many many years with out the locks
Only ones who really benefit from the locks are farmers (which i think is a good thing)
But why control water ways???
Why control something or change it from its original state??
Still waiting on smalls to tell me more in how Lower mermentau basin is better now than 30 years ago!!!
And if Sabine / Mermentau / and West side of Big lake all have marshes better than 30 years ago why are the east side only ones with weirs??
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The ship channel is not in its original state is the problem. This brings saltwater directly from the Gulf of Mexico into an area that is not supposed to be saltwater. The weirs were put in place to keep saltwater OUT (mitigatet) of the marshes. Saltwater not good for all freshwater or intermediate marsh. It kills the plants.
The fight RIGHT now is trying to restore the systems back to what they should be but saltwater fishermen are fighting this tooth and nail. Look at rodnreel.com. They would rather be able to drive a few miles to catch SEAtrout in their backyards,...ah nevermind. Its going to be a cluster and some of these projects may never be implemented because of a select few standing in the way
