Thoughts on CCA meeting tonight on state of Calcasieu fishery

[fishwater]

Another thing since when is the Corp not responsible for rocking the channel or that's what I got from the lady last night. They can only rock the federal channel and nothing else is what it sounded like and there are no plans to do anything about erosion except dredge the channel ever couple yrs that makes no sense to me.

[Reggoh]

Originally Posted by fishwater

Another thing since when is the Corp not responsible for rocking the channel or that's what I got from the lady last night. They can only rock the federal channel and nothing else is what it sounded like and there are no plans to do anything about erosion except dredge the channel ever couple yrs that makes no sense to me.

What she stated was that USACE "PRIMARY" role is to keep the Ship Channel dredged and that their budget doesn't allow for much outside of that. The rocking of the channel along the spoil banks was to keep the earthen dikes from eroding away and releasing the spoils. That was the justification for funding of those projects.

What we need is justification for the other projects mentioned. Rocking the channel at the South end of the lake and another area along the Channel is Moss Lake. Whoever this justification is presented to holds the purse strings. If they get the funding and funnel it through the port the USACE is more than capable of accomplishing the work.