Solving problems now Investigative Reporting Workshop

Share this storyThe Investigative Reporting Workshop and public-radio stations WWNO in New Orleans and WRKF in Baton Rouge co-produced this series about Louisianas water problems. But Williams, whose town lies on the northernmost bank of the lake, blocked the project, saying his communitys residents might need that surface water someday. Salt water moved into surrounding community water wells, and he watched officials scramble to buy groundwater from neighboring parishes. The cost of shifting a region from groundwater to surface water will fall on ratepayers, Williams said. Twilley is executive director of the Sea Grant College Program based at Louisiana State University.