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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Kevin McGill and Stephen Smith

A salty problem for people near the mouth of the Mississippi is a wakeup call for New Orleans

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The heating element removed from Monique Plaisance's water heater in September was disintegrating, streaked with rust and covered in a dry crust. She blamed the corrosion on the water piped in from the area's longtime drinking water source: the Mississippi River.

It was a similar story not far away at the Black Velvet Oyster Bar and Grill.

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