ST. MARTIN PARISH — As dry conditions persist across South Louisiana, the Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District has increased pumping from the Atchafalaya River to keep water flowing through local rivers and bayous. Joshua Moton, St. Martin Parish reporter, joined Director Donald Sagrera and his team in Milton as they collected a water quality sample, part of a long-term monitoring project that has been ongoing for more than 12 years.

Sagrera explained the district’s process, saying, “ we do this with a pump station that is located along the Atchafalaya river about two miles north of Crotz Springs."

The pumps transfer water from the Atchafalaya River into the watershed, supplementing flow when rainfall is insufficient. Sagrera detailed the mechanics of the system: “we will pump water from

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