According to the EPA, Rising sea level increases the salinity of both surface water and ground water through salt water intrusion .
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A dam was then built across the channel to raise the fresh water level in Bolsa Chica and prevent salt water intrusion from Anaheim Bay.
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Lake Pontchartrain along the Gulf of Mexico illustrates the negative effects of different stresses including levee construction, logging of swamps, invasive species and salt water intrusion.
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Underground aquifers have been drastically depleted, salt water intrusion is increasing, and some Brantley County residents say their own wells, more than 200 feet deep, are dry.
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The problem with the wetlands was further worsened by salt water intrusion caused by the canals dug by the oil companies and private individuals in this marshland.
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The bayous and marshes and open water are still a haven for fish and shrimp and crabs, although the salt water intrusion is changing the ecology of the coast.
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Other natural threats such as salt water intrusion ( into the swamp ) caused by hurricanes and further magnified by coastal erosion, increases the threats to the iris colonies.
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It must take into account the danger of salt water intrusion and monitor water demand while it manages surplus flood water and maintains water table levels and adequate water supplies.
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The project, which has been proven effective in preventing the monthly flooding of the low lying areas in Kuching, inhibits salt water intrusion and reduces erosion of the river banks.
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Near the coast, the department has constructed sea water barriers that use injection wells to create a fresh water barrier to prevent salt water intrusion from the ocean into the groundwater.
