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Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District plans to replace Ruth Canal structure

Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District plans to replace Ruth Canal structure
RUTH CANAL – The Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District plans to use its own funds\\ to replace the Ruth Canal structure that regulates water levels between the Teche and Vermilion, Fresh Water District Executive Director Donald Sagrera told the St. Martin Parish Council’s Public Works Committee this past Tuesday. (Mary L Terry)

St. Martin Public Works Committee updated on district projects

– The Teche Vermilion Fresh Water District is planning to replace the Ruth Canal structure in St. Martin Parish that regulates the flow of water between Bayou Teche and the Vermilion near Breaux Bridge, district Executive Director Donald Sagrera told the St. Martin Parish Council’s Public Works Committee this past Tuesday.

The Ruth Canal is one of two ways that water can flow from the Teche to the Vermilion. The other is via Bayou Fuselier at Arnaudville.

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