The wetlands are found in southern Louisiana. Wetlands are exceedingly beneficial to the ecosystem. They provide flood control, water purification, storm buffers, wildlife habitats, and recreational areas. In the past 200 years, the wetlands have been decreasing at substantial rates. The reason why this is happening is, because of human activates.
My idea to help the preservation of the wetlands is to pump in a mixture of sand and large rocks in the ground, where oil is pumped out. I chose this because humans have been removing billions of barrels of oil and gases from the wetlands. These resources support the weight of the land beneath the wetlands. Without any support, the ground sinks, this leads to the loss of wetlands. This process is called subsidence.
As I said before my idea could help to slow down the subsidence. When the mixture is pumped under the ground it will harden. This will support the ground above, so the land can’t sink. The engineering solution wouldn’t be very hard. So I believe the plan would be passed by the Coastal Wetland Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act.
The economical side on my idea is acceptable. The plan is very inexpensive. The sand and rocks can be bought from countries that have deserts with no inhabitants. Scientists can do researches on the idea and check if the mixture will add any pollution to the wetlands. The time for the whole project will be about 5-7 years. These are all the details for my idea.