TECHE-VERMILION – Teche-Vermilion Fresh Water District Executive Director Donald Sagrera points to a map of the Ruth Canal as he explains the planned replacement of the Ruth Canal control structure that the district is undertaking. The project will cost about $8 million and take three to four years to complete, Sagrera said. Sagrera spoke to the St. Martin Parish Council’s Public Works Committee at its April 15 meeting in St. Martinville. (Chris Landry)