Scott wrote:
> Derek Lyons wrote:
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>> "appkiller" wrote:
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>>> Ya know, they were working to create a much more storm surge/flood-safe
>>> New Orleans until Bushco cut the funding for it.
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>> The cut was in the 2005 budget - I.E. what was cut was extremely
>> unlikely to have caused a gallons difference this week. Levee and
>> pumping station and canal construction takes years, if not decades.
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> I'm not sure which cut is being discussed. However, ACoE
> cuts have been ongoing . . . See, for example
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> Levee pumping stations and canal construction require
> ongoing maintenance, especially when the underlying lands
> are sinking. Underfunding of this particular project
> is well-known.
>
> Would it have made a difference? No one knows. Certainly
> the drying up of $$s was followed by a massive breach.
>
What is well known is that you have a city, that is between a lake and
the ocean, and is in a potential hurricane zone, and is below both the
ocean and lake water levels. This may be a dumb question, but didn't
anybody think that at some point this might cause a problem?
Perhaps the best solution is to knock everything down, add in the rubble
from surrounding areas (like Biloxi), then add clean fill until the
ground is about level with the top of the levee, then build a new city
on-top of the now raised ground level.
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