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Permanent Pumps
Operating an improved system
Pumping plays a critical role in preventing flooding from any significant rainfall event. The Corps ensures that pumps are outfitted to remain operable during and after future storm events.
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Floodwalls
Building them bigger, stronger, better
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to work expeditiously to complete the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) by 2011. To this end, the Corps is using valuable lessons learned to construct more resilient levees and floodwalls.
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Emergency Preparedness
Public safety is our number one priority
Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Colonel Alvin B. Lee, Commander of the New Orleans District, held a press conference on August 31st to discuss preparations for Hurricane Gustav.
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Outfall Canals
Learning from disaster
During hurricanes and tropical storms, three outfall canals drain water from portions of New Orleans northward into Lake Pontchartrain. These improved outfall canals are critical elements in New Orleans’ flood control system.
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