The Army Corp of Engineers built the existing levees as substandard because the federal cost/benefit ratio study indicated that nothing beyond a a levee to hold back a Cat 3 would be cost effective.
Since it is going to cost billions to fix it, maybe they could find the authors of the study and have them pony up. Several engineers from the Netherlands are consulting on the rebuild. Maybe it will get done right this time. On 9/23/05, Cameron Childress <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ok, so the canals are leaking again. Some is overspill, some looks > similar to a breach. I'm curious, since most of the breaks are on the > canal levees, wouldn't it be a smart idea to build locks at the > entrance to all the levees? I mean if a canal levee is breached and > that canal is connected to the lake, you're screwed. But if you can > cut the connection to the lake, the canal will empty and then the > flooding will end. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:174905 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
