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To: Thomas A Watson who wrote (151185)12/15/2005 12:57:51 PM
From: carranza2  Read Replies (1) of 793954
 
Hurricanes bring a lot of rain with them, too, so that if the pumping stations are located inland, closed gates, which are of course necessary during a storm, would prevent pumping of water that collects inland in the city due to the hurricane's rain.

The answer of course is to move the pumps to the edge of Lake Pontchartrain so that the gates can be operated and the pumps used. Some are already there, some that were built eons ago are obviously not. Those that are presently inland of course need to be moved so that flood gates can be built because we've learned the hard way that floodwalls are dicey. I agree that this is the best solution. I think they have not been moved because of cost considerations.

I hope floodgates are built and the pumps moved as part of the fix. We'll see.
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