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re: New Orleans levee improvements = $4B; Trump border wall only $1.5B?
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:25 pm to kingbob
Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:25 pm to kingbob
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I wonder how much of that is for impact studies and wetlands mitigation?
Seems to me, if i recall my chemistry from decades ago... Water molecules are a wee bit smaller than Mexicans too.
Now bare with me on this, designing a wall to retain wee tiny water molecules from seeping over, around, under, and through sounds a bit tougher than doing the same for peoples.
Earth shattering ain't it?
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Posted on 3/16/17 at 9:30 pm to Sidicous
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Earth shattering ain't it?
Not at all. I just know that nearly all public works projects in Louisiana are delayed endlessly or quickly double in price due to those two factors.
In order to disturb any dirt in a wetland (which according to the ACOEs, is literally any ground in Louisiana they take the time to inspect), one must apply for a corp permit and pay to a mitigation bank 4:1 for every acre disturbed. Those can cost anywhere from $20k-$60k per acre. At 4:1, that's $80k-$240k/ disturbed acre.
Earth shattering ain't it?
This post was edited on 3/16/17 at 9:32 pm
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