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re: S&WB: Several pumps went offline due to electric issues during July 10 storm

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Posted by jimbeam
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Posted on 7/17/19 at 3:40 pm to
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Remember, studies showed that the t-walls on the 17th St. Canal, Orleans side failed during Katrina because of previous dredging on the the Orleans side
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Posted by TSmith
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Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 7/17/19 at 3:50 pm to
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"The Orleans Levee District’s 1990 dredging plan for the 17th Street Canal called for a smooth 3:1 slope and a deeper canal bottom here at the site where the levee would fail in 2005. The permit called for even dredging on both sides, but Orleans went ahead without Jefferson’s participation."
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