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re: Pumps in NOLA flood protection system corroded in 5 years, supposed to last 35 years
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:34 am to Tigah Jr
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:34 am to Tigah Jr
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Hopefully the SWB was not in charge of maintenance.
This has nothing to do with SWB.
Well, almost nothing. Seems SWB alerted the state/corps to the problem last year. Nothing has been done.
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Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:38 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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supposed to last 35 years
corroded in 5 years
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:46 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Lack of maintenance. Rotating equipment has to be properly maintained or it falls apart. Pumps aren’t made to sit stagnant, they are made to run. They should be on a weekly or monthly run schedule and all seals, bearings, gaskets should be checked. Hopefully the SWB was not in charge of maintenance.
TigahJr is correct. Have you ever owned a boat? If you have you know it and the equipment on it has to be checked on it at least once a week or it will go to hell with quickness.
DOTD has this problem also. Our state does not budget for routine maintenance.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:46 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 11:48 am
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:48 am to fightin tigers
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This has nothing to do with SWB.
If they are responsible for maintenance it most certainly has everything to do with them
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:51 am to Volvagia
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Lol
In 2019 they found entire cars in underground drainage canals.
From Katrina.
Not one person had checked even the main drainage passes for 14 years.
Pitiful. All efforts to prevent or control flooding in New Orleans should be a major priority due to its vulnerability.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 11:53 am to Marshhen
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If they are responsible for maintenance it most certainly has everything to do with them
Well, it isn't on them. It is Corps equipment. Upkeep is on the Corps.
The article has a good bit of info, if anyone wanted to read.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 11:54 am
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:03 pm to fightin tigers
Did you mean to post an article?
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:06 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Can anyone on the W&SB actual read a report?
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:07 pm to OceanMan
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Most of the engineers
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:09 pm to fightin tigers
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Well, it isn't on them. It is Corps equipment. Upkeep is on the Corps
That's not what the article says.
The article says:
quote:
In July 2021, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East, which oversees the system on the east bank, was carrying out routine maintenance at the London Avenue Canal station and saw a pump overheating.
https://www.floodauthority.org/about-us/who-we-are/
quote:
Who We Are
After Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the State of Louisiana determined that there was a need to regionalize levee districts in order to coordinate plans, projects, and procedures to better protect its citizens in the event of future storms. To accomplish this goal, the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East (Flood Protection Authority) was created by an act of the State Legislature in 2006. The Flood Protection Authority is governed by a nine-member Board of Commissioners appointed by the Governor.
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After Katrina, the federal government assigned the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) the monumental task of constructing one of the largest flood protection systems in the world... Once the project was completed, the operation and maintenance responsibilities were transferred to the Flood Protection Authority-East.
But feel free to continue to lie.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:11 pm to doubleb
quote:it's hilarious people on here that comment that do not know how things work.
The engineers and contractors who built the pumping stations aren’t responsible for operating and maintaining the stations.
The owner/user is. They can do it themselves or outsource this, but it’s critical that they follow the recommendations provide
People that hate on the Corp and blame them for this are laughable. The Corp pays for this stuff to be designed and built, but the local sponsors are the ones who are supposed to maintain.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 12:12 pm
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:12 pm to BottomlandBrew
quote::sigh:
ACoE [not] doing work again.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:13 pm to SantaFe
quote:that's a lie.....they do budget for it. There just isn't enough money to do everything. The last gas tax Louisiana voted down would have been great for Louisiana....BUT I totally understand why the citizens voted down yet another tax. IMO they should re introduce the exact same bill with an addendum that removes a bunch of other crap taxes. And market it that way.
DOTD has this problem also. Our state does not budget for routine maintenance.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:14 pm to Major Dutch Schaefer
Should have stayed with Lo-Lift from Welsh.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:15 pm to fightin tigers
quote:no it's not. When the Corp builds infrastructure, the ownership is transfered to local sponsors.
It is Corps equipment. Upkeep is on the Corps.
They do own a few things but they don't have the capacity to operate and maintain everything. That goes to levee districts and water management boards. They do go through on inspection cycles and inspect and require the sponcers to stay in compliance.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 12:17 pm
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:16 pm to Smeg
If you read the you get the sense that the writer is exaggerating things.
It seems like the article operating authority has been on top of things. It seems as if the situation is being monitored and measures are in place to protect NO and to keep the pumping stations operational.
It seems like the article operating authority has been on top of things. It seems as if the situation is being monitored and measures are in place to protect NO and to keep the pumping stations operational.
This post was edited on 3/19/23 at 1:18 pm
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:17 pm to fightin tigers
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This has nothing to do with SWB.
Well, almost nothing. Seems SWB alerted the state/corps to the problem last year. Nothing has been done.
When the state and feds are even less competent than the NEW ORLEANS SEWER AND WATER BOARD.
Yikes.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:17 pm to jnethe1
quote:Everything you love about NOLA…
You can throw all the money in the world at Nola, and it will always fall drastically short of its potential.
Posted on 3/19/23 at 12:18 pm to Smeg
quote:most people here are retard
That's not what the article says.
The article says
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