re: Why the frick isn't morganza opened by now?

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Because too many politicians, their families, and their rich podnuah's have camps down there that they don't want flooded.

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How much time have you spent in the spillway? I’ve been all over it. There aren’t that many camps. The camps that are there are made of cinder blocks, plywood, and tin. There are no rich, palatial retreats.

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They aren’t opening the Morganza because the ORCS is compromised. They identified the issues during the last opening but due to politics and funding did not fix it.

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I can't believe this rumor is still making the rounds.

Because the river has gone down would be my guess.

Well to add on that note. The actual structure in Morganza had a decent amount of erosion after the last opening. They did a lot to work to the bottom of the structure the last couple of years.

Take it for what it’s worth, but that whole infrastructure wasn’t designed to be opened regularly. It was for a once in a life time event.

I’m from that general area and know people that work and having dealings with that whole matter. It’s my understanding they don’t have a lot of confidence in the structure.

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Car you aren't very bright.

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says the retard who wants to lower the MS river elevation in prep for a storm.

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No one said it would reduce surge.

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you want to reduce the MS river level so the storm surge would be less.

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But I'd rather a 3 ft surge on top of a 13 ft water level instead of a 16 ft one.

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do you think the storm surge travels up the river? i mean i guess it would.... but that would be well after all of new orleans is under water. Surge might make the river stack on itself but that is pebbles compared to what a ture storm surge will do.