Scott wrote:
>> Derek Ly>>
>>> "appkiller" wrote:
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>>>> > cuts have been ongoing . . . See, for example
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>> Levee pumping stations and canal construction require
>> ongoing maintenance, especially when the underlying lands
>> are sinking. Underfunding of this particular project
>> is well-known.
>>
>> Would it have made a difference? No one knows. Certainly
>> the drying up of $$s was followed by a massive breach.
>>
>
>What is well known is that you have a city, that is between a lake and
>the ocean, and is in a potential hurricane zone, and is below both the
>ocean and lake water levels. This may be a dumb question, but didn't
>anybody think that at some point this might cause a problem?
>
>Perhaps the best solution is to knock everything down, add in the rubble
>from surrounding areas (like Biloxi), then add clean fill until the
>ground is about level with the top of the levee, then build a new city
>on-top of the now raised ground level.
>
>W