Protecting New Orleans : From Hurricane Barriers to Floodwalls.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Canals.

Dams.

Flood control.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (16 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Documents evolution in the design of the Lake Pontchartrain project, focusing on how and by whom design decisions were made that may have caused floodwall failures in downtown New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Reviews two major design developments: the shift from hurricane barriers at Lake Pontchartrain inlets to higher levees along the lakeshore; and the shift from floodgates at the mouth of the New Orleans stormwater outfall canals that drain into Lake Pontchartrain to higher floodwalls along the length of the canals. Discusses current issues, and provides Lake Pontchartrain project Federal funding from 1965-2006.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Protecting New Orleans

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