Rebuilt levees may not sufficiently protect New Orleans (CNN)

[deadparrot]

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Repairs to New Orleans' levees may be insufficient to protect residents moving back to the devastated city if another hurricane comes before the tropical storm season ends this month, expert engineers said Wednesday.

Dozens of breaches continue to mar the city's levee system, including a large seep at the Industrial Canal last week, according to engineering experts who have examined the floodwalls.

Repairs have gotten better in recent days, the experts told a Senate panel investigating floodwall failures after Hurricane Katrina. But the initial rebuilding process was done with little or no engineering guidance and perhaps substandard materials, they said.

"Short term, without a storm, they are probably adequately safe," said Dr. Peter Nicholson, a University of Hawaii engineering professor, representing the American Society of Civil Engineers. "Certainly with a large storm, as we are not yet out of hurricane season, and certainly for next hurricane season, there is significant risk."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/11/02/katrina.leveeprobe.ap/index.html?eref=yahoo

[xultar]

1. Everybody together now 1.....2......3...... NO SHIT!

[LiberalEZ]

2. Feds

How can we let this happen?

"I hate them so much!"

[Judi Lynn]

3. Engineers Fear Levee Repairs Not Enough

Engineers Fear Levee Repairs Not Enough

By LARA JAKES JORDAN
Associated Press Writer

November 2, 2005, 2:38 PM EST

WASHINGTON -- Repairs to New Orleans' levees may be insufficient to protect residents moving back to the devastated city if another hurricane comes before the tropical storm season ends this month, expert engineers said Wednesday.

Dozens of breaches continue to mar the city's levee system, including a large seep at the Industrial Canal last week, according to engineering experts who have examined the floodwalls.

Repairs have gotten better in recent days, the experts told a Senate panel investigating floodwall failures after Hurricane Katrina. But the initial rebuilding process was done with little or no engineering guidance and perhaps substandard materials, they said.

"Short term, without a storm, they are probably adequately safe," said Dr. Peter Nicholson, a University of Hawaii engineering professor, representing the American Society of Civil Engineers. "Certainly with a large storm, as we are not yet out of hurricane season, and certainly for next hurricane season, there is significant risk."
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http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-katrina-levee-probe,0,5072072.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

[daleo]

4. It sounds like they used Bush style repair methods.

Good enough for a photo-op.

[shance]

5. How convenient they cant fix the US's most important port and

its levees.

I can't imagine what in the world could cause such a problem with fixing them?

(Or would that be "who" in the world.)

Gosh, Halliburton or another Bush benefitting company may just have to come in again and fix things.

[wordpix2]

6. Right after Katrina, experts were saying it would take at least a decade

to fix levee system

[Nihil]

7. Sounds like the kids at the beach doesn't it?

> "Short term, without a storm, they are probably adequately safe"

"That castle is *really* strong as long as the tide doesn't come in"

I bet people are happy that the levees can support their own weight
without falling down (even if they do have a "large seep" or two).
Shame that levees really have a different purpose in the real world ...