Al Naomi
Al Naomi
ahead dried fast federal funds great money problem raise stay system
The system is in great shape, but the levees are sinking. If we don't get the money fast enough to raise them, then we can't stay ahead of the settlement. The problem is the federal funds have dried up.
highest limit looking lower maybe
There's no upper limit to category-5, so we're looking at the highest level, the mid-range level, and lower level, maybe like a Katrina-type storm.
chance condition
We can't even get in there to have a chance to look at that and see the condition of the infrastructure.
above authorized build congress law means money spend
I can't go above it by law. That's what I am authorized to do. Anything above that means I have to spend money that Congress specifically authorizes for that purpose. Only then we can go build it. It's not simple.
backing fantastic level magical national
If we get funded to the level (Dutch engineers) get funded and have the national backing they have, we're going to do some fantastic things. There's nothing magical about what they do.
category orleans possible protect tantamount
It's possible to protect New Orleans from a Category 5 hurricane. To do nothing is tantamount to negligence.
chaos decrease rising water
It's not a significant decrease but it's not rising any more. It will still take a while to get the water out of the city. It's a lot of chaos right now.
against build five homes miles
It's a right-of-way issue. Usually, there are homes right up against the canal. You have to relocate five miles of homes (to build a levee), or you can build a floodwall.
control depends knowledge water
The water does circulate out of the basin eventually. But it depends a lot on meteorological conditions, which we really don't have much control or much knowledge of, at least not here.
contribute flooding
They did not contribute to the flooding of the city.
best both execute maybe
We're going to look at both alternatives and maybe some other alternatives too while we're at it to see what the best way is to execute that protection.
certainly encourage protection themselves
There's a possibility that we wouldn't do anything out here. That, maybe, we would just keep Category-5 protection around the city. I know that they want to do what they can to protect themselves and I certainly would encourage them to do that.
aftermath against passed pushing remember storm water winds word worst
As I remember it the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it.
aftermath against passed pushing remember storm water winds word worst
As I remember it, the worst of the storm had passed when we got word the floodwall had collapsed. It could have been when we were experiencing westerly winds in the aftermath of the storm, which would have been pushing water against it.