| Main Title |
New Orleans levees and floodwalls : hurricane damage protection / |
| Author |
Carter, Nicole T.
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| Publisher |
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| OCLC Number |
61709098 |
| Subjects |
Levees--New Orleans (La) ;
Flood dams and reservoirs--Louisiana--New Orleans ;
Flood damage prevention--Louisiana--New Orleans ;
Flood control--Louisiana--New Orleans ;
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
TC337.C37 2005 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/27/2005 |
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| Collation |
6 p. : digital, PDF file. |
| Notes |
"September 6, 2005." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
Hurricane Katrina's storm surge breached floodwalls and levees surrounding New Orleans, causing widespread inundation and significant damage and hampering rescue and recovery efforts. Flooding from precipitation and storm surges flowing over levees was anticipated because of the hurricane's intensity; however, structural failure of the floodwalls and consequent flooding were uncertain. The immediate engineering and the underlying causes of the breaches are the subject of speculation, and likely will be the subject of investigations and congressional oversight. The breaches occurred at the Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity Project being constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and maintained by local levee districts. Those observers questioning why infrastructure providing a greater level of hurricane protection was not available are countered by those arguing that structural protections carry their own risks. |
| Place Published |
{Washington, D.C.} : |
| Access Notes |
Also available on the World Wide Web. Viewed: 09/26/2005. |
| Corporate Au Added Ent |
Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
2005. |
| Series Title Traced |
CRS report for Congress ; RS22238. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20050926124855 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02116nam 2200325Ia 45020 |
