Study Finds New Orleans' Repaired Levees May Fail Again

An independent study finds that 3.1 billion in repairs made to New Orleans' levee system won't protect the city from another Katrina-like hurricane.

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May 24, 2006, 12:00 PM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"A wide range of design and construction defects in levees around New Orleans raise serious doubts that the system can withstand the pounding of another hurricane the size of Katrina, even after $3.1 billion in repairs are completed, a team of independent investigators led by UC Berkeley's civil engineering school said Sunday.

The findings undermine assurances by the Bush administration and the Army Corps of Engineers that the federal levee repair program due to be completed in June will provide a higher level of protection to New Orleans, which sustained 1,293 deaths and more than $100 billion in property loss from Katrina."

FULL STORY: Corps' Levee Work Is Faulted

Sunday, May 21, 2006 in The Los Angeles Times

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