What?! From an engineering perspective, backfilling or reinforcing this dam is straight forward. The Army Corps or Engineers could easily deal with this.
What is going on here?
Oh, SC voted against Obama, so they can drown. Got it.
PS Obama did declare a pro-forma “State of Emergency,” but apparently no funds have been allocated. Shock.
And yes, I was once an engineer.
And yes, I was once an engineer.
I wouldn’t doubt that this administration will drag its feet on cash and/or tangible help.
I seem to remember several years ago people in Pennsylvania has a major drinking water problem and the Feds had water already on the truck en route to central PA, when...they were ordered to turn back!
They realized it was a ‘red’ state and left the people twisting in the wind. Little to no national coverage about it of course.
Nikki Haley was a fool to think giving in to the real racists and removing the CBF would ‘make them like us’. Her political career will forever be tainted by her ignorant, senseless move.