Just read something odd on NOLA forum. There are said to be locks between the Miss River and Lake Ponchatrain that "regulate water levels" between the two. I never heard of such. Anyway they are broken since Katrina and stuck in the "open position". I don't know if this is connected with the Bonnet Carre spillway outside NO used if the Miss gets too high.
Does anyone know about this?
" 2 levee breeches in N.O."
I don't even know how they can start to rebuild N.O. until they figure out what to do about the levee's. Last night on Fox, O'Reilly asked and Army Corps of Engineers' guy if funds were UNLIMITED how long it would take to get the levees to the point where they could handle a Cat 5 hurricane. The response was 3-5 years! No cost estimate was provided.
I hope somebody takes a serious look at which parts of N.O. should be rebuilt (vs. turning it into a marsh) before billions are spent.
Then they went on to split hairs over the terminology. Not really breaches. I suppose we could safely say, "more water than levees can accommodate."
Looking for a hard location on NO levee breaches.
Got 9th ward, looking especially for reports from London Canal or any other affecting downtown New Orleans.