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| Posted: September 1, 2008 |
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Rebuilding New Orleans Levees |
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The Gulf Coast landfall of Hurricane Guastav has higlighted the level of preparedness in New Orleans and the region for a major storm system. A top official in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers answers your questions on the rebuilding and reconstruction of levees in New Orleans. |
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Since April, Maj. Gen. Don Riley has served as second in command of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He has been deeply involved in the Corps' ongoing reconstruction efforts of levees and floodwalls in the Gulf Coast region that were damaged by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005. The native of Hayward, Calif., previously served as the Corps' director of civil works, acting as the country's primary planner, designer, builder and operator of flood control, navigation, environmental restoration and water resource projects. He answered your questions on the impact of Hurricane Gustav on flood-control devices in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast region.
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 Transcript: Hurricane Gustav Tests Gulf Coast Rebuilding, Preparedness
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