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Hurricane Katrina was one of the largest natural disasters in the history of our country.

More than 1,300 lives were lost
Category 5 strength less than 12 hours before landfall
127 mph winds at Louisiana landfall
Maximum surge of 28 to 30 feet along Mississippi coast
75 percent of New Orleans was flooded

17th Street Outfall Canal The 17th St. Outfall Canal extends approximately 2.4 miles north from Pump Station #6 to Lake Pontchartrain. It is the boundary between Orleans and Jefferson Parishes, the parishes that share in the canal's management and maintenance.
Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Overtopping of the hurricane protection system by Hurricane Katrina occurred along portins of the Inner Harbor Navigation Canal, also known as the Industrial Canal. Improvements have been made to the canal's levee walls.
London Avenue Outfall Canal The London Avenue Outfall Canal is located in Orleans Parish, east of Orleans Avenue Canal. The canal extends approximately 3 miles from Pump Station #3 to its outfall at Lake Pontchartrain.
Orleans Outfall Canal The Orleans Outfall Canal extends 1.8 miles from Pump Station No. 7 to Lake Pontchartrain, between th 17th Street and London Outfall Canals. The interrim gated structure has 10 pumps and 5 gate panels that are 35.5 feet tall and 12 feet wide.

Water and Ice Missions The Corps of Engineers, under its mission responsibilities in the National Response Plan, orders ice and water for transport to disaster victims under the direction of FEMA.
Temporary Roofing Mission Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the Corps for FEMA in disaster response and recovery.
Temporary Emergency Power Mission Under the National Response Plan, USACE provides Public Works and Engineering support that includes provision of emergency power.
Funding – Administration Support Congress approved a large funding package for hurricane relief with $400 million for Corps missions separate from FEMA missions.
Debris Mission Hurricanes Katrina and Rita left 87,000 square miles of debris in parts of Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi and Florida.
Demolition Mission The demolition mission includes emergency demolition or stabilization of damaged structures and facilities designated by state or local governments. Estimated total demolition debris following Katrina and Rita: 16 million cubic yards.
Temporary Emergency Housing Mission The USACE was mission assigned to assist in the temporary housing program after Katrina, which was handled using a national/regional approach through the FEMA Housing Area Command.
Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force The Corps of Engineers commissioned the Interagency Performance Evaluation Task Force to address questions about Hurricane Katrina and the Hurricane Protection System.
Louisiana Levees and Hurricane Protection System
Contracting The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses full and open competition to award standing contracts for emergency disaster response to provide needed services, such as debris removal, roofing, ice and water supply.
Task Force Guardian Task Force Guardian’s mission was to repair Greater New Orleans Federal hurricane and flood protection system damages resulting from Hurricane Katrina and restoring the system to pre-storm conditions by 1 June 2006.
Task Force Hope Task Force Hope was created by Brigadier General Robert Crear on Sept. 4, 2005, to achieve three major priorities in Gulf Coast recovery and restoration of the hurricane protection system.

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Revision Date: June 2, 2008