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Permanent Pumps
Operating an improved system
Pumping plays a critical role in preventing flooding from any significant rainfall event. The Corps ensures that pumps are outfitted to remain operable during and after future storm events.
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Floodwalls
Building them bigger, stronger, better
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is continuing to work expeditiously to complete the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System (HSDRRS) by 2011. To this end, the Corps is using valuable lessons learned to construct more resilient levees and floodwalls.
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Hurricane Protection Office
Groundbreaking Ceremony
The Inner Harbor Navigation Canal Surge Barrier Project is a significant piece of the Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System because it will block the Gulf of Mexico storm surge from entering the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Chief of Engineers and Commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, addresses media at the ceremony.
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Outfall Canals
Public safety is our number one priority
During hurricanes and tropical storms, three outfall canals drain water from portions of New Orleans northward into Lake Pontchartrain. These improved outfall canals are critical elements in New Orleans’ flood control system.
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Featured Videos
Western Tie-In
Connects the Westbank and Vicinity portion of the hurricane system into river levees.
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System Overview
Get the big picture on the Hurricane & Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.
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West Closure Complex
Learn more about the alternatives under consideration to reduce risk on the Westbank.
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How a Lock Works
USACE is responsible for these essential structures throughout America's navigable waterways.
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