Friday, September 30, 2005

New Orleans levee reported weak in 1990s

Lisa Myers, of NBC News, finds 1998 court papers questioning the structural integrity of the New Orleans levees.
...NBC News has obtained what may be a key clue, hidden in long forgotten legal documents. They reveal that when the floodwall on the 17th Street Canal was built a decade ago, there were major construction problems — problems brought to the attention of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...

New Orleans levee reported weak in 1990s
Records: Construction firm alerted engineers, but no action was taken

Hat Tip: Wizbang

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