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New Orleans Update
With a major floodwall break finally plugged, engineers struggled to pump out the flooded city Tuesday as authorities braced for the horrors the receding water is certain to reveal. “It’s going to be awful and it’s going to wake the nation up again,” the mayor warned.
Outfall Canal Contract Awarded to MWI
The Army Corps of Engineers awarded contracts for construction of interim gated closure structures at the 17th Street and London Avenue outfall canals Jan. 27.
MWI Earns Kudos from the Army Corps of Engineers
The volume of water being pumped out of New Orleans is diminishing, and that’s good news, says Maj. George Stejic, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ task force draining the city.
In Pictures: Draining New Orleans
Engineers have begun pumping water out of New Orleans, eight days after the Louisiana city was submerged by the deadly Hurricane Katrina.
MWI Works to Pump Water Out of New Orleans
MWI currently have 12 very large Hydraflo pumps on site to help dewater New Orleans. These 12 pumps have the capability to pump over 630,000 gallons per minute at a 10 foot head.
Levee Repair Under Way
Engineers took the first steps Thursday to closing the 700-foot levee breach that flooded New Orleans in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and Louisiana state officials said water removal from the stricken city could begin by Saturday.