Dr. Ray Seed, a respected well-known engineer has submitted a 42-page letter detailing how the US Army Corps of Engineers controlled the official levee investigation in New Orleans and the external peer review, too. Dr. Seed wished to follow proper channels and so brought his complaint to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) which has acknowledged convening a “committee on professional conduct” to address the allegations.

An intriguing post script of Dr. Seed’s letter contains this statement:

“The select group of individuals receiving copies of this have been chosen for my confidence in their tact and discretion…..In some cases they know additional significant pieces (italics mine) of this saga that are not addressed in this letter….”

Apparently Dr. Seed elected to leave out, and probably for very good reason, some additional significant pieces of his story. I, and the whole rest of the nation, hope that those select individuals will come forward in the spirit of rightness and reveal what they know.

We have posted Dr. Seed’s letter to the internet and you can access it from the home page of our website, www.levees.org.

Sandy Rosenthal
Executive Director, Levees.Org
www.levees.org