Word of Faulty Levees Leaks Out
Seven months ago, we contacted Cain Burdeau at the AP, and offered evidence that the Army Corps of Engineers had identified over 50 locations nationwide where I-walls needed repair, but the Corps had not revealed where they are. That was May 31, the eve of Hurricane Season 2011. Since then, Burdeau filed a request for […]
SIGN OUR PETITION: Demand to know locations of faulty levees
After I-walls failed in New Orleans during Katrina, the Army Corps of Engineers DC office re-wrote the standards for building I-walls nationwide. In an official Engineering Letter, the Corps states it has identified 50 locations in the nation with “potential performance concerns.” But the Corps doesn’t say where they are! Furthermore, sources to Levees.org say […]
Levees.org rolls out Myth Number One
After Katrina and the levees failures, the Army Corps of Engineers quickly set a campaign in motion. Falsehoods were put into the minds of Corps officials who made themselves available to the media. There were over a dozen harmful falsehoods, but perhaps the most damaging one was what Corps Commander Lt. Gen Carl Strock told […]
