A massive drainage pump that is crucial to getting water out of the New Orleans during hurricanes has corroded just 5 years after being installed.
A massive drainage pump that is crucial to getting water out of the city during hurricanes has corroded just 5 years after being installed. "We designed these with the intent these had to be 35-year pumps," said Ricky Boyett, spokesperson for the Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans."We're 5 years in, so it's pretty significant and concerning."
The Army Corps of Engineers say the severity of corrosion on one the pumps is unexpected just 5 years after installation. In 2018, the Army Corps of Engineers finished installing storm surge barriers and pumps at three vulnerable canals. The good news is, the Army Corps is confident if a storm were to come today, the city is still prepared.
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