Introduction
This chapter contains an introduction to the report....
New Orleans
This chapter provides a brief overview of New Orleans....
Hurricane Katrina
This chapter provides an overview of Hurricane Katrina, including data on its category, its path and intensity, and its effect on wind and water forces....
Hurricane Protection System
This chapter discusses hurricane protection systems. Topics include standard project hurricane, levees and floodwalls, datums and elevations, and interior drainage and pump stations....
The Levees Fail
This chapter examines the failure of levees against storm forces and the flooding that ensued....
Consequences
This chapter examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina, including injury, death, and financial losses....
Direct Causes of the Catastrophe
This chapter examines direct physical causes of the hurricane protection system failures, including soil strength assessments and pumping station limitations....
Contributing Factors
This chapter examines contributing factors of the hurricane protection system failures, including the underappreciated risk to New Orleans, a piecemeal implementation of the hurricane...
What Must We Do Next?
This chapter discusses important next steps to be taken. 10 calls-to-action are listed....
Characterization of Particle Class Sizes Associated with Indicator Organisms in Stormwater
The presence of pathogen indicators is the leading cause of water body impairment in the United States, accounting for over 15% of the waters currently requiring TMDL development (USEPA,...
Simulation/Optimization Modeling Post-Audits
S/O models have long been used to compute optimal strategies for user-specified optimization problems. It is useful to provide a retrospective of two S/O modeling applications, and how...
Characterizing the Pathways and Characteristics of Nutrients Discharging from Ground-Water to Surface Water
Any investigation of surface-water quality for a lake or pond requires accurate estimates of the contributing contaminant or nutrient loads. In many cases, inflow from the adjacent ground...
Characterization of Interaction of Surface Water and Groundwater in the El Paso Lower Valley of Texas
El Paso is located in the Chihuahua desert and prone to long periods of extreme drought. With the river drought, regional irrigation districts only received 34% and 38%of a full water...
Drinking Water Distribution Systems: A Dual-Use Vision for Implementing an Environmental Observatory for an Engineered System
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), under Homeland Security Presidential Directive 7, has been tasked as the lead federal agency in protecting water infrastructure in the U.S....
Ethical and Professional Issues Associated with River Restoration
As river and ecosystem restoration becomes increasingly more common, more professional concerns are arising including licensure, professional responsibility, ethical behavior, competency,...
Tips
This chapter offers tips when working with Microsoft Excel....
Worksheet
This chapter discusses the use of headers in Microsoft Excel....
Editing in Excel
This chapter discusses formatting and editing in Microsoft Excel....
Math and Editing
This chapter discusses math and editing in Microsoft Excel....
Symbols
This chapter discusses alpha-numeric symbols in Microsoft Excel....
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