摘要: |
Lt. Gen. Scott Spelhnon, commanding general of the Corps of Engineers, on June 29 signed the Chief of Engineers Report for the South Central Coast, Louisiana project, specifying the recommended path forward for reducing hurricane and storm damage risk in Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary parishes. The report has been submitted to the administration and Congress for review and authorization. The report identifies a $1.33 billion nonstructural approach to flood plain management within the 3,000-square-mile study area. The recommended course of action combines floodproofing and elevating structures currently subject to impacts during a 25-year tropical weather event, an event that has a 4 percent chance of occurring in any given year. |