From: John Cuccia 

On Sat, 04 Mar 2006 12:28:21 -0500, "Gary Wiltshire"
 wrote:

>> There have been some stories indicating that the failed levees were not
>> properly constructed.
>
>Indeed, a problem decades in the making,

No, it has been determined that the levees and floodwalls were built as
designed.   In the case of the levees to the east, the storm
exceeded design conditions.  In the case of the floodwalls to the west it
did not but their design was faulty, not their construction.

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