Tell the Army Corps of Engineers to Protect Americans From Flooding
- av: Care2.com
- mottagare: Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp
Hurricane Katrina was one of the deadliest hurricanes in the history of the United States, but could much of the destruction have been avoided?
Countless engineers say that despite early reports that the equipment and levees used in New Orleans would fail, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did their best to quiet whistle-blowers and went ahead with the controversial plans. Almost six years later, the same methods that failed in New Orleans are being used in the rebuilding of New Orleans and other areas of the U.S.
We rely on the Army Corps of Engineers to protect them, not to cut corners. We can't let New Orleans and other new flood prevention systems throughout the U.S. be rebuilt with levee methods we already know will fail.
Tell the Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General, Lt. Gen. Robert L. Van Antwerp, that the Corps must be held accountable for the failures in New Orleans and should not put more Americans in danger with faulty equipment.
Many engineers suspect that despite early reports that the equipment and levees used in New Orleans would fail, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did their best to quiet whistle-blowers and went ahead with the controversial plans. These building methods have been proven faulty and we can't afford another New Orleans disaster.
(Your comments here.)
I urge you and the Army Corps of Engineers to take responsibility for the mistakes made there and to work to ensure that those mistakes are not repeated during the rebuilding of the city or during construction on any other city in the United States.
