Workshop #3 – Thursday, December 17, 2020 (1PM to 2PM Pacific/3PM-4PM Central) Title: Resilient New Orleans - The Geoscience behind the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Infrastructure, the Permanent Canal and Closures Pump Station and Green Infrastructure

Lehman, Drew

Workshop #3 – Thursday, December 17, 2020 (1PM to 2PM Pacific/3PM-4PM Central) Title: Resilient New Orleans - The Geoscience behind the Inner Harbor Navigational Canal Infrastructure, the Permanent Canal and Closures Pump Station and Green Infrastructure

Thursday, 17 December 2020: 13:00

Drew Lehman, Environment & Education, San Francisco, CA, United States, Nadine Robertson, University of Southern Mississippi, Environmental, Harvey, LA, United States, Aaron Hunter, Limitless Vistas, Inc, Coastal Preservation, New Orleans, United States, Eric Fisher, Saint Augustine High School, General Studies, New Orleans, United States, Gianina Amy Ndiaye, Benjamin Franklin High School, New Orleans, LA, United States and Jazmin Carey, University of New Orleans, Environmental, New Orleans, LA, United States

Abstract:

After Hurricane Katrina, the City of New Orleans faced a daunting challenge: how to protect itself against inevitable hurricanes, storm surges and flooding events endemic to this low-lying Mississippi Delta city. In response, New Orleans invested in world-class resilient infrastructure, building the largest continuous surge barrier in the world – the $1.3 million, 1.8 mile long Inner Harbor Navigation Canal. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers also built one of the world’s largest stormwater pumping stations, the $615 million Permanent Canal and Closures Pump Station. This presentation addresses how the New Orleans Flood Protection Authority East and New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board collaboratively staff and maintain these unique infrastructures – and how the City of New Orleans uses the tools of geoscience as they systematically invest in green infrastructure and manage stormwater.