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yeah. corps. of engineers doesn t operate the pump now. we built them as part of the hurricane storm vantage with reduction system. the 172 miles of levees that reduce the risk from the hurricane and storm damage around new orleans but those are operated by the state. so we re in close coordination every day especially to events to make sure they re operated as they were designed. again we noted earlier that mississippi is already handle aing an extreme amount of water when you look at the projected path of this particular storm it is going right up the mississippi valley. is that going to overwhelm flood defenses in the coming days or you think that that levee everything else is going to be able to handle all of that water? no, we re fully confident that mississippi river levee system can handle it like you said, the stage in scially ....
Downtown new orleans is 17th photoand in levee system in the mississippi river levee system is a 20 feet. and they go up to 25. so i m fully confident that the system can handle it. so what do you say to residents of louisiana this night who are probably feeling a little bit nervous about what is coming in from the guflt? i think it is understandable to be nervous it is a hurricane. but i would tell you the system is better than it has ever been. there s a lot of people that are vigilant right now to make sure that it is safe as it can be. but i would tell everybody to listen to your local officials there s always risk this storm any storm has been extremely unpredict, its path and intensity. so listen to your local, and stay safe. colonel stephen murphy there new orleans. we with appreciate your expertise. thank you. hey, no problem. ....