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The Infrastructure Committee is chaired by
Mark Tienvieri.
 Message from the Chairman-
As you know, I have always thought that drainage and flood
control have been top priorities in District 3, and in particular the Ormond
subdivision. Over the years several capital projects have been proposed and
funded to address these issues and there have been definite improvements made. What
we still need however is a reliable drainage and flood control system. There are many projects that we need to focus
on. These would include, but not be limited to and not listed in the order of
priority:
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Install automatic bar screen cleaners at Pump Stations 1 and 2.
This has now been completed.
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Install a flood gate on Ormond Boulevard at the entrance to the
subdivision off Airline Drive (Note: the railroad currently opposes the proposed
design plan).
This is not required now that the Cross Bayou
Pump Station has been completed.
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Install permanent back-up electric generators for the pump stations in
lieu of rental generators provided just during hurricane season (what if the
power fails in March?).
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Finish the ACoE hurricane levee and floodgates.
> read more.
This has now been completed.
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Install pump stations in the ACoE hurricane protection levee.
> read more
This has now been completed.
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Install a permanent pump station at the entrance to Ormond
(between Airline and the RR Tracks) to replace the temporary portable unit
located by the Bank. Remember, before Ormond Boulevard was raised at the
entrance, we had two permanent pumps. These were removed during construction.
This is not required now that the Cross Bayou
Pump Station has been completed.
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Construction of the Dunleith Canal bank reinforcement work.
Working.
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Ormond golf course lakes cleaning and drainage pipe improvements (these
lakes don't only steal your golf balls, they function as surge control for the
drainage system).
> read more
This has now been completed.
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Increasing the flow cross sectional area of the canal that flows to Pump
Station #1 below Ormond Boulevard (current bottleneck).
This has now been completed.
The OCA
will be aggressively working with the Parish to build new working
relationships with the new administration to help advance infrastructure
improvements. We will also work with the Parish to develop a long term drainage
plan for District 3, which is prioritized by need and budgeted by cash flow by
year.
East Bank Hurricane Protection Levee Update-
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It is with GREAT pleasure that I inform you that our Legislative
Delegation has once again spoken and, more importantly, been
heard.
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At the
outcome of the Special Session of the Louisiana
Legislature, Senate Bills 8 and 9, those concerning levee
board consolidation, left Pontchartrain Levee District in a
position to continue to serve the people of St. Charles and
St. John Parishes.
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As most of you know, the primary focus of this Southeast
Regional Levee Authority is set to be promotion of a
regional project to keep storm surge out of Lake
Pontchartrain. An issue that may affect hundreds of
thousands of people! Our Senator and Representatives
recognized the concerns brought forth by many of our fellow
citizens and local officials that the issue of raising the
St. Charles Hurricane Protection Levee and adding pumps to
replace the flood-gate structures (which affects only about
twenty thousand people) as well as moving forward with our
effort to authorize and build the West Shore Hurricane Levee
Project (which may affect only thirty thousand people),
would have trouble remaining on an equal footing with the
aforementioned issue.
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Furthermore, it was clearly understood that our parishes are
already part of a six (6) parish regional board stretching
from East Baton Rouge down to the St. Charles/Jefferson
Parish line. As a fellow resident of St. Charles Parish and
President of the Board, I can state without question that
our NUMBER ONE priority is raising the St. Charles Levee to
the same height as East Jefferson's levee (16.6 feet vs.
13.5 feet), putting additional pumps in lieu of the planned
floodgates, and "jump-starting" the process of construction
of the West Shore Levee to protect the residents of St. John
Parish. PLD believes that our current regional board has
done an excellent job of pursuing these goals.
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Senator Chaisson proposed an amendment to Senator Boasso's
bill which keeps St. Charles and St. John Parish as part of
the new consolidated levee district. We are a full partner
insofar as any regional issue is concerned. The only
difference is that our current levee district will continue
to focus on our local issues which only affect
residents of St. Charles and St. John Parish. Senator Boasso
and the entire delegation as well as the administration,
overwhelmingly accepted this amendment as part of the final
version of this bill. The net effect of this amendment is a
net gain for St. Charles and St. John Parish residents by
having a voice on both. Additionally, there will be no taxes
collected on any Regional Project without a vote of the
people of St. Charles or St. John Parish so the net effect
is that your levee millage will remain at it's current 3.74
mils.
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Additionally, I have recently been confirmed as the regional
representative on the Coastal Protection and Restoration
Authority which, as a result of language passed in this
session, will actually have authority to steer Federal
Funding to projects.
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So you see friends, we went from one set of input to at
least three.....what more could we ask for?????????? We need
to get it done now, no excuses!
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Thank you all for your support and continued efforts!
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Steve
C. Wilson
President, Board of Commissioners
Pontchartrain Levee District
2204 Albert Street
Lutcher, La. 70071
225-869-9721 (o)
- 27Jan06
- Mark,
Some update on the East Bank Hurricane
Levee is attached (labeled 6-21-05). This will give your members a clear
picture of where we stand and why we are not complete. We HAVE received
additional funding to complete the lifts to 13.5 feet by beginning of
2007 Hurricane Season. Please understand that this will still require
future lifts to stay at that height. All gaps are now closed to a level
of 6' in spite of shortcomings of Federal Funding. Also, attached is a
letter from Stan Green, Project Director for the St. Charles Urban Study
(the pumps) whereby he confirms additional funding for that study. PLD
has committed to the local share of this additional money and we met
last week to sign on. PLD is being very aggressive in trying to convince
the USACE to allow us to go directly to design and construction on the
next station at Cross Bayou. I'd be glad to meet with your Board at any
time to give you a better explanation of status if needed.
Call if any questions.
Steve C. Wilson
President, Board of Commissioners
Pontchartrain Levee District
2204 Albert Street
Lutcher, La. 70071
225-869-9721 (o)
- 30Dec05
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Monica,
I'd like to
advise the local sponsors for the St. Charles Parish Urban Flood
Control study of recent developments concerning funding. The US
Senate has passed a Department of Defense spending bill that
includes substantial additional funding for studies and projects in
the areas affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The House has
yet to act on this legislation. However, the bill passed by the
Senate was similar to one already passed by the House, except that
the Senate removed provisions that would have permitted drilling in
the Artic National Wildlife Refuge. I think it's likely that the
House will pass the bill as modified by the Senate when they
reconvene in January.
The bill contains $1,100,000 for expediting the St. Charles
Parish UFC study. These funds would be in addition to the $200,000
allocation previously made available for fiscal year 2006, giving us
a total of $1,300,000. These funds would be subject to the
provisions of the feasibility cost sharing agreement executed in
March 2005, meaning that the funds would have to be matched on a
50/50 basis by the local sponsors, either with cash or with approved
in-kind work (as specified in the project management plan).
If the study sponsors are in a position to support funding at
this level, we will have to meet to discuss the best means of
advancing the study in the event that the bill is signed into law by
President Bush.
Stan Green
Senior Project
Manager
St. Charles
Parish Urban Flood Control Study
UPDATE
from the Pontchartrain Levee District
Pictures of Ormond Pump Stations 1 and 2-
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Level Indicator in Canal leading to PS-1 |
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Canal from Golf Course leading to PS-1 |
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Bar Screens at Pump Station 1 (PS-1) |
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Dunleith Canal leading to PS-1 |
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Small Electric Pump @ PS-1 (1 of 1) |
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Medium Natural Gas Pump @ PS-1 (1 of 3) |
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Medium Natural Gas Pumps @ PS-1 (2,3 of 3) |
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New Large Natural Gas Pumps @ PS-1 (1,2 of 2) |
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Medium Natural Gas Pump @ PS-2 (1 of 3) |
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Medium Natural Gas Pumps @ PS-2 (2,3 of 3) |
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New Large Natural Gas Pump @ PS-2 (1 of 2) |
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New Large Natural Gas Pump @ PS-2 (2 of 2) |
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New Large Natural Gas Pump @ PS-2 (1 of 2) |
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Dunleith Canal and Bar Screens @ PS-2 |
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