Was watching the news and witnessed a group of hard-working women in Iowa, about my mom's age (I'm in my 40's), sandbagging levees for the 2nd time in their lifetimes. They did this back in 1993 as well. Led Zeppelin's song, "When the Levees Break", was playing in my head once again in recent memory, as my heart went out to those folks going through this experience.
In my part of the US (Upstate NY, Hudson-Valley's Capital Region), the Dutch were a strong influence during colonial times, and many place names like "Gansevoort", "Rensselaer" and "Guilderland" live on, along with their architectural legacy. I think we might be able to learn from them once again.
I know in the 50's that Holland had a national flood crisis, and as a result, came up with a world-class system of flood protection that was designed to withstand the worst possible flood that could occur once every 10,000 years. What a feat of engineering!
Is something like this possible for the US? Has the US Army Corp. already consulted with the Dutch engineers who worked on this project from the 50's? Seems like there is something to learn from their experience.
Looking forward to what others share on this topic.
- April05
Learning from the Dutch: Are 10,000 year-spec. levees possible for the US?
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