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leans, and since then several improvements have been made. An amendment to Louisianas constitution has led to two new levee boards in New Orleans, replacing roughly a dozen agencies who previously handled oversight. These boards involve engineers and others with flood control experience who oversee the maintenance and operations of the hurricane protection system. In addition, legislation has been proposed to require the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to have external peer review of major flood control and navigation projects.

The external review provided by the ASCE of the Corps levee investigation occurred at the request of Lt. General Carl A. Strock, the chief of engineers for the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers. For their role in the ASCE External Review Panels work, Gilbert, the Hudson Matlock Professor of Civil Engineering and two other University of Texas at Austin engineering alumni received the U.S. Armys Outstanding Civil Service Medal this past February.

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Contact: Barbra Rodriguez
brodriguez@mail.utexas.edu
512-471-7541
University of Texas at Austin
4-Jun-2007


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