05/13/2014
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"But they provide a heck of a lot more protection from flooding."
"But under Option 1, which you want to move forward with, they would not be redesigned, they would not be rebuilt?"
"Thanks, Madam Chair, and thank you again General for your leadership."
"The safe level is seven or eight feet below the top of the wall. Clearly, that is diminished capacity from the original design."