New Orleans Rebuilding and Flood Related Links:

FEMA MAP Information Web Page - Check and order flood maps for the gulf coast areas.
Rebuilding Houses in New Orleans on Pilings? - Should the New Orleans houses that will be re-built, be raised on pilings or columns? Save space. No filling of land is involved.  Maybe Better for insurance coverage since off the ground out of flood range.  Also, the pesky Formosan termites would have a hard time eating steel or cement pilings.
New affordable Lift House design by MIT students.  Other plans for stilt homes, more plans.
Rebuilding Property in New Orleans with Fill? - Should large property and lots be filled to above flood levels.  Here are some examples from the Corp of Engineers.
FEMA Safe Room Information - It would not be a bad idea to put in a super thick, water tight, safe room on your property if you live in a hurricane/storm surge area. You could put your valuables in it when you evacuate.  Or buy a above ground tank for a giant water proof safe.  Bolt it to a slab and put a water proof door on it.
Rebuilding to stop Formosan Subterranean Termites - A chance to re-build New Orleans with termite proof materials such as steel and concrete.


Amphibious Houses - Houses that would float during a flood  - Movie.
Houses made of surplus shipping containers - movie showing construction.  More links on container building uses.
Inexpensive "Katrina Cottage" house.

The inexpensive steel "EcoCottage" is a good material to stop termites.
PreFab House Designs - Compiled list of designs by fabprefab.
Prefab, modular, manufactured and panelized housing links.
Pole Houses - Sustainable prefab dwellings that hold up to earthquakes, hurricanes and high water.
Toxic Clean-up - What will the environmental and financial impact be in New Orleans? Read daily written articles.
Louisiana Coastal Restoration - Every 24 minutes Louisiana loses one acre of land.
Phytoremediation Clean-up in New Orleans? - Phytoremediation is the use of special green plants to remove pollutants from the environment or render them harmless.
Soil Vapor Extraction (SVE) - Vacuum pressure removal of volatile soil contaminants .
Flood Clean-up Steps - The steps in cleaning up your home after a flood.
Companies that do Environmental Clean-up - List of over 1,000 oil spill contractors.
Habitat for Humanity Organization - Helping re-build houses with volunteer work and donations.
If you have the money buy a submarine$$$ and park it on your lawn!
Flood Information Links  -  LOTS of useful U.S. Government flood information links.
Katrina Information Links  -  Provides the latest information on relief and assistance.
* NEW * TEXAS GULF REFINERIES - This region is refinery row.
* NEW * The latest NOAA Maps - Aerial Maps of flood area.
* NEW * Katrina Recovery Map Server from LSU - This is the BEST map server for viewing area location information for the recovery.
* NEW * Multi-layer Flood Map Server from LSU - This is the BEST map server for showing pump station locations and flood level estimates information.
* NEW * Multi-layer Flood IMAGE Server from LSU - This is the BEST map server for showing images of the flood.
Parish Links - Regional Planning Commission links to important parishes and government links.
Best Single Photo of New Orleans Flood - NASA Earth Observatory Image of New Orleans flood.
Time Magazine Panorama Map of New Orleans. - Large, easy to read flood map with the major New Orleans landmarks showing.
USGS - Special hurricane Katrina/New Orleans flood information.
NOAA Katrina Photos - You could spend hours looking at these aerial photos.
USGS Angled Coastal Aerial Photos - Fly over photos looking sideways down at the coast. Use index photo and click on photo number.
New Orleans Times-Picayune Newspaper - Get the local un-spun news on what is happening with the flood clean-up.
NASA Flood Simulation - New Orleans sea level rising fast!!
New York Times Map of New Orleans flood - Overview map.
LSU Information - Nice cut-away and 3-D area maps of New Orleans.
New Orleans Levee District Map - New Orleans Army Corp of Engineers site.
Levee/Lock Information - Interesting Information by Army Corp of Engineers on the levees and locks.
k  Globalstar Satellite Phone Communications - The only reliable way to communicate when land lines and cell towers get knocked out. Gulf Coast cities should lease these during hurricane season.
1888 New Orleans Map - Notice that they built only on the highest ground.
Pumphouse Location Maps - Maps with New Orleans pump house locations.
Pump Station No. 1 - This pump station drains the upper level of the city down to pump station six.
New Orleans Pump Station Information - Pump Station facts & information.
Pump Station No. 6 - New Orleans Pump Station No. 6 history.
History and Information on Pump Stations. - Entire book (free .pdf download) on the New Orleans drainage system. Chapter seven tells of current upgrades made.
New Orleans Information - Everything about New Orleans on Wikipedia.



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