Gentilly Resiliency District goes against flow of how New Orleans handles stormwater
A $141 million grant the federal government awarded New Orleans last week will allow the city to tackle one of its most ambitious infrastructure projects since a network of drainage canals and pumping stations were built to turn its sub-sea level swampland into sprawling suburban-style neighborhoods decades ago.
The projects in the Gentilly Resiliency District are very different than the traditional methods of flood control. They are designed to retain and control the water that previously had been kept behind levees and floodwalls. And that presents perhaps the toughest task for the city: convincing generations of residents who have been told it's important to get the water out that they should now keep it in...
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Why was Gentilly, and not another neighborhood, chosen for a resiliency district?
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