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From YouTube: East Ascension Drainage Board - January 10, 2023
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East Ascension Drainage Board - January 10, 2023
Ascension Parish Government
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A
B
Heavenly
Father,
we
ask
your
blessings:
As
We
Gather
tonight,
to
address
drainage,
flood
control
for
Ascension,
Parish
citizens.
We
ask
that
you
bless
us
and
guide
us
in
all
of
our
actions
and
may
your
Holy
Spirit
be
with
us
at
all
times,
for
we
place
our
lives
in
your
hands
always
and
forever.
In
the
name
of
your
son,
Jesus
Christ,
amen,
amen,.
C
A
Moving
on
to
moving
on
to
item
number
three
election
of
chair,
and
vice
chair,
I'd
like
to
remind
everyone,
so
I
will
open
up
nominations,
please
State
the
name
of
one
of
the
Commissioners.
You
would
like
to
nominate
for
chair
and
no
matter.
I've
been
I've,
been
told,
no
matter
attendance
tonight
we
do
need
six.
We
need
a
majority
of
the
commission,
not
a
majority
of
the
body.
That's
here
so
with
that
being
said,
I
will
open
up
nominations
for
2023
drainage,
chairperson.
D
You
a
little
oh
well,
thank
you
for
that
congrats
to
you.
Thank
you.
So
much
I
appreciate
the
opportunity
to
chair
drainage.
It's
not
been
something
I've
done
in
my
now
12th
year
of
this,
with
my
in
my
work
with
Ascension
Parish
I
have
I've
got
a
big
seat
to
fill.
We
stand
on
big
shoulders
here.
We
followed
Chase
Dempsey
others
over
the
years,
who
have
been
the
drainage
chairman,
so
I'm
very
grateful
for
the
opportunity
I.
D
We
do
have
goals
for
this
year
and
we
I
look
forward
to
those
we're
going
to
accomplish
almost
all
of
them.
So
thank
you
very
much
at
this
point.
It
is
necessary
to
have
a
vice
chairman
and
so
I
will
repeat
what
Mr
melonso
said.
I
will
the
chair
will
entertain
a
motion
for
the
vice
chair
and
we
will
need
six
votes
or
the
chair.
D
We
have
a
public
comment
sign
in
period.
If
you
would
like
to
speak
on
any
item
on
the
agenda,
please
see
the
secretary
and
you
will
have
an
opportunity
to
do
that.
I,
don't
see
anybody
here
that
might
be
planning
to
speak,
but
we
always
welcome
people
to
be
here,
sign
in
and
and
let
their
feelings
be
known
so
that
we
can
make
decisions
that
make
sense
for
all
of
us.
D
D
Hearing
none
that
motion
passes,
that
was
the
December
12th
minutes
item
six
I,
certainly
don't
have
any
reporter
announcement
at
this
point,
other
than
I
had
a
already
have
had
in
anticipation
that
I
might
be
elected
to
this
spot.
I
had
a
very
effective
and
positive
meeting
with
the
parish
President,
we
discussed
our
shared
goals
and
it
was
amazing
how
many
of
the
things
on
that
list
we
each
had
been
thinking
about,
and
so
that
that
was
promising
I
think
to
both
of
us
that
we
were.
D
F
F
F
F
Some
of
the
highlights
here.
It's
intended
to
house
about
1650
people
prior
to
an
event
folks,
like
line
workers
who
can't
find
the
place
to
stay.
As
you
know,
hotel
accommodations
can
be
limited
and
so
First
Responders
folks
of
that
folks
that
provide
those
type
of
services
here.
The
total
Grant
application
is,
let's
see
the
3.4
million
dollars
with
the
local
share
being
25.75
about
854
000
to
the
parish.
F
The
next
hmgp
Grant
application
is
the
less
generic
lateral
detention
and
drainage
Improvement
project.
Some
of
the
highlights
on
this
project.
If
we
can
get
this
project
constructed
and
funded
it'll
prevent
flooding
to
about
400
homes
and
20
businesses
in
this
area,
as
you
can
see
the
animation
there,
this
is
what
existing
conditions
look
like
and
by
making
the
channel
improvements
there,
we
could
take
the
water
out
of
these
subdivisions
black
body
detention
at
bro.
At
bro
bro,
this
is
another
Hazard
mitigation.
Grant
total
combined
project
costs
about
7.2
million
dollars.
F
Another
75,
25
split,
the
local
share
would
be
about
1.8
million
dollars.
Hey.
Please
stop
me
if
you
have
any
questions
under
these
particular
projects.
This
is
a
brick
project
application.
So
this
is
the
Bert
Allen
dish
improvements,
brick,
the
the
Brick
nofo
was
issued.
We
got
the
the
application
in
on
Tom.
This
was
going
to
be
a
scoping
Grant
which,
if
you
think
about
it
as
like
a
phase
one
Grant,
where
they
will
fund
the
planning
process
of
the
planning
and
anything
prior
to
construction.
F
F
F
So
if
this
one
gets
approved,
we'll
be
able
to
do
the
design
and
construction
on
this
project
again,
75
25
split
about
750
000
for
the
parish-
and
this
is
just
a
cost
breakdown
of
the
on
all
the
grants
that
I,
just
that
we
just
discussed
they're
all
75,
25
split
and
that's
all
I
have
so,
if
you
have
any
questions
on
any
of
these
on
Grant
applications
all
right.
Thank
you.
D
D
So
at
this
time,
Ron
is
going
to
give
us
a
little
presentation
to
help
us
to
better
understand
the
incident
that
happened
at
the
Marvin
pumping
station.
I
do
want
you
to
know
that,
in
my
conversation
with
the
parish,
president
I
asked
him
if
he
would
allow
for
a
deep
dive
into
this
situation
so
that
we
were
all
satisfied
that
with
we
had
been
completely
transparent
as
to
what
had
happened
and
I
asked
him
to
allow
me
to
have
Mr
Dawson
lead
that
charge
and
the
administration
immediately
said
to
him.
D
Look:
there's
videos:
you
can
watch
what
happened
so
I
think
that
he's
going
to
do
just
a
little
deeper
dive
and
make
sure
we
all
understand,
but
we
had
some
preliminary
and
and
mostly
sufficient
information.
I
think
that
Iran
can
deliver
today.
But
if
you
have
any
questions
about
anything
in
particular
that
you.
D
There's
always
a
rumor
meal
when
an
incidents
like
this
happens,
and
so
if
you've
heard
something
that
concerns
you,
for
goodness
sakes
reach
out
to
Mr,
Dawson
and
say:
look
this
is
what
I'm
hearing.
Will
you
make
sure
that
that
that's
not
in
fact
what
happened
so
I
appreciate
the
willingness
of
the
administration
to.
Let
us
look
at
this
very
long
and
hard
we've
got.
This
is
our
most
expensive
asset
for
drainage
of
Ascension
Parish.
D
It
has
it's
our
Crown
Jewel
for
years
we
have
spent
a
fortune
to
make
it
redundant
so
that
it
could
continue
to
do
its
work
and
we
had
a
near
disaster
there
last
week.
So
Ron
thank
you
for
being
here
quickly
and
prepared
to
explain
to
not
only
to
this
commission
but
to
the
public.
What
happened
there?
Yes,.
G
Ma'am
well
good
evening
board:
congratulations,
Miss,
Terry
and
Mr
Dempsey
on
your
your
elections.
There
we
look
forward
to
working
with
you
guys
so
we'll
get
right
into
it
and
look
there's
a
lot
of
information
in
this
presentation.
So
if
you
would
just
let
me
get
all
the
way
through
and
we'll
be
glad
to
answer
any
questions
at
the
end,
but
we'll
paint
a
picture
from
the
pumping
event
to
response
to
moving
forward.
G
So
just
give
you
a
summary
of
what
took
place.
This
all
started
on
December
the
30th
2022.
rain
forecast
was
supposed
to
be
one
to
two
inches
of
rain.
With
a
starting
elevation,
approximately
1.5
feet,
rain
totals
actually
wound
up
being
four
to
five
inches
of
rain.
Within
a
short
time
frame
of
two
to
three
hours
was
reported
for
the
Ascension
Parish
area
post
event.
G
Four
crew
members
were
on
site
at
the
Marvin
Brew
station.
On
the
day
of
the
incident,
there
were
three
employees
at
the
station
when
the
fire
incident
occurred.
There
was
a
mechanic
of
the
crew
that
was
sent
that
was
sent
to
Henderson
Bayou
pumping
station
to
troubleshoot
an
issue
that
we
had
at
that
station.
At
the
time
of
the
incident,
a
replacement
person
was
in
route
to
the
station.
Unfortunately,
coincidentally,
it
happened.
G
The
incident
happened
at
that
time,
but
there
were
three
members
at
the
station
when
it
occurred
the
start
of
the
day
the
crew
was
on
site
at
6
30
that
morning
they
started
pumping
operations
which
Contin,
which
continued
as
normal
until
approximately
11
40
a.m.
When
the
operator
noticed
that
engine
number
three
had
smoke
coming
from
the
clutch,
he
made
contact
with
the
other
employee
on
the
North
floor
to
check
his
end
as
well,
and
he
noticed
at
that
point
number
two
engine
was
having
issues
as
well.
G
The
crew
did
try
to
extinguish
the
fire
on
their
own
with
the
fire
extinguishers
at
the
station.
We
feel
like
they
did
a
great
job
doing
so
they
realized
the
magnitude
of
what
took
place.
They
immediately
contacted
management
at
approximately
11
45,
who
then
noted
immediately
the
fire
chief
got
direct
contact
with
the
fire
department.
G
The
fire
department
arrives
on
site
at
12,
12
P.M
by
12,
20,
all
fires
and
Hazards
forest
fire
were
eliminated
and
assessments
are
set
to
take
place.
I'm.
Sorry,
no
one
was
injured
during
the
incident
at
approximately
12
30
pm,
the
station
Gates
were
open
and
gravity
drainage
restored
until
damage
assessments
was
complete.
G
Earlier
in
the
day
management,
we
had
a
call
into
our
maintenance
contractor
delcon.
We
normally
do
this
anyhow,
just
if
we're
activated
at
stations
just
to
give
them
a
heads
up
that
things
are
going
on.
They
call
it
happened
earlier.
In
the
day
they
were
called
again
at
the
time
of
the
incident.
They
were
on
site
within
the
hour
to
start
performing
damage
assessments.
G
G
So
this
is
some
data
that
we
want
to
show
and,
like
you
said,
there's
a
few
things
out
there
we
got
some
calls
about.
The
incident
will
did
that
affect
my
water
going
up
because
the
pumps
went
down
and
different
things.
So
this
is
the
data
that
supports
what
happened
and
what
took
place.
So
this
gauge
graph
is
at
the
Marvin
Grove
Pump
Station,
and
you
can
see
where
the
arrow
is
pointing
at
it
represents
the
start
of
the
pumping
event
you
can
see.
G
G
The
next
graph
represents
the
point
of
failure
or
the
incident
when
it
occurred.
If
you
look
at
the
Timeline
here,
it's
a
little
blurry
and
apologize,
but
it
was
at
11
30
a.m.
You
see
at
the
station
the
graph
show
you
know
the
water
surface
elevation
rising
at
the
pumping
station,
because
the
operators
and
all
had
shut
the
pumping
operation
down
in
response
to
the
incident.
G
G
It
was
pumps,
two
three
and
five
that
had
burned
damage
on
them,
so
what
we
did
was
they
had
a
team,
doing
damage
assessments
on
the
burn
engines
and
they
had
another
team
looking
at
engines
that
didn't
have
burn
damage,
determining
the
cause
of
the
problems
and
securing
each
individual
engine
and
inspecting
them
to
see
the
overall
status
and
condition
of
all
of
the
pumps.
So
by
8
30
that
night,
the
same
day
of
the
incident
our
contractor
comes
in
and
meets
with
Jade
Robin
and
myself,
he
said:
look
we
feel
very
confident.
G
We
can
go
ahead
and
start
pumping
operations
back
with
the
pumps
that
were
not
affected
by
the
fire.
So
you
can
see
in
this
graph
that
depicts
what
happened
from
that
point.
At
8,
30
PM
that
night,
you
can
see
a
constant
pull
down
of
water
back
to
our
pump
in
operation
Target
around
zero
to
zero
five,
so
that
night
pumping
operation
resumes
this
graph
here
is
the
same
graph.
G
It
shows
that
we
hit
our
Target
of
zero
to
zero
five
on
July,
the
first
that
was
done
in
precaution
of
more
rain
projected
on
the
Tuesday.
Following
the
event,
we
had
another
rain
event
coming
to
the
Paris,
so
we
wanted
to
do
everything
from
the
minute
that
we
could
to
get
the
water
levels
back
safe
in
preparation
for
the
event
come
week,
we
did
notice
in
that
operation
that
engine
had
some
mechanical
issues.
There
was
a
valve
that
was
cracked.
G
After
further
assessments,
we
made
the
decision
it'd
be
best
to
take
the
clutch
assembly
off
of
engine
number,
one
that
has
internal
mechanical
problems
and
put
it
back
towards
one
of
the
engines
that
was
burnt
put
the
parts
on
it
that
can
get
that
engine
back
up
we'll
get
to
that
in
a
later
slide.
This
slide
represents
the
for
this
gauge
Northwest
of
the
pumping
station,
which
is
at
Black
Bayou
and
621..
G
G
This
gauge
here
is
the
Bayou
goudin,
which
is
the
furthest
west
out
towards
Geismar
and
Prairieville
area,
same
thing
here
on
the
date
and
the
time
of
the
incident.
11
45
a.m,
on
the
30th,
a
continual
drop
in
water,
surface
elevation,
so
everything
flowed
efficiently
on
gravity.
While
the
incident
was
being
the
damage
assessment
was
going
on.
G
So
then
we
get
to
what
caused
this.
The
cause
of
this
fire
was
due
to
a
drop
in
air
pressure.
Four
significant
factors
were
found
by
staff
during
the
fact
fund
and
process.
All
the
pumps
that
are
running
at
the
station.
All
seven
are
tied
to
one
main,
Airline
and
system
of
which
there
are
no
mechanical
devices
or
measures
in
the
system
to
isolate
one
pump
from
the
main
line.
G
G
G
Here's
a
photo
with
those
two
compressors
side
by
side.
It's
just
a
representation
of
what's
out
there,
but
if
one
goes
down
you
have
to
manually
go
swap
over
to
the
other
one.
Here's
a
photo
of
the
air
system.
That's
out
there
and,
like
we
said
all
engines,
all
seven
are
pulling
from
the
same
source.
G
This
is
a
representation
of
the
clutch.
It
was
not
engines,
it
was
not
gearboxes.
It
was
the
clutch
that
caught
on
the
sources
of
flame
was
inside
the
clutch,
so
in
the
photo
on
the
right
is
blue.
That
is
your
clutch
inside.
That
is
a
rubber,
airbag
or
bladder.
They
call
it
when
it's
inflated.
It
engages
the
gears-
and
you
start
pumping
water,
it's
inflated
by
the
air
pressure
that
air
system
one
of
these
three
engines,
we
feel
had
a
rupture
in
that
bladder
being
that
there
was
no
mechanical
devices
in
that
Airline
system.
G
It
was
affecting
every
pump
that
was
pumping
at
the
time
that
the
failure
occurred.
So
no
one
operator
knew
which
pump
was
the
cause.
So
a
matter
of
five
minutes.
This
all
had
to
be
taken
care
of
and
addressed
and
did
what
they
thought
they
could
do
as
fast
as
they
could
and
I
think
and
we
feel
like
they
did
as
best
they
could
with
the
situation
they
had
to
hand
the
photo
to
the
left
is
the
guard
that
clutch
is
inside.
G
This
is
when
the
guards
were
taken
off.
They
start
doing
damage
assessments.
These
are
your
clutches
and
what
they
look
like
when
all
the
the
guards
and
shrouds
were
removed
and
they
started
looking
into
them
a
couple.
Other
components
in
these
photos
you
see
to
the
left
is
a
cup
a
part
called
a
godslinger
coupling
as
large
vibration
right
next
to
your
clutch.
So
this
and
the
clutch
are
the
two
components
that
are
are
being
looked
at
to
be
replaced.
G
We
had
a
spare
God
Slinger
and
a
spare
clutch
assembly
on
hand
to
the
right
of
this
is
where
the
the
clutch
shaft
goes
into
your
engines.
It
was
recommended
that
we
change
the
rear
seals
of
all
the
diesel
engines
on
the
three
engines
that
receive
damage.
Caterpillar
technicians
did
that
work
on
all
three
of
the
engines.
They
all
three
checked
out.
They've
all
been
cranked,
they're
running
fine.
They
just
need
the
rest
of
the
components
of
the
guide,
Slingers
and
the
clutches,
and
those
will
be
getting
put
back
together.
G
G
So
in
the
planning
process,
we
felt
it
best
that
we
get
everything
in
sequence,
to
one
side
of
the
station
that
is
up
and
running
and
work
our
way
back
down
to
the
other
end
to
where,
when
we
do
pump
everybody's
Associated
at
one
side
of
the
station
and
being
extra
careful
with
with
the
air
system
and
things
of
that
nature.
If
we
go
back
to
pumping
here's
a
photo
of
our
spare
clutch,
we
didn't
have
a
set
of
shoes.
It's
like
brake
shoes
in
your
truck
or
car.
G
G
So
we
are
hopeful
by
Thursday
of
this
week.
We
hopefully
can
set
up
and
have
five
pumps
back
online
at
Marvin
bro.
So
what
do
we
have
in
process
right
now?
A
lot
of
moving
parts
and
all
of
this
we're
in
the
process
of
gathering
up
all
the
cost
damages
pending
due
to
the
emergency
we've
already
gone
on
site
with
the
insurance
company
and
safety
coordination
officer.
G
The
existing
alarm
is
being
repaired
and
updated
with
low
pressure
switches
and
audio
as
well.
We're
working
with
our
subject
matter:
group
of
a
Dura
group
for
recommendations
on
automatic
safety,
Controls
and
Engineering.
As
far
as
compressors
actuators
pressure,
switches,
alarms
and
monitoring
I
want
to
let
you
guys
know.
We
went
over
to
Jefferson
Parish
on
Friday,
we
took
our
pump
tenant
and
our
mechanic
Jade
Robin
and
myself
went.
G
Geislingers
couplings
have
been
sent
off
for
assessment
to
see
if
they
can
be
be
refurbished
and
or
replaced
as
soon
as
we
find
that
out,
we'll
be
getting
those
back
to
get
on
the
other
engines
and
also
replenish
our
spare
parts.
Engine
number
one
is
currently
being
repaired
by
caterpillar.
We
met
with
them.
Today
there
was
a
valve
inside
the
engine
that
cracked
in
half
there's
not
a
whole
lot.
You
can
do
when
that
happens,
that
valve
cracked
in
that
piece
of
valve
got
into
the
engine
so
they're
in
the
process
of
rebuilding.
G
The
final
fact
fine
is
in
process,
I
would
say
we
have
a
solid
week
or
two
of
that
left
and
we
will
be
getting
all
of
the
facts
that
we
found
and
getting
with
Mr
Dawson
as
far
as
making
sure
that
we
didn't
miss
anything
or
or
anything
like
that.
So,
in
a
nutshell,
that's
where
we
are.
We
currently
have
four
pumps
online
and
by
the
end
of
the
week,
we're
shooting
for
five,
which
is
our
quota.
G
We
feel
confident
we're
going
to
get
there
I.
Just
thank
everybody
that
assisted
us
along
the
way
with
this
and
I
want
to
thank
this
board
for
putting
those
contracts
in
place.
For
us
to
be
able
to
do
this
within
the
hour.
Having
this
station
turn
around
and
get
it
back,
online
I
think
is
we're
doing
everything
we
got.
We
can
guys
and
we'll
continue
to
do
around
the
clock
until
we
get
us
back
up
and
I.
Thank
you
and
entertain
any
questions
you
may
have.
F
F
D
H
G
I
think
that,
in
my
opinion,
this
is
just
my
opinion.
Of
course,
I
feel
like
there
was
a
a
few
projects
along
the
way
that
took
place.
They
covered
the
pumping
station
right,
they
add,
pump
six,
they
add
pump
seven
along
that
way.
They
revamped
the
air
system
that
Marvin
bro
it
used
to
be
just
the
old
five
engines.
Then
they
converted
it
to
take
on
six
and
seven
and
at
my
in
my
opinion,
at
that
point,
I
don't
see
mechanical
features
in
the
air
system.
You
can't
rely
on
humans
to
fix
everything.
G
I
didn't
see
that
in
that
system,
so
we're
relying
on
our
Dura
group
to
go
out
there
and
and
validate
what
we're,
seeing
and
come
up
with
a
logistical
suggestion
that
is
engineered
and
vetted
and
in
place
somewhere
else,
and
that
way,
when
we
come
back
to
you
guys,
what
we're
going
to
do.
It's
vetted
by
subject
matters,
but
that's
that's
what
I'm
seeing
is
you
know,
there's
always
room
for
better
maintenance.
Sure,
always,
no
doubt-
and
you
know
there
was
a
norm
that
that
didn't
go
off,
could
have
been
a
maintenance.
G
And
manuals
right
redone
by
a
Dura
group,
we
just
got
the
revised
copy
in
October.
We
were
on
the
way
to
getting
per
engine.
You
know
a
checklist
of
here's.
What
I
need
to
check
daily
weekly
monthly,
six
months
annually
that
wasn't
really
ever
in
place,
we're
on
the
way
to
getting
that
and,
unfortunately,
this
event
took
place
which
assures
we're
on
the
right
track.
We
just
didn't
quite
get
there
before
this
incident
happened.
H
H
F
G
Tell
you
this
I
think
that
the
situation
that
happened,
I
think
anybody
myself
included
being
at
that
station
and
that
go
on
what
would
have
been
a
struggle
would
would
that
have
been
I.
Couldn't
answer
that
honestly
I
should
tell
you
the
the
god
honest
truth,
I
don't
know,
but
I'll
tell
you
this.
The
people
that
were
there
it's
not
like
it,
was
their
first
visit
at
the
pump
station.
G
G
G
I
So
to
address
the
maintenance,
you
know
we
have
put
in
contract
Del
con
endure,
they
do
their
annual
checks
so
and
they
repair
those
pumps
and
machines
per
those
checks
and
y'all
sign
many
of
those
contracts.
Y'all,
you
know
exceed
the
the
cost
limits
so
that,
if
there's
additional
work,
that
has
been
done
so
we
we
do
have
that
in
place.
I
I
I
Ron
was
also
checking
water
levels
at
the
same
time,
and
Jade
was
checking
pump
stations
so
I,
don't
know
what
other
smart
guys
were
out
there
other
than
than
maybe
us
I
wouldn't
consider
me
one
of
those,
but
we
were
all
hands
on
deck
and
we
were
all
here.
None
of
us
were
on
vacation
and
again
being
there
I,
don't
without
that
alarm,
and
then
you've
noticed
that
pump
is,
is
smoking
Heating
and
then
catches
fire,
and
at
what
time
does
that
excitement
level?
I
Put
you
in
a
mode
and
say
all
right,
I'm
going
to
sit
here
and
try
to
figure
out
what
happened?
No,
let's,
let's
shut
operations
down
call
the
fire
department
make
sure
nobody.
Every
Personnel
is
safe.
If
you
got
to
evacuate,
evacuate,
we'll
call
the
Professionals
in
which
we
did
Mr
leblanc's.
Here
he
can
tell
you
about
the
time
frame
of
how
quickly
the
fire
department
was
on
site
of
a
pump
station.
That
is
not
in
the
inner
city
that
is
out
on
the
on
the
outskirts
of
the
parish.
I
Let
give
us
your
input
and
so
that
we're
we're
making
sure
that
every
eyeball
of
every
subject
matter
expert
puts
eyes
on
this,
so
that
that,
when
we
take
this
initiative
to
improve
this
station
and
the
safety
of
this
station
and
its
Personnel,
that
we're
doing
everything
right
and
that's
the
objective.
Clearly.
G
If
I
could
add
one
thing,
I
did
forget
a
slide
or
two
no
big
deal
Jarius,
but
the
following:
slides
we're
going
to
scada
at
the
Jefferson
Parish
trip
their
their
control
operators.
Here
you
can
see
their
valving
on
the
left
picture.
There's
those
shut
off
valves
in
their
lines.
Now
this
is
a
fuel
line,
but
it's
still
the
same
Principle
as
what
we
were
looking
to
do.
Their
operators
have
a
visual
to
the
right
and
a
panel.
G
If
they
see
an
issue,
they
push
a
button
and
the
whole
line
shuts
down
at
a
fingertip,
and
so
so
that's
I
think.
There's
a
phase
into
that
and,
like
you
said,
president,
will
get
it
vetted
by
Mr,
Dawson
and
and
all
the
subject,
matters
at
hand
where
we
need
to
go
but
In
the
Heat
of
the
Moment.
When
you
don't
have
a
device
like
this,
the
engines
we
have,
you
have
to
manually,
go
turn
them
off
and
disengage
them.
It's
not.
G
D
F
C
C
If
you
got
six
pumps
going,
you've
got
four
men
there
and
you
having
to
send
another
one
to
somewhere
else,
because
it
was
total
chaos
that
morning
we
were
able
to
stop
the
rise
on
Henderson
within
an
hour
right,
I
guess
with
the
O
M.
You
know
when
you
have
an
event
coming
like
this,
you
know
I
think
we're
going
to
need
more
men
or
more
accused.
C
You
know
qualified
people,
you
know
just
just
eyes
on
the
pumps,
air
compressor,
whatever
we
have
out
there
and
I
hope
to
hear
something
out
of
this
o
m
plan
that
you
know
I
know
we
have
vacation.
I
know
we
have
all
kind
of
stuff,
but
I
would
like
to
see
more
hands
on
deck
and,
like
I,
said
good
job.
No
homes
were
flooded
that
I
that
I
know
of
we've
done
a
great
job,
but
it's
just
you
know
if
it's
just
one
area
I
can
understand
that.
G
A
D
D
I
I
Now
we
can
look
at
rain
rate
per
hour,
not
only
inches
per
hour,
and
so
it's
important
to
note
that
our
system
on
how
it's
designed,
especially
in
the
80s
and
90s
and
early
2000s,
was
a
10-year
design,
we're
getting
rain
rates
that
are
above
that
and
so
when,
when
residents
show
pictures
on
social
media
or
whatever
we
respond,
and
we
go
look.
But
a
lot
of
this
is
the
design
that
was
in
place
at
the
time
simply
can't
handle
that
amount
of
rate
of
rain
per
hour.
I
It
just
can't
the
systems
is
for
a
10-year
storm
or
storms
are
getting
to
be
20-year
50
year
100
year
and
to
know
what
the
Henderson
pumping
station
on
the
way
it
was
designed
and
built.
We
can't
close
those
Gates
until
that
hits
elevation.
Four
so
I've
talked
to
to
board
member
Lambert
on
several
occasions
of
us,
adding
some
pumps
to
that
station
and
redesigning
so
we
can
start
the
pump
down
like
we
do
in
Marvin
bro
in
Henderson
and
again
that's
a
long-term
plan.
I
It's
a
lot
of
money,
but
it
certainly
needs
to
be
looked
at
because
all
we
can
do
in
Henderson
is
turn
the
pumps,
leave
the
gate
on
and
hope
that
the
flow
of
water
of
the
pumps
pulling
it
pushes
the
water
out
to
Amy
River,
but
the
gates
open.
We
can't
close
it
because
the
design
is
only
to
be
closed
at
four
foot,
so
we
can't
pre-pump
Henderson
at
all.
All
we
can
do
is
have
the
gate
wide
open
and
have
the
pumps
on
and
hopefully
that
water
is
pushing
that
water
to
the
gay
meet.
I
So
that's
a
situation
where
Henderson's
a
little
different
Sorrento
were
able
to
pull
down.
We
keep
in
the
negative
levels
in
Sorrento
negative,
two
negative
three.
We
cannot
do
that
in
Henderson.
It's
important
for
that
Basin
in
the
residents
of
living
that
Basin
to
understand
that,
and
so
we
definitely
need
to
have
it
on
the
radar
in
the
future
to
to
improve
Henderson
Pump
Station,
to
allow
us
to
pre-pump
down
to
levels
that
are
acceptable.
I'd
mentioned
this
to
chairman
Melanson
at
the
time
the
incident
when
he
was
out
there.
I
I
D
A
I'm
gonna
just
add
a
few
comments,
so
this
is.
This
is
one
area
of
Parish
government,
where
I
just
feel
that
absolute
most
comfortable
I
know
how
to
maintain
some
huge
large
piece
of
equipment
and
I
can
tell
you
it
was
look
whenever
we
walk
around
Marvin
bro
after
that,
when
I
walked
up
to
them
air
compressors-
and
you
know
we
got
our
most
expensive,
Parish
infrastructure
that
we
own
and
and
that
that
two
inch
Airline
holding
300
pounds
of
pressure,
you
know,
can
destroy
those
seven
pumps
and
the
first
thing
I.
A
Think
of
is
how
do
we
not
have
a
pressure
transmitter
and
a
shuttle
valve
not
a
shutoff
valve
on
each
individual
engine?
But
but
why?
Wouldn't
that
have
an
automated
system
to
where,
when
that
air
pressure
hits
that
low
threshold,
it
automatically
shuts
down
the
entire
station
right?
So
look:
it's
I,
don't
I,
don't
know
how
many
hundreds
of
millions
of
dollars
it
would
cost
to
replace
this
thing.
If
we
had
to
start
from
scratch
today,
but
I
could
tell
you
walking
around
there.
We
I
mean
it
feels
like
1995
technology.
A
As
far
as
the
safeguards
for
the
mechanical
equipment,
so
absolutely
let's
lean
on
on
delcom
in
order.
That's
really
really
really
you
know
push
or
or
skater
for
this
thing
in
the
proper
alarms.
You
know
if
there
was
alarm
on
there,
you
know
if
the
guys,
all
the
way
at
the
other
end
can
even
hear
it.
You
know
if
all
that's
working
so
I
just
want
to
throw
that
out
there
that
we
really
need
to
modernize
this
thing
not
to
it's
important
to
protect
equipment.
You
know,
but
luckily
no
one
was
hurt.
A
A
That
system
is
set
up
for
this
kind
of
incident
as
it
is
I,
don't
know
if
you
would
have
had
40
people
there
without
an
alarm
exactly
and
without
a
shutoff
out
without
any
of
that,
it
was
going
to
happen.
I
think
we're
actually
pretty
lucky
that
only
three
engines-
that's
it.
You
know
we're
affected,
but
but
no
we
need
to
make
a
a
priority.
I
went
to
Jefferson
last
summer.
You
know
I
mean
that
place
looks
like
a
chemical
plant
on
the
inside
of
it
with
the
technology
it
has.
G
We'll
say
this
Chase
we
do
have
the
scada
at
Sorrento,
so
we
did
Implement
scada
and
it's
fully
automated.
We
don't
have
to
have
people
there
for
it
to
keep
that
level
maintained,
but
when
we
did
that
we
had
them
put
enough
memory
in
the
network
in
vision
of
you
know,
going
to
Marvin,
bro
or
Henderson,
or
adding
more
scada
to
that
to
that
server.
So
we're
looking
at
all
of
our
sources
and
they'll
be
making
recommendations
soon.
A
All
right
and
I
can
tell
you
another
thing
we
need
to
look
at
is
the
is
the
fuel
setup
on
this
thing.
I
mean
there's
no,
no
flame
arresters.
No,
you
know
if
a
firefighter
happens
or
whatever
I
mean
that's
going
right
back
to
them,
gravity
fed
diesel
tanks.
So
you
know
outside
right
here.
That's
that's
more
things.
We
really
really
need
to
look
at,
but
that's
it.
Thank.
D
You
thank
you
Chase
for
bringing
those
things.
I've
heard
some
of
those
concerns
today
from
others
and
I
believe
that
the
administration
and
Mr
Dawson
are
going
to
do
a
really
strong
look
at
what's
needed,
not
only
in
protection
devices
but
in
fire
protection
and
get
our
people
trained
up
to
be
prepared
for
that
kind
of
incidence
and
hope
that
that
we
never
ever
have
it
Mr.
I
President
I'm
glad
you
brought
up
that
point.
Dan
Mr
LeBlanc,
who
was
President.
We
both
concluded
I
mean
within
the
event
itself
that
the
first
question
is
or
do
our
guys
have
fire
training,
and
so
we're
going
to
implement
that
program
and
have
our
staff,
who
are
at
the
pump
stations,
have
some
some
of
the
basic
fire
training
necessary
to
to
handle.
That
event
has
never
been
in
place.
I
E
E
While
we're
talking
about
training,
I,
guess
I
was
thinking
that
listening
to
chase,
so
obviously
modernization
will
help,
but
also,
as
we
talk
about
all
hands
on
deck,
you
know
do
we
put
it
to
where
you
know.
There's
certain
people,
you
know
you
have
to
qualify
for
jobs
inside
of
a
facility.
Do
we
have
an
operating
manual?
Do
we
have
emergency
procedures
for
these
guys
to
follow,
and
then
the
next
step
would
be
who's
trained
and
who
can
do
that
and
I'm
not
saying
that
anything's
been
done
wrong?
E
Obviously
we're
learning
we're
all
learning,
but
I
would
say
that
would
be
something
to
you
know
in
lieu
of
expensive
automation.
Training
could
be
a
place
for
that.
Where
only
certain
people,
you
know
they
know
exactly.
What
to
do.
You
know
I,
don't
know
what
would
have
helped
us,
obviously
I
think
about
what
went
on
with
the
pumps
and
why
the
clutch
has
failed
and
I
think
I
actually
grasped
what
happened,
but
in
lieu
of
that
do
we
have
operating
procedures.
E
E
You
have
to
do
this
so
I'd
like
to
see
that
also
be
part
of
this
study
and
path
forward
to
to
put
in
procedures
to
to
make
us
save
our
equipment
if
it
is
old,
and
indeed
it's
expensive
to
in
the
meantime,
training
to
me
is
something
you
could
put
in
place
to
protect
this
equipment
protect
that
station.
So
that's
the
only
comment
I
had.