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1 Environmental & Research Report: SLFPA-W board meeting August 24, 2016 Presented by Mr. Merritt

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4 We need this. You are responsible for a huge flood protection system including the world's largest pump stations in operation today. You also are located in an area actively losing elevation and vulnerable to severe impact from (according to NOAA NWS meetings and flood models) even strong Category 2 hurricane (given a track, duration and buildup of surge and storm tide).

5 Thanks and a tip of the hat to the Baton Rouge Advocate for Fair use

6 Government Springs Park Sculptures honor Chisholm Trail Heritage odmtexn3q2nmdsbgnvbg8dymyxbhbvcwmybhz0awqdvuldm18xbhnlywnzyw--?p=enid+oklahoma&fr=yfpt#id=43&iurl=https%3a%2f%2fc2.staticflickr.com%2f4%2f3660%2f _eff80bf58e _z.jpg&action=click

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10 Undisclosed location safe from flooding.

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12 Dynamic Measurement LLC has been developing lightning technology since 2008 NSEM: Natural Sourced ElectroMagnetic Lightning Analysis H. Roice Nelson, Jr., Les R. Denham, & Kathy S. Haggar 14 January Jan 2014 Copyright 2014 Dynamic Measurement LLC. SLFPAW 12

13 Onshore vs. Swamp Lightning Strikes and Earth Tides More strikes at both maximum flood and maximum ebb Believe it is because tides open or close faults a little bit, increasing conductivity No strikes at maximum flood or maximum ebb Believe tides wash out both biogenic & thermogenic methane Most strikes just past half flood 14 Jan 2014 Copyright 2014 Dynamic Measurement LLC. SLFPAW 13

14 Prototype Landstreamer

15 Undisclosed location safe from flooding.

16 tebwrxixdfoshkz9x69o_4a7ohn8c5rwggg7ywbd3vog_f55l_thnn97nz5crj-ockwku=w426-h284 Nothing new here, its an old story Just a new boat on top of a new car in front of a new house..

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18 Welcome to South Baton Rouge

19 NOAA data Baton Rouge Daily Rainfall Baton Rouge Flood Rainfall Event August 10, 2016 August 11, 2016 August 12, 2016 August 13, 2016 Total 2.09 inches 2.30 inches inches 3.61 inches inches

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21 Baton Rouge Daily Rainfall Baton Rouge Flood Rainfall Event August 10, 2016 August 11, 2016 August 12, 2016 August 13, 2016 Total 2.09 inches 2.30 inches inches 3.61 inches inches

22 Even on much harder geological formations, like the Cretaceous shales and limestones I wrote about in my book, construction projects and impounded water have triggered failures. A dam in the panhandle of Texas once was unable to hold back a flood when the lake behind the dam was released when the land couldn t take the weight and pressure of the lake water and failed as the dam stood until destroyed by the ferocious flood occurring beside it. A skyscraper under construction in North Texas was never completed and its partially excavated sub-basement filled back in when the ground beneath other buildings on the downtown city block began to flow plastically beneath them in response to the opened pit.

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24 Federal officials began construction in 1855 On terrain presenting the same engineering challenges as the grounds of the Washington Monument, begun in LSU researchers investigate ruins of Fort Proctor WBRZ News 2

25 Poster child for. coastal foundation problems:. The Washington Monument (during construction) engineers found the base would not support the structure. --Bulletin de l Association Internationale de GEOLOGIE DE L INGENIEUR

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28 Dawson Creek Goes Wild Note in top center the Olympia Football Stadium grid iron southwest of Perkins Road Park must be the best drained football playing field in the country as it is not flooded between the goal posts. Marker indicates Mr. Mike s Baton Rouge home more than seven feet above the modern flood plain of a tributary of Dawson Creek.

29 How an ALLU Bucket works Bottom of bucket with teeth Passing clay keeping trash out Fair use of images at: B6CF66C48F980B5C69160B7AF3A179CC5&selectedIndex=21&ccid=%2bNmTC9jy&simid= &thid=OIP.Mf8d9930bd8f e8e6f96f77cca9o0&ajaxhist=0

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32 When builders do not reach a firm footing and have problems with the groundwater level, what could possibly go wrong?

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37 Seismic reflection image across the dam face. The seismic traces were migrated to depth..this procedure is unique in applying reflection seismology to reservoir and dam operations and maintenance.

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