Al Naomi Quotes

The system is in great shape, but the levees are sinking. If we don't get the money fast enough to raise them, then we can't stay ahead of the settlement. The problem is the federal funds have dried up.

- Al Naomi

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It's not a significant decrease but it's not rising any more. It will still take a while to get the water out of the city. It's a lot of chaos right now. - Al Naomi

The water does circulate out of the basin eventually. But it depends a lot on meteorological conditions, which we really don't have much control or much knowledge of, at least not here. - Al Naomi

If you don't install some type of substantial hurricane protection along the Gulf coast it's going to be very hard to re-assure people. There were some very sound military and economic reasons for the city to be where it was. Now the policy-makers have to decide whether those reasons are enough to keep it there. - Al Naomi