St Roch Drainage Project
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St Roch Drainage Project Megan Frost Brooke Keller Michael Kuhn Amelia Schmidt Paul Walker
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St Roch Drainage Project. Megan Frost Brooke Keller Michael Kuhn Amelia Schmidt Paul Walker. St Roch Neighborhood. The neighborhood was first established in the early 1800s as a community for free people of color. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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St Roch Drainage Project
Megan FrostBrooke KellerMichael Kuhn
Amelia SchmidtPaul Walker
St Roch Neighborhood
• The neighborhood was first established in the early 1800s as a community for free people of color.
• The modern borders of the area are the diagonal stretch of Florida Ave to Elysian Fields Ave, St Claude, Almonaster Blvd, and I-10.
• It was the construction of the interstate that led to the down slide of the neighborhood., causing many businesses to close and those that were able to move.
DemographicsPopulation
11,975 living in 4,336 households77% in households with between one & four people
91.5% African-AmericanEconomy
27.2% earn less than $10,000/yearAverage income $25,859 (compared to $43,176 for the city as a
whole)Hurricane impact
44.4% of those surveyed experienced more than five feet of flooding
Information based on Environmental Knowledge and Needs Survey, by The Green Project; www.thegreenproject.org/StRochSurveyReport.pdf
St Roch Drainage Project
• The St Roch Community has been plagued with inadequate drainage for decades. Residents have asked for change, but nothing has happened.
• We have set forth to explore this issue comprehensively, and present our ideas for a resolution.
• While we recognize the large-scope of our proposal- both in finances and dimensions- we also believe its is imperative for the growth of the community.
Our area of study was from Elysian Fields Ave to Franklin Ave, and Claiborne to St Claude
Blue squares represent drains
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Problem RatingScale 1-10
All data from seventy surveys.
Frequency of Standing Water From June to November
10%
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24%
0-1 days per week2-4 days per week5+ days per week
Series10%
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MosquitosCar/Walk ProblemsHouse/Yard Damage
Problems Associated with Standing Water
Additional Problems mentioned
• Frogs• Flies• Gnats• Roaches• Rodents • Trash
• Mud• Entry to homes
impeded• Odor
• Termites • Spiders
STANDING WATER
ROAD DETERIORATION
LACK OF CURBS
INADEQUATE INSTALLATION
COVERED/OVER-GROWN DRAINS
HOME DAMAGE
CAR DAMAGE
Lack of drainage poses many health risks
West Nile is the number one arthropod-borne virus that affects the US
The region has a history of outbreaks of West Nile
The such will continue to exist until appropriate measures are taken to eradicate the problem at its source- mosquitoes
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West Nile Virus Cases, Louisiana 2006
Information from CDC Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary, 2006
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Information from CDC Louisiana Arbovirus Surveillance Summary, 2006
Incidence by Age & Clinical Event for Humans with WNV
Solutions• Adequate water drainage will only be achieved with the
installation of drains throughout the neighborhood• In addition, a comprehensive solution will need to
include street to street curbs
• For both of these projects, street repaving is necessary • For the areas where drains exist, many of the lines are
overgrown, or are not accessible to the existing water flown
Priorities
• Elysian Fields Ave• Marigny St• Spain St• Arts St
• East/West Streets• St Roch Ave• Mandeville St
Blue squares represent drains
Finances
• $10 million in bonds for street improvements to each city council member over 5 year period
• $65 million has been allotted for 18 streets, including Elysian Fields
• Rebuilding the Water Systems of New Orleans Program
• If restarted post-storm
• Bring New Orleans Back • Sustainability Subcommittee
Contacts
• Greater New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board– Office of Community & Intergovernmental
Relations: 504.585.2175• Robert Jackson: 504.269.7978; [email protected]
• Public Works– Robert Mendoza: 504.658.8000
• Louisiana Public Health Institute– Jennifer Ruley: 504.905.9654; [email protected]
• City Council– James Carter: 504.658.1030– Public Works Committee• Councilwoman Stacy Head: 504.658.1020
• House of Representatives– District 96• Representative Juan A LaFonta: 504.282.0265
– District 97• Representative Jean-Paul J Morrell: 504.942.5996
