Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program

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The Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program is a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers initiative designed to strengthen and modernize flood and storm surge defenses in the New Orleans region following Hurricane Katrina.

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instanceOf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project
flood risk reduction program
infrastructure modernization initiative
abbreviation HSDRRS
administeredUnder U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works program
appliesTo Jefferson Parish
Orleans Parish
Plaquemines Parish
St. Bernard Parish
St. Charles Parish
beneficiary critical infrastructure in New Orleans region
residents of Greater New Orleans
country United States
designStandard 1-percent-annual-chance storm protection
100-year level of storm surge risk reduction
fundedBy State of Louisiana cost-sharing
federal government of the United States
hasLongName Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
implementedBy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers New Orleans District
includes armoring and armoring improvements
floodgates
floodwalls
interior drainage improvements
levees
pump stations
storm surge barriers
locatedIn Greater New Orleans Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
New Orleans metropolitan area
southeast Louisiana
linked to: southern Louisiana
motivatedBy Hurricane Katrina
operator U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
purpose improve resilience to major hurricanes
protect lives and property in the New Orleans region
reduce flood risk
reduce hurricane storm surge risk
strengthen and modernize levee and floodwall systems
regulates storm surge pathways into New Orleans region
relatedTo Mississippi River and Tributaries Project
coastal storm risk management
riskTypeAddressed hurricane storm surge
riverine and interior flooding
sector disaster risk reduction
water resources infrastructure
significantEvent post-Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans hurricane protection system
startTime mid-2000s
timePeriod post-2005 era

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New Orleans levee system upgradedBy Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program
New Orleans levee system associatedWith Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
linked to: Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program
Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program hasLongName Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
linked to: Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System program