In Belle Chasse, Louisiana, PEEC developed a master drainage plan using hydraulic modeling and aerial photography to analyze the community’s needs. Our plan presented solutions for reducing flooding and preventing property damage. Once the plan was approved, PEEC designed and constructed several projects, including improvements to a major canal that drained the majority of the lower Belle Chasse drainage basin. Our design for slope paving stopped recurring flooding and protected nearby homes from subsidence caused by changes in the water table.
PEEC’s upgrade of the drainage pumps in Plaquemines Parish required a fraction of the budget that other firms proposed. By constructing a steel frame inside the pumping station, among other methods, we were able not only to preserve the original building but keep the pumps in operation while a new diesel engine was installed. The frame was left in place so that the parish can use the same cost-effective system whenever the station’s engines need to be replaced.
