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HI, I'M BEN LAPINE, DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE FOR JEFFERSON PARISH.
TODAY I'D LIKE TO GIVE A TOUR OF A FEW RECENT DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS CURRENTLY GOING ON PARISH WIDE ON THE EAST BANK.
WE HAVE SEVERAL DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS HERE AT THE SUBURBAN PUMP STATION.
DRAINAGE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO 1400 HORSEPOWER DIESEL ENGINES AND CONTROLLERS.
THE DIESEL ENGINES ARE THE DRIVE OR POWER SOURCE FOR THE PUMPS.
BY REPLACING THE ORIGINAL ENGINES INSTALLED IN THE EARLY SEVENTIES AND MODERNIZING THE CONTROL SYSTEMS OPERATIONS NOW HAS THE CAPABILITY TO AUTOMATICALLY START AND STOP PUMPS BASED ON ELECTRONIC READING OF THE CANAL LEVELS.
IT ALSO REDUCES GREENHOUSE GASES AND LOWERS THE PUMP STATION CARBON FOOTPRINT, UTILIZING MORE EFFICIENT DIESEL ENGINES.
NEXT IS THE MOUNDS BOULEVARD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE MORE THAN A 30 MILLION UPGRADE TO STORMWATER DRAINAGE IN THE ELMWOOD BUSINESS DISTRICT.
IT IS DESIGNED AS A THREE-PHASE PROJECT AND CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SECOND PHASE BENEFITS SPAN FROM CITRUS TO JEFFERSON HIGHWAY BETWEEN CLEARVIEW AND DICKORY.
THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 1100 LINEAR FEET OF A 10 BY EIGHT BOX CULVERT INSTALLED ON MOUNDS BOULEVARD, STARTING AT ELMWOOD PARK BOULEVARD.
DIVERTING FLOW TOWARDS THE HIGHER HAND PUMP STATION, WHERE IT'LL BE PUMPED INTO THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER LIME STREET.
DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS IS A SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLAR DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT WITH AN EXPECTED COMPLETION IN MARCH, 2023.
IT INCLUDES THE INSTALLATION OF VARIOUS PIPE SIZES RANGING FROM 60 INCH TO 36 INCH, BENEFITING DRAINAGE FROM HARVARD TO CLEARVIEW BETWEEN VETERANS AND WEST ESPLANADE ON THE WEST BANK.
THE DRAINAGE DEPARTMENT IS CURRENTLY REBUILDING A LAKE KAWACHI PUMP STATION AT AN ESTIMATED VALUE OF 6 MILLION.
THE PROJECT CONSISTS OF A NEW PUMP STATION.
SUPER STRUCTURE PUMPS, GEARS, ENGINES, AND ANCILLARY EQUIPMENT.
THE NEW STATION WILL BE FULLY AUTOMATED, ALLOWING PUMPS TO START AND STOP ON PRESET CONTROL POINTS, WHICH WILL IMPROVE DEPARTMENT EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSE TIME.
THIS PROJECT SHOWS THE CONTINUED EFFORT OF JEFFERSON PARISH TO KEEP UP WITH OUR AGING INFRASTRUCTURE.
IT IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETE IN THE SUMMER OF 2023.
BIO SIGN NET PUMP STATION IMPROVEMENTS IS A RECENTLY COMPLETED 5 MILLION PROJECT, WHICH INSTALLED A NEW BRIDGE AND CLIMBER SCREEN.
THE BRIDGE WILL ALLOW ACCESS FOR FUTURE PUMP REPLACEMENT AND MAINTENANCE DEMANDS OF THE STATION.
THE CLIMBER SCREENS PROVIDE THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUMPS TO OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY BY KEEPING THE SUCTION PIT CLEAR FROM DEBRIS.
HERE AT THE PLANT'S PUMP STATION DRAINAGE HAS RECENTLY COMPLETED A $2 MILLION FACILITY UPGRADE, WHICH REPLACES TWO DIESEL ENGINES AND PUMP CONTROLLERS.
THE DIESEL ENGINES ARE THE DRIVE OR POWER SOURCE FOR THE PUMPS.
THIS PROJECT HELPS MAINTAIN RELIABILITY AT PUMP STATIONS BY PROACTIVELY REPLACING ANTIQUATED EQUIPMENT WITH UPDATED CONTROLLERS.
THE STATION DECISION HAS THE ABILITY TO BE AUTOMATED, WHICH IMPROVES OUR OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND RESPONSE TIME DURING RAIN EVENTS.
THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE DRAINAGE PROJECTS CURRENTLY GOING ON.
SIGNS WE'RE DEDICATED TO NOT ONLY DRAINAGE INFRASTRUCTURE, BUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF JEFFERSON PARISH.