Elmwood Pump Station and Fronting Protection

Black & Veatch was the Owner’s Engineer for construction of three new pump stations, gated structures and fronting project that protects the drainage system for the three main canals draining portions of Jefferson Parish and downtown New Orleans. The project includes design and construction of surge gates and new pump stations at the mouth of 17th Street Canal, Orleans Avenue Canal, and London Avenue Canal (capacities of the pump stations are 12,500 cfs, 3,390 cfs, and 8,980 cfs respectively). The project included geotechnical analysis of levees and floodwalls surrounding the canals, hydraulic modeling, and hydrologic modeling of the total drainage system. This project included:

• development of multiple design reports and preparation of multiple engineering studies

• construction cost estimating and scheduling

• preparation design calculations

• preparation of an RFQ and RFP to facilitate construction of three pump stations and canals improvements

• evaluation and analysis of flood control and erosion control including wave breaks and jetty systems

• site investigation, planning and design including utility design and relocations

• evaluation of roadways and bridges that cross the canals and allow access to the pump stations

• electric power and backup power systems including fuel storage

• drainage analysis and design

• evaluation of 14 miles of levees and floodwalls and hydraulic analysis of 7 miles of canal

The execution of this project involved preparation of a feasibility study that involved a tremendous amount of public interaction and report development. The project then moved through design, development of plans and specifications and then to construction.