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The potential of greatly reduced pumping capacity has elected officials and the residents they represent in New Orleans and East Jefferson neighborhoods that drain into the 17th Street and London Avenue canals concerned that inland flooding will result when floodgates are closed against storm surge during tropical storms accompanied by significant rain.

"You are telling me that the corps is now saying that it cannot provide more than 2,400 to 2,800 cfs at the 17th Street Canal, and if that is true, I say that is totally unacceptable," Jefferson Parish President Aaron Broussard said late Wednesday.

"That cannot be tolerated. The corps has to do everything possible to double that amount to at least approach 6,000 cfs," he said. "Tell me: Can they at least get us the 4,000 cfs they verbally promised by the end of August?"