NOLA.com: Times-Picayune Updates - Click to read about the huge potential problem with the pump system.

Ugh. The levee breaks were the news and the root cause of the flooding, but it is important to understand that the system was designed for flooding. For this purpose, the city of New Orleans is surrounded by massive pumping stations which are there to get rid of floodwater.

It is critical to have stronger levees, but if the pumps are not (1) working properly and (2) shielded from water damage they will not be able to handle even simple things like heavy rainfall, something that is not only predictable but happens almost every day in the next couple of months.

Come on.