After
Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans was able to produce
over 100 million gallons of water daily. Of the 100 million
gallons, over 80 million were lost due to leaks and ruptures
in the system. Northwind was subcontracted to provide water
and sewer line inspectors for the City of New Orleans in
response to the Katrina Disaster. The inspectors were
responsible for going street by street to inspect the water
and sewer lines for visual failures. Failures were logged and
remedial repairs where instituted if possible. Data from the
inspections were loaded into the city's Sewer and Water Board
GIS to be used to direct repair crews and prioritize ruptures.
Hurricane Response Services – US Navy Key West, Florida–
In response to Hurricane Wilma Northwind was mobilized to help
in the reconstruction of the US Naval bases in Key West.
Northwind was utilized to oversee the demolition and
reconstruction services required to get US Military families
back into their houses following hurricane Wilma. The work
included directing the mold remediation in each unit.
Remediation required demolition of affected surfaces while in
complete containment. The remaining surface areas were
encapsulated in order to contain and prevent any additional
mold. After encapsulation the buildings were rebuilt to
modified plans. Northwind oversaw the
Reconstruction efforts from
rough carpentry to the final coat of paint. In order to
accommodate the fast response required by the Navy we were
faced with a schedule that included working 7 days a week, 12
hours a day. During a two month period over 200,000 man hours
were utilized. Working with NAFAC we were able to provide
housing that was readily accepted by the Navy.
