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^- [Narrator] US Army Corp of engineers,

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Jacksonville District Commander Colonel Jason Turk,

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welcomed Florida Governor Rick Scott,

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to the Herbert Hoover Dike,

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at Lake Okeechobee, October 9th.

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^- And I appreciate Governor Scott coming down.

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^We just conducted a very short levy inspection,

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^and what I shared with the governor,

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you the army does offense and defense type operations.

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Right now we are doing a defense,

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but we're doing it in a very active manner.

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I have teams that are doing daily inspections

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along the southern end of the dike,

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and then they're also inspecting

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the lesser risk northern end of the dike.

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They're doing that on a daily basis.

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So far, since this weekend, we see no signs of distress.

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If we see any signs of distress, we have a plan,

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your Army team has a plan,

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to do any necessary control of those distress areas.

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- [Narrators] During a walking tour below the dike,

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Jacksonville District Dam Safety Program Manager,

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Almur Whiting, explained, the inspection routine

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to the government and what core personnel look for.

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^- What we discussed today was the inspection routine

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^that we're working on.

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^And right now we're inspecting daily,

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in the southern reaches. Reaches one, three, and two.

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And that's the order that they're in

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from Port Mayaca to Moore Haven.

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And I showed him on the land side

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what the areas of concern are.

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^- Colonel Kirk, welcomed to Governor Scott,

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^and gave him a brief overview of the dike.

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^- I'm going to continue to work with the core.

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^I'm going to continue to work with the president.

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^I wanna thank President Trump for his commitment

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^to making sure this dike is completely funded,

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so we can restore it and keep people safe.

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- Reporting for USACE, I'm Mark Rankin,

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from Lake Okeechobee.