and reinforced with about a dozen temporary pumps. Pumping efforts in the lower Ninth Ward were removing water at a rate of per day. Some construction work continued on the 17th Street and London Avenue canal breaches where helicopters were precision-placing 7,000-pound sandbags to reinforce existing repairs and crews were armoring sandbag closures with rock. Contractors maintained cranes at the sites to regulate flow levels by adjusting sheet pile walls at the mouths of the canals into Lake Pontchartrain. Construction of the access road to the second London Canal breach north of Mirabeau bridge was completed September 14. St. Bernard's Parish was almost completely dry, with the only significant water remaining in the Chalmette extension. However, recovery in St. Bernard's Parish was limited by the spill of petroleum products from local oil facilities. In Plaquemines Parish, repairs to the levee breaches continued and were almost ready for full-scale pumping of the affected areas. Most of the fixed pumping stations in Plaquemines Parish had survived the storm. The focus of pump repair efforts shifted from Pump Station 1, which was now operating, to Pump Station 4 in Orleans Parish. On September 15, of water was pumped out of the city. The previous day's estimate of was not reached because one of the main pumping stations was running out of water to pump and most pumps in St. Bernard's Parish were off because of successful mission completion. It was estimated the overall effort would be completed in early October. From a ground survey, the Corps had identified nine breaches that must be repaired to provide a minimum level of protection to the affected parishes. Of these, seven had been repaired to date, one was being used to allow drainage to leave St. Bernard's Parish and one was being addressed in Plaquemines Parish. Additionally, levees had been deliberately notched at two sites in St. Bernard's Parish to facilitate the unwatering mission. Of these, one had been closed and one was still in use. Breach on 17th Street canal in Orleans Parish. Repaired. Northern breach on London canal in Orleans Parish. Repaired. Southern breach on London canal in Orleans Parish. Repaired. Northern breach on the IHNC in Orleans Parish. Repaired. Southern breach on the IHNC in Orleans Parish. Repaired. Breach in St Bernard's Parish. Not repaired – water is flowing out naturally. Three breaches in Plaquemines Parish. Two repaired. On the Inner Harbor Navigation