Burk-Kleinpeter, Inc. (BKI) was contracted by the West Jefferson Levee District to design improvements to the Cousins Drainage Pump Station Complex. BKI completed two projects at the complex. First, the firm designed the addition of 2,000-cubic feet per second (CFS) of pumping capacity by adding a new pumping station with a pile-supported intake basin and concrete discharge tubes, a steel-framed superstructure, and two 1,000-cfs pumps.

 The project required relocating existing fuel tanks and re-routing fuel lines to maintain flow to the existing pump station during construction.

Second, BKI designed the construction of reinforced concrete floodwalls along the banks of the Cousins discharge channel downstream from the Cousins Pump Station. To facilitate installation of the channel's float-in, prefabricated concrete culvert, a 36-inch water line was relocated over new floodwalls that extended from the culvert walls. The new floodwalls, discharge channel improvements, and culvert will provide continuous hurricane protection along the discharge channel until the canal flow discharges into the Harvey Canal.

BKI also provided engineering support services to ensure that improvements were made according to the plans and specifications.

The construction cost for both projects was approximately $22.8 million.