public safety

S&WB issues boil water advisory for Uptown

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From the Sewerage & Water Board

The Sewerage & Water Board, in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, issued a precautionary boil water advisory Thursday (Sept. 28) for a limited area of Uptown New Orleans, which includes:

South Claiborne Avenue from Calhoun Street to Robert Street
Robert from South Claiborne to the river
Mississippi River from Robert to Exposition Boulevard
Exposition Boulevard from the river to St. Charles Avenue

A map of the area currently under a precautionary boil water advisory is here. Water pressure in this area fell below 20 pounds per square inch (psi) due to the failure of a 30-inch water main valve. Sewerage & Water Board crews are onsite and repairs are underway.

public safety

Work on water main near Carrollton Plant could affect Garden District

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From the Sewerage & Water Board

Sewerage & Water Board crews will perform a water valve closure on a 48-inch transmission main on Panola Street near Broadway as a part of the South Claiborne Transmission Main project. Crews will begin closing the valve on Saturday (May 27) beginning at 8 a.m. The water closure is expected to last until mid-July. This 48-inch water main supplements much of the water supply to the Central Business District and the Garden District resulting in potential lower-than-normal water pressure. Customers will observe similar pressures from the test closure performed on March 25. The 48-inch water main is one of six large transmission mains that supplements water to much of the metro area, which means there are redundancies in the water distribution system.

public safety

S&WB lifts boil water advisory for all Uptown areas

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From the Sewerage & Water Board

Crews continue to work to repair a water main break of a 30-inch water line at Audubon and Cohn, which was installed in 1905. All residents in the affected area now have water through temporary lines and in consultation with the Louisiana Department of Health, the Sewerage & Water Board reports, and the precautionary boil water advisory has been lifted for all customers. A map of the affected areas can be found here: www.swbno.org/News/BoilWater

Customers who have not used their water supply during this precautionary boil water advisory are advised to flush their internal and external plumbing by running water through their system for several minutes. As part of the repair to the 30-inch water main, crews need to install an additional temporary water valve to isolate the section that needs to be repaired. The contractor reported on Wednesday morning (April 12) that the water flow from the break is sufficiently high that a bypass line will be needed to safely install the second temporary valve.

public safety

Boil water advisory in effect during water main repair

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Sewerage & Water Board crews are continuing repair work on a water main break on a 30-inch water line at Audubon and Cohn. The water main dates back to 1905. Residents on the impacted blocks were notified by door knocking and community canvassing. Most residents in the affected area now have water through temporary lines. There are customers who are still without water services on South Johnson and Calhoun streets.

Sewerage and Water Board

Water main breaks near Audubon and Cohn; residents lose water during holiday

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Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans were responding Sunday (April 9) to a 30-inch water main break on Audubon and Cohn streets. Crews began isolating the break to repair the line mid-day on Sunday. Once the valves are closed water lines are isolated to begin the repairs, the Sewerage & Water Board expects water will be out on Cohn Street from South Johnson to Adams and Audubon Street from Willow to Claiborne Avenue. The following streets were closed on Sunday afternoon:
– Cohn is closed from Broadway to Audubon
– Audubon Street closed from Panola to Hickory
– Hickory closed from Audubon to Broadway

Residents who had lower than normal water pressure should get full water pressure back once the valves near the break are closed. S&WB is checking water pressure levels to see if a precautionary boil water advisory is necessary.

roadwork

Roadwork ahead: Ramps at Earhart and Magnolia to close for a week

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From the Sewerage & Water Board

Beginning on Monday (Jan. 23) at 5 a.m., Sewerage & Water Board  crews will temporarily close the entrance and exit to high occupancy vehicle (HOV) lane at Earhart Boulevard and Magnolia Street. The HOV lane is expected to reopen on Friday, Jan. 27, at around 6 p.m.

This closure is required to facilitate repairs to a 36-inch water main. The HOV entrance and exit lane at Convention Center Boulevard will remain open during this time.

public safety

Roadwork ahead: Weekend water main repairs planned in Central City

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Repairs to two water mains will necessitate temporary road closures and low water pressure in Central City this weekend, the Sewerage & Water Board reported. Beginning on Saturday (Dec. 10) at 8 a.m., Sewerage & Water Board crews will temporarily close one lane of riverbound traffic in the 2800 block of Martin Luther King, between South Claiborne Avenue and Magnolia Street, for repair work and road restoration. The roadway is expected to reopen the same day at around 4 p.m.

This closure is required for repairs to a 4-inch water main that runs along Martin Luther King Boulevard. Signage will be in place to direct traffic.

public safety

Maintenance at S&WB plant may reduce water pressure in the Garden District

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The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans crews will perform maintenance work beginning Wednesday (Dec. 7) that could result in lower-than-normal water pressure in the Garden District, the S&WB states in a press release. The repair work will begin at 7 a.m. is expected to last at least 12 hours. As a part of the Water Hammer Hazard Mitigation Program, crews will isolate and close a 43-inch water main located within the Carrolton Water Plant. The water main they will be closing supplements much of the water supply to the Central Business District and the Garden District.

environment

Leaky turbine spewing oil on Carrollton Power Plant neighbors, WWL-TV reports

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The state Department of Environmental Quality released a report confirming neighbors’ complaints that one of the Sewerage & Water Board’s aged turbines is leaking oil and spewing it over their property, the latest in a series of hazards surrounding the Carrollton Power Plant, David Hammer reported on WWL-TV. As the S&WB spends millions to fix the outdated equipment that runs the city’s critical drainage and water pumps, the continual equipment failures damage Carrollton-area neighbors’ quality of life. An agency spokeswoman told Hammer the S&WB will meet with neighbors and is working with its insurance company on property damage claims and with turbine maker GE to schedule diagnostic tests on Turbine 5.

city government

Expect low water pressure as S&WB closes main line for testing

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From the Sewerage & Water Board

Sewerage & Water Board crews will perform a test closure in advance of a critical repair needed in the area of Gen. Ogden and Nelson streets in Hollygrove. Beginning tonight (Feb. 14) around 9 p.m., crews will be closing down a 50-inch water main that supplements the water supply to Mid-City, Lakeview, Gentilly and New Orleans East. This test closure may result in the potential of lower-than-normal water pressures. To minimize potential impact, crews are starting at 9 p.m.

Upper floors of multi-story buildings will potentially see the most impact.