utilities

New Orleans Boil Water Advisory Canceled

Jason Saul — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 21:50:55 +0000

The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board has canceled the boil water advisory for the east bank of Orleans Parish, the city announced this afternoon.

The S&WB, in conjunction with the state Department of Health and Hospitals, conducted bacteriological tests on the city's water supply after yesterday's outage, and determined that the water is safe for consumption.

The outage occurred Sunday morning after a fire in the S&WB's main boiler room on South Claiborne Ave. knocked equipment offline, causing water pressure throughout the system to drop below safe levels.

Boil-Water Advisory Affecting 300,000

Eileen Fleming — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 13:00:00 +0000

Most New Orleans residents have water service this morning, but it’s not officially safe to drink. A boil-water advisory remains in effect for the east bank of the parish.

More on the Sewerage & Water Board System

Jason Saul — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 20:12:42 +0000

The New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board uses a peculiar system made up of equipment and technology cobbled together over more than a century. Here's more on the system (in sharable Tweet-form):

S&WB 25-cycle power system established in 1903.

New Orleans Boil Water Advisory to Remain in Effect Until Further Notice

Jason Saul — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 19:33:53 +0000

This article has been updated.

A boil water advisory for the East Bank of Orleans Parish will remain in effect until further notice, the city announced this morning.

According to Marcia St. Martin, spokeswoman for the Sewerage & Water Board, there was a small fire at approximately 9 a.m. this morning in the boiler room at the Sewerage & Water Board plant on S. Claiborne Ave. The interruption caused a loss of 25-cycle power, and water pressure in the system dipped below 15 psi — the threshold for issuing a boil water advisory.

Super Bowl Power Outage Still Under Investigation

Eileen Fleming — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:24:31 +0000

Officials in New Orleans had been warned in the months leading up to the Super Bowl there may be a power problem at the Superdome. Now they're investigating what that problem might have been.

Superdome, Entergy and NFL Comment on Power Outage

WWNO Staff — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:21:47 +0000

Quotes from the press conference held today on the power outage at the Superdome during yesterday's Super Bowl.

At the press conference was:

Doug Thornton, SMG Senior VP of Stadiums and Arenas

Roger Goodell, NFL Commissioner

Eric Grubman, NFL VP of Business Operations

Charles Rice, President and CEO of Entergy

Gretna Changes Water Payment Rules

The Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 23:00:00 +0000

The Gretna City Council has revamped rules for customers seeking to avoid disconnection of water service and created guidelines to help in hardship cases.

Terrebonne Voters to Decide on Water Tax

The Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:00:00 +0000

Terrebonne Parish voters probably will decide May 4 whether to approve a property tax designed to pay for water service.

Freezing Rain Closed Schools, Canceled Flights

The Associated Press — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:40:51 +0000

Tuesday's freezing rain and sleet closed Grambling State University early, canceled flights, sent drivers skidding and broke power lines in north Louisiana.

Police in both Shreveport and Monroe closed ramps onto Interstate 20.

Terrebonne Council Puts Property Tax on May Ballot

The Associated Press — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Terrebonne Parish voters will decide May 4 whether to approve a property tax to pay for water service or risk higher water costs under a new contract.

The Parish Council voted unanimously Wednesday to put a 2.11-mill property tax on the ballot.