Sewerage & Water Board Of New Orleans Community & Intergovernmental Relations Department 625 St. Joseph Street, Room B-47 New Orleans, Louisiana 70165 504-585-2175
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 22, 2005
S&WB Will Conduct Meetings On Infrastructure Projects, Improved Technology, New Services

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans will conduct its second series of quarterly public information meetings for 2005 in City Council Districts A, C, D and E beginning Monday, June 27. The meeting for District B was held as part of another meeting in the district.

The program includes progress reports on the Board’s water, sewerage and drainage projects, hands-on computer instructions for the S&WB website and customer account information online, free leak detection and water conservation materials and tips on repairs for leaking faucets and commodes.

S&WB staff members will be on hand to demonstrate high-tech repair processes and show state-of-the art equipment used in the repair of water, sewer and drainage lines in the field. Customers will also be able to pinpoint sewer rehab work to be done in their neighborhood through a computer to be set up at the meeting site.

Customer service representatives will be on hand to assist customers with individual needs or questions. For more information, contact 585-2175.

The schedule for the meetings, which all begin at 7 p.m., is: