Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans
	Press Releases Requests for information should be directed to the Community and Intergovernmental Relations Department at (504)585-2175. If you do not have Adobe Reader, to view these press releases you will need to download Adobeฎ Readerฎ. 2008 - 2007 2006 Archived 2005 - 2000 •May 11, 2008 - Chemical Residue Leak On Two Algiers Streets Residue of a chemical used in the water purification process spilled on to two streets in Algiers this morning near the Algiers River Intake Station.  More... •May 2, 2008 - Meetings Rescheduled Due to our inability to obtain a quorum, the May cycle of committee meetings have been changed as indicated.  More... •April 25, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and business in a small section of uptown will experience very low water pressure the weekend. On Saturday, April 26th from 10 am to 6 pm and Sunday, April 27 th from 9 am to 5pm the Sewerage and Water Board will be repairing a 6'' fire service connected to a 12'' water main in the area.  More... •April 25, 2008 - Low Water Pressure - Uptown Residents and businesses in small section of uptown will experience very low water pressure over the weekend. April 26, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 6:00 P.M & Sunday 27, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 5:00 P.M  More... •April 23, 2008 - Low Water Pressure - Warehouse District Residents and businesses in the warehouse district will experience low water pressure for a short time on tomorrow, April 23, 2008 from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m  More... •April 21, 2008 - Eastern N.O. Canal Cleaning Crucial for Better Drainage Important work to clean and improve drainage canals in eastern New Orleans will be detailed by Sewerage & Water Board during an informational meting on Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 6:30p.m. at St. Maria Goretti Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd.  More... •April 1, 2008 - Monthly Committee Meetings and Board of Directors Meeting The Sewerage and Water Board Board of Directores will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, April 16, 20008 at 10 a.m. at 625 St. Joseph Street, 2nd Floor Room 240.  More... •March 28, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and businesses in the Faubourg Marigny area will experience very low water pressure of Saturday, March 29th from 8 am to 4 pm  More... •March 28, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and businesses in a part of New Orleans east will experience very low water pressure on Saturday and Sunday, March 29th and 30th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. More... •March 13, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and business uptown will experience lower than normal water pressure on Saturday and Sunday, March 15th and 16th from 8am to 4pm. More... •March 13, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and business in the Faubourg Marigny area will experience lower than normal water pressure on Saturday and Sunday, March 15th and 16th from 8am to 4pm. More... •February 25, 2008 - Rescheduled Board Meeting The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 10 a.m. at 625 St. Joseph Street, 2nd Floor-Room 240. More... •January 25, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and businesses in the entire Lower Ninth Ward will experience extremely low water pressure on Saturday, January 26th from 8: a.m. to 4 p.m. while the Sewerage and Water Board makes a repair to a 24" water valve in the area. More... •January 18, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and businesses in the Lower Ninth Ward will experience lower than normal water pressure on Saturday and Sunday, January 19 and 20th from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. while the Sewerage and Water Board makes repairs to a series of valves and hydrants in the area. More... •January 15, 2008 - Low Water Pressure Residents and/or businesses on South Claiborne Avenue from Thalia to Upperline Street may experience lower than normal water pressure from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. while an emergency repair is made to a main that serves that area. More... •January 11, 2008 - Monthly Board Meeting The Sewerage and Water Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at 625 St. Joseph Street, Room 240. More... •November 9, 2007 - Traffic Advisory - Carrollton Traffic delays can be expected on South Carrollton Avenue between Panola and Sycamore Streets while the Sewerage and Water Board makes a repair to an eight-inch sewer main located in that area. More... •November 9, 2007 - Regionalism/Public Private Partnership to help New Orleans and Plaqemines parish, $150 Million Dollar Impact Anticipated. Regionalism/Public Private Partnerships, are concepts not new to the Sewerage and Water Board, who has provided water and wastewater services to Plaquemines Parish for more than 20 years. More... •October 29, 2007 - Sewer Force Main Break The Sewerage and Water Board reports that a 16" sewer force main broke at or around 8:00 p.m. Sunday near 37th and Fleur de Lis Street. More... •September 28, 2007 - Low Water Pressure Residents in Lower Ninth Ward will experience lower than normal water pressure from 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 29, 2007 while the Sewerage and Water Board repairs a valve on a 12" water main. More... •August 16, 2007 - S&WB Again Unable to Add Fluoride To Water The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is running out of fluoride and will not be able to add any to the water supply Thursday because a new supply cannot be found. More... •August 13, 2007 - Congressional Delegation Will Visit S&WB for Briefing on Damages, Needs and Progress of Systems A group of 14 U.S. Representatives will tour the Sewerage & Water Board's East Bank Water Treatment Plant on Tuesday and be briefed on the devastation, restoration and plans for full recovery of Board facilities damaged by Katrina. More... •August 9,2007 - Water Service Interruption Residents living in a section of Gentilly will experience an interruption in water service on Saturday and Sunday, August 11th and 12th from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. while the Sewerage and Water Board repairs a 6-inch water main and valves that service the area. More... •August 2,2007 - S&WB Has Resumed Adding Fluoride To Drinking Water The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans has resumed adding fluoride to the City's drinking water supply. Both the East Bank and Algiers Water Treatment Plants of Orleans Parish began adding fluoride to the treatment process on Wednesday, Aug 1, 2007. More... • August 2, 2007 - Traffic Advisory Earhart Boulevard from S. Galvez to S. Broad St. will be reduced to one-lane of traffic east and west-bound for two weeks to beginning at 6:30 a.m. Friday, August 3rd, 2007. More... • July 9, 2007 - Traffic Advisory The off ramp from the Crescent City Connection, General DeGaulle-West will be closed to vehicular traffic on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 from 8 am to 6 pm while the Sewerage & Water Board repairs a 6-inch water main that serves the area. More... • June 26, 2007 - Low Water Pressure Again Tonight Residents in a portion of uptown will experience lower than normal water pressure from Midnight tonight to 3:00 A.M. while the Sewerage and Water Board changes a valve on a 30" water main at the Carrollton Purification Plant. More... • June 25, 2007 - Low Water Pressure Residents in a portion of uptown will experience lower than normal water pressure from Midnight tonight to 3:00 A.M. while the Sewerage and Water Board changes a valve on a 30" water main at the Carrollton Purification Plant. More... • June 7, 2007 - Low Water Pressure Businesses and residents in the CBD may experience lower than normal water pressure beginning at 10:00 A.M. tomorrow, June 8th through July 6 while the Sewerage and Water Board repairs a 30” water main at the Carrollton Water Purification Plant. More... • May 25, 2007 - The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans said today it is fully capable of operating Drainage Pumping No. 6 during all types of weather conditions. Board officials said the S&WB Drainage Department's well-trained and experienced staff and its skilled mechanical and electrical departments have successfully run the world's largest drainage pumping station since it was built in 1903. More... • May 25, 2007 - West-bound Traffic on Section of Earhart Will Be Detoured for Eight Days For Sewer Repairs West-bound traffic on Earhart Boulevard will be detoured to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard via South Galvez Street... More... • May 24, 2007 - Sewerage and Water Board's Response to President Broussard's Request It is the hope of the Sewerage and Water Board that President Broussard and the members of the Jefferson Parish Council will agree with us that the major responsibility and focus of the Corps should be the rebuilding of levees... More... • May 17, 2007 - Traffic Advisory The 1000 block of Washington Avenue will be closed to vehicular traffic for 30-days while the Sewerage and Water Board excavates and replaces a major sewer trunk line that serves the area. More... • May 16, 2007 - Becker Named Deputy General Superintendent Of Sewerage & Water Board Joseph R. Becker, a 20-year employee of the Sewerage and Board of New Orleans, has been named deputy general superintendent of the Board, a position that has been vacant for three and a half years. More... • May 15, 2007 - Water Rate Increase Meeting The Sewerage and Water Board will hold its third community meeting to discuss a proposed water rate increase. More... • May 7, 2007 - Sewerage & Water Board Will Hold Two Community Meetings On Water Rates The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans will conduct two community meetings on proposed water rate increases--one in Algiers and one on the East Bank. More... • April 2, 2007 - S&WB Emergency Manager Is Speaker At National Hurricane Conference Jason Higginbothom, emergency operations manager for the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans, is one of four featured presenters at a key training session of the National Hurricane Conference being held in New Orleans April 2-6 in New Orleans. More... • March 7, 2007 - Meeting Notice The first post-Katrina community meeting related to drainage will be held Saturday, March 10, 2007, 10:00 a.m. to noon at the Ray Avenue Baptist Church located at 4712 Ray Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70126. More... • March 1, 2007 - S&WB Critical Challenges Post-Katrina The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans reports that 18 months post-Katrina the infrastructure challenges are just as critical as they were in September, 2005. More... • February 7, 2007 - Media Advisory The Customer Lobby at Sewerage and Water Board's Main Administration Building located at 625 St. Joseph Street will close at 4 p.m. on Friday, February 9th. The customer lobby will also close at 4 p.m. February 14th through February 19th More... • January 26, 2007 - Message From Sewerage & Water Board Regarding Pumping Station No.Six Please allow us to first state that there is not now nor has there ever been a turf war at the pumping station or a Jefferson Parish vs. New Orleans war.  To make such a statement oversimplifies and misleads, for no good reason, an already fearful post-Katrina general public from what are the real or actual issues. More... • January 16, 2007 - Media Advisory Some French Quarter residents and businesses may experience a disruption in water service or low pressure on Tuesday while crews repair a fire hydrant in the area, officials said. More...