Two days after City Council President JP Morrell sharply criticized the Sewerage & Water Board executive director’s performance, and less than a week before the council gains sweeping new oversight powers over the utility, SWBNO used its official website to publish an unusually detailed account of Hayman’s career and accomplishments. On Monday afternoon, the Sewerage […]
Most times Entergy and the Sewerage and Water Board are in the news, it’s because they did something that was nefarious, unscrupulous, or that showcased their incompetence. For once, we present to you something incredible that they did. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced a $74 million deal that will make Entergy New Orleans the primary power […]
The New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness is monitoring the threat of heavy rain Tuesday through Thursday this week and is encouraging residents to prepare and stay weather aware. Showers and thunderstorms will be likely starting Tuesday afternoon and continuing on and off throughout Thursday. Some of these storms could produce large […]
With two tropical systems set to impact the New Orleans area this week, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) is racing to complete infrastructure work and pump repairs before the systems arrive. Hurricane Marco is forecast to impact the New Orleans area on Monday morning, with what is expected to become Hurricane Laura […]
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board (SWBNO) has announced that they will suspend water service shut-offs for the duration of mayor LaToya Cantrell’s declared emergency in response to COVID-19. The utility will also work proactively to restore water service to residents who have been disconnected. “At the core of our mission is to keep […]
A new report released by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Environmental Working Group (EWG) found potentially dangerous levels of toxic fluorinated chemicals known as PFAS in the water supply of several major cities across the U.S., including New Orleans. The EWG tested 44 sites in 31 states between May and December of 2019. According to the report, […]
Once again the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board is in the news with another systemic failure: its engines are literally burning and  SWB did not pay its federal payroll taxes causing the IRS to file a tax lien.  This time lip service and piecemeal solutions will not get the agency out of hot water. […]
As 2019 draws to a close and we head into 2020, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) faces several challenges. Aging infrastructure experiencing failures on an increasingly catastrophic level and almost nonexistent public confidence and trust (not to mention numerous financial woes) show virtually no sign of abating as the city heads […]
The topic of the Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans is a contentious one. In the past two years, people have lost their homes and their vehicles due to the flooding of portions of the town. Yet, when it comes to understanding the root cause of why these floods occurred, the official stance starts […]
Today, the SWBNO removed more than 370 tons of debris from a nearly three-mile stretch of that canal - including a second car.
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