On August 20, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) discovered one potential cause of flooding during the July 10 rain event. Using an amphibious vehicle equipped with an underwater camera to inspect the underground canal at the intersection of the Lafitte Greenway and Jefferson Davis Parkway, the SWBNO discovered an overturned car […]
As Hurricane Barry approached, Mishelle Oster and her husband decided to be responsible and investigate the catch basins in front of their home just off Canal Street in Mid-City. Oster describes what they found on a now viral Facebook post. My husband decided to investigate our catch basins right off Canal St in Mid-City before Tropical […]
On Tuesday, June 18, SWBNO updated residents on the status of the city's drainage pumps, hinting at changes coming to the utility.
A plan to install lead and antimicrobial filters at Orleans Parish public schools has hit a snag. It turns out that the antimicrobial filters require much higher water pressure than the Sewerage and Water Board (SWB) provides. According to a report by The Lens, the filters being installed at the schools would require a booster […]
A new interactive map released on Tuesday by the S&WB shows that the majority of the city's water mains are over 100 years old.
A major New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board (SWBNO) pump lost power early Sunday morning (May 12), as heavy rains drenched the city. According to a press release, the pump located at Drainage Pumping Station (DPS) 7 near City Park temporarily lost its Entergy-supplied power around 5 a.m. An SWBNO team activated a standup generator […]
The Sewerage and Waterboard task force released their final report this week. The results might not surprise you.
The SWB task force revealed that SWB needs to raise millions to cover their outstanding debts and the cost of infrastructure development and maintenance.
Two upper-level employees of the Sewerage and Water Board were apparently missing during an outage at the Carrolton Plant last month.
Last week, the Sewerage and Water Board Task Force held community meetings in Mid-City and Central City to discuss the future structure of the Sewerage and water Board (SWB).
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