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Entries Tagged New Orleans

News Briefs: ​Water Main Break in New Orleans Causes Car-Swallowing Sinkhole

News Briefs: ​Water Main Break in New Orleans Causes Car-Swallowing Sinkhole

Also in this week's sewer and water news, new research indicates a decline in PFAS within Great Lakes fish
News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

News Briefs: 3 Texas Workers Dead After Manhole Gas Exposure

Also in this week's water and wastewater news, sinking levees in New Orleans require more than $1 billion in upgrades
News Briefs: Utah Town Runs Out of Water During Drought

News Briefs: Utah Town Runs Out of Water During Drought

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Hurricane Ida triggers boil-water advisories in New Orleans
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News Briefs: New WIIN Act Grants to Help Replace Lead Service Lines

News Briefs: New WIIN Act Grants to Help Replace Lead Service Lines

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the USDA is investing $891 million to modernize rural drinking water in 43 states
News Briefs: Vandals Cause Back-to-Back Sewer Overflows in North Carolina

News Briefs: Vandals Cause Back-to-Back Sewer Overflows in North Carolina

Also in this week's news briefs, an article in The Atlantic takes a look at Mardi Gras' role in damaging New Orleans' vital sewer system
News Briefs: Utah Fights Quagga Mussels to Save Water Infrastructure

News Briefs: Utah Fights Quagga Mussels to Save Water Infrastructure

Also in this week's sewer and water news, Tropical Storm Barry brings enough rain to cause sewer overflows in Alabama and raise concerns for those in New Orleans
News Briefs: Water Association President Accused of Embezzlement

News Briefs: Water Association President Accused of Embezzlement

Also in this week's sewer and water news, two water supervisors in New Orleans are accused of sleeping on the job during a citywide pressure drop
News Briefs: Manhole Vandal Causes Sewer Overflow

News Briefs: Manhole Vandal Causes Sewer Overflow

Also in this week's sewer and water news, two high-level pumping staff members go AWOL during a power crisis in New Orleans
News Briefs: Student's Award-Winning Short Film Examines New Orleans Water Infrastructure

News Briefs: Student's Award-Winning Short Film Examines New Orleans Water Infrastructure

In this week's sewer and water news, a 19-year-old girl from New Orleans explores her city's water system in-depth asking what she can do about its flooding issues
News Briefs: ​Exercise Equipment Stuffed Into Manhole Causes Overflow

News Briefs: ​Exercise Equipment Stuffed Into Manhole Causes Overflow

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the former Flint mayor who swapped the city's water source to the Flint River is running for a seat on the state legislature.
News Briefs: Michigan Creates Nation's First Coordinated Infrastructure Commission

News Briefs: Michigan Creates Nation's First Coordinated Infrastructure Commission

Also in this week's sewer and water news, the 25 largest unpaid water bills in New Orleans owe a collective $3 million; and Flint appeals to the federal government for new water meters
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Playing Catch-Up: New Orleans Tackles Catch Basin Cleaning and Repair Program

Flooding problems prompt city to take action on catch basin maintenance, even bringing citizens into the effort
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Mardi Gras Wreaks Havoc on New Orleans Storm Drains

Crews removed 93,000 pounds of plastic beads from catch basins along a main parade route prior to this year’s celebration