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Photos: Jefferson Parish tests its over 80-mile-long saltwater pipeline

Though the New Orleans area drinking water supply is no longer threatened by salt water in the Mississippi River, Jefferson Parish officials tested a temporary pipeline system this week to see if it could successfully funnel water from a spot upriver to the West Bank treatment plant.

The good news? It worked.

Jefferson Parish has now tested its saltwater pipeline. Does it work?

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Workers check on 4 pumps during a test of the newly constructed flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Westwego, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Mississippi River water flows over 80 miles through pipes during a test of the new flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Bridge City, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Pumps suck Mississippi River water through pipes during a test of the new flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Bridge City, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Flexible pipes fill with water during a test of the waterline system along the Mississippi River in Marrero, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Construction of the pipeline started Wednesday, October 4, 2023 and was completed on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Flexible pipes fill with water during a test of the waterline system along the Mississippi River in Marrero, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Construction of the pipeline started Wednesday, October 4, 2023 and was completed on Tuesday, October 24, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Water from the Mississippi River is pumped into the Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex to make into drinking water in Marrero, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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The Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex photographed in Marrero, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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David Mahner pulls up on a monitor how much water flows through the new Mississippi River pumps during a test of the new flexible waterline system at the Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex in Marrero, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Four pumps push water through more than 80 miles of pipe to the Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex during a test of the flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Westwego, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Four pumps push water through more than 80 miles of pipe to the Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex during a test of the flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Westwego, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Four pumps push water through more than 80 miles of pipe to the Jefferson Parish West Bank water plants purification complex during a test of the flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Westwego, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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Mississippi River water flows over 80 miles through pipes during a test of the new flexible waterline system along the Mississippi River in Bridge City, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER

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People involved in the construction of the new flexible waterline system pose with the pipes that stretch over 80 miles along the Mississippi River, in Bridge City, La., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER