Sewerage & Water Board issues precautionary boil water advisory for parts of Uptown

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) — The Sewerage & Water Board issued a precautionary boil water advisory Wednesday for several streets in Uptown New Orleans after water pressure dropped below 20 PSI in the affected area.

Executive Director Randy Heyman said the pressure drop occurred when crews shut off a 12-inch water main on S. Claiborne Ave., between Octavia and Cadiz streets, to repair a broken service connection for a customer.

“We had a customer with a broken service connection,” Heyman said. “We had to turn off a 12-inch water main closure at South Claiborne Avenue between Octavia and Cadiz Street to make the connection repair.”

Heyman said the shutdown was not a water main break.

The advisory covers the following locations:

• S. Carrollton Ave. from S. Claiborne Ave. to Earhart Blvd.
• Earhart Blvd. from S. Carrollton Ave. to S. Claiborne Ave.
• S. Claiborne Ave. from S. Carrollton Ave. to Earhart Blvd.

Heyman said water samples will be submitted on Thursday morning. Results are expected on Friday, at which point the advisory could be lifted if tests clear.

“With everything, if everything goes well, we’ll be able to lift the boil water advisory on Friday,” Heyman said. “But we will have to wait and see what the tests actually end up being.”

Heyman said the Claiborne water main, which he described as 88 years old, is expected to return to service Saturday, helping raise system-wide pressure. He also said S. Claiborne Ave. will be passable by Friday.

Heyman noted that many of the city’s pipes are old and said there is a need for continued federal and state funding to address infrastructure issues.

Residents in the affected areas are advised to boil water before consuming it. For more information, visit swbno.org/news/boilwater.

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