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SWBNO says some customers in Uptown will be without water due to major water break

ALL RIGHT, MARGARET, THANK YOU. HEY, BACK TO THAT DEVELOPING BREAKING STORY OUT OF UPTOWN RIGHT NOW AS YOU TAKE A LIVE LOOK AT FLOODWATERS ALONG UPPER LINE AND SOUTH CLAIBORNE SEWER AND WATER BOARD JUST PUT OUT THIS LIST. TAKE A LOOK ON YOUR SCREEN FOLLOWING A WATER VALVE FAILURE, THEY SAY THESE AREAS CAN EXPECT TO BE OUT OF WATER ONCE A CLOSURE IS MADE. RIGHT NOW, THE UPTOWN CARROLLTON AREA UP TO LOWER GARDEN DISTRICT, SHOULD B

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SWBNO says some customers in Uptown will be without water due to major water break

The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans said on there social media that a 30-inch water valve failed at the intersection of Upperline and S. Claiborne and will issue a boil water advisory if needed. The SWBNO said that this is the current list of residents that will be out of water:S Claiborne Ave. from Octavia to UpperlineUpperline from S Claiborne Ave. to Loyola Ave.Loyola Ave. from Soniat to UpperlineBordeaux from St Charles Ave. to S Saratoga This is the current list of resident that should be experiencing lower-than-normal water pressure. Uptown/Carrollton area, up to Lower Garden District WDSU will continue to update with more information.

The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans said on there social media that a 30-inch water valve failed at the intersection of Upperline and S. Claiborne and will issue a boil water advisory if needed.

The SWBNO said that this is the current list of residents that will be out of water:

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- S Claiborne Ave. from Octavia to Upperline
- Upperline from S Claiborne Ave. to Loyola Ave.
- Loyola Ave. from Soniat to Upperline
- Bordeaux from St Charles Ave. to S Saratoga

This is the current list of resident that should be experiencing lower-than-normal water pressure.

- Uptown/Carrollton area, up to Lower Garden District

WDSU will continue to update with more information.

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