Water main break floods streets, forces boil water advisory in Carrollton neighborhood - WWLTV.com

Water main break floods streets, forces boil water advisory in Carrollton neighborhood | wwltv.com

NEW ORLEANS — A 30-inch water main broke and caused some major street flooding in the Carrollton neighborhood on Easter Sunday.

The water main break sent water rushing out of the ground and down the street creating a sort of mini-river near Audubon and Cohn Streets mid-day on Sunday.

According to the Sewerage & Water Board, the leak started at a dig site where crews had been working to replace a faulty valve. Workers reported a small leak at that site earlier and officials believe that leak may have caused the bigger rupture.

In a statement sent out just before 10 p.m. on Sunday, the S&WB said that crews are still working to restore water to residents around the water main break and expect to have water restored by Monday morning.

A boil water advisory has been issued for all residents who lost water pressure in the following area:

- Cohn St. from Lowerline St. to the dead-end past Audubon St.
- Audubon St. from Claiborne Ave. to Cohn St.
- Audubon Blvd. from Hickory St. to Claiborne Ave.

Neighbors say that water came out so fast when the main broke that it flooded yards, forced them to move their cars and even got into some homes.

"We had water all the way to the stairs and in the basement," Peg Kane said. "We were supposed to be having people over. Forget that. We didn't go to church. We couldn't get out. This is just not how you expect to live."

It's not clear how much damage the water main break did to nearby property. The S&WB asks residents to report their damage by calling 504-529-2837.

This is the second water main to erupt a large volume of water in little more than a week.

Last Thursday, water gushed out of the ground after a vehicle hit a fire hydrant at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Perrier Street the night before.

It took Sewerage and Water Board workers several hours to begin repairing the geyser in that incident.

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