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New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer

New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer
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New Orleans officials seek to build a freshwater pipeline as saltwater wedge inches closer

Water barges and salt-filtering reverse osmosis units will not be enough to prevent saltwater from contaminating New Orleans’ largest water facility, officials said at city council meeting on Wednesday. Instead, a pipeline will be needed to deliver freshwater from upstream — not just for New Orleans, but likely for neighboring Jefferson Parish, too.

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S&WB says rain volume, pump issues contributed to Monday s flash flooding

S&WB says rain volume, pump issues contributed to Monday s flash flooding
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Neighbors weary of oil raining from S&WB Carrollton plant

At least half a dozen times this year, dime-size droplets from the Sewerage & Water Board plant on Carrollton have covered vehicles, steps, lawn furniture, and siding on houses. In recent years, neighbors have dealt with a turbine explosion that shook houses and shattered windows, as well as five trailer-size emergency generators so loud that – for two years – people couldn’t hear routine conversations even inside their houses.

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Embarassment; S&WB leaders say alleged sex room was dismantled last year

Embarassment; S&WB leaders say alleged sex room was dismantled last year
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