Residents of New Orleans, the City is working to clean up a sewer leak that occurred this week in the area of River Ridge. Repairs are underway and the culprit was a 24 inch force main. The force main has a primary function of transporting wastewater from a pump to a discharge point. Because of this, the City will have alternate driving routes available while crews are fixing the damage to the pipeline. River Ridge area residents should use alternate routes such as Jefferson Highway when traveling east or west. Residents in the 1700 block of Generes Drive and higher should use Sauve Road. Residents in the 1600 block of Generes Drive and lower should exit to Hickory Avenue in the 1100 block. In addition to this, officials want to remind residents that drinking water is not affected by the issue. Tap water in all areas of Jefferson Parish, including River Ridge, is safe for consumption and all other normal uses.
Fun Fact: When giving directions here in New Orleans, this is how it’s done: Uptown, Downtown, River, Lake, etc. If you ask us if your hotel is “North of here,” we’ll have no idea what you’re talking about.
New Orleans, SAVE THE DATE!!
The 88th Annual WEFTEC (the Water Environment Federation’s Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference) is taking place at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, from September 26-30, 2015 and Perma-Liner Industries will be there! Come check us out. We will be at booth # 804 and we’d like to provide info, as well as, answer all of the questions you may have about trenchless, Cured in Place Pipelining. It’s our specialty and we want to share it with you. The conference is the largest conference of its kind in North America and offers water quality professionals from around the world with the best water quality education and training.
