NEW ORLEANS — A boil advisory was issued for the entire East Bank of New Orleans and Algiers Point after a power failure at the Carrollton and Algiers Water Treatment plant.
SWBNO says the advisory will likely last until Thursday.
Entergy New Orleans released the following statement:
Last night at approximately 7:00 pm a Mylar ballon impacted a power line connected to three major circuits, creating a momentary disruption to service. One of these circuits served the SWBNO Carrollton Water Treatment Plant, which experienced momentary low voltage (a “flicker”).
“As a result, pumps at the plant tripped offline. SWBNO crews were able to switch over to backup power and get additional pumps online, but not before the water pressure fell below the threshold for issuing a precautionary boil water advisory.”
Tuesday night, SWBNO released a statement stating that water pressures in the areas fell below "20 pounds per square inch (psi) due to power failure at the Carrollton Water Treatment plant."
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