NEW ORLEANS — Residents in Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Charles can resume normal sewer usage.
Officials announced Friday morning that their sewer systems were back to normal operation.
"We thank our residents and businesses for heeding the water conservation notice and minimizing the impacts on our sewer system after Hurricane Francine," said SWBNO Executive Director Ghassan Korban. "We recognize the added stress this brought to our service area during an already stressful hurricane. Protecting public health, especially during major weather events, is our mission, so we appreciate your patience as we worked to address the sewer system issue."
Plaquemines Parish lifted their water notice on Thursday.
Power outages and large amounts of stormwater from Hurricane Francine entered sewerage systems meant only to pump out wastewater, increasing the chances of sewage backup into homes.
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