NOLA.com

Clogged catch basins may have played role in New Orleans street flooding

The latest round of New Orleans street flooding Saturday night resulted from a familiar combination of overwhelming rainfall and failure of the Sewerage & Water Board’s archaic system of supplying ...
WLKY

MSD replacing catch basins to try to mitigate sewer smells in neighborhoods

NEIGHBORS TO SEE IF IT’S MAKING A DIFFERENCE. IF YOU LIVE IN A CERTAIN NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE CITY ON ANY GIVEN DAY, YOU MIGHT WALK OUT OF YOUR HOME AND SMELL WHAT SMELL YOU SMELL. IT’S AN ONGOING ...
The Advocate

Letters: We are all responsible for keeping catch basins free of debris

I recently saw a man on TV who said he was 80 years old and thought citizens should not be responsible for cleaning catch basins; the Sewerage & Water Board should do that. A Sewerage & Water Board ...
NOLA.com

New Orleans S&WB reforms to billing problems, catch basin cleaning moves through legislature

A series reforms to the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board moved forward in the Louisiana Legislature on Thursday, with lawmakers advancing bills to address widespread water billing problems and to ...
WWLTV

SWB takes over drainage: Your new contact for New Orleans flooding concerns

NEW ORLEANS — As hurricane season descends upon New Orleans, a familiar anxiety resurfaces for residents: the reliability of the city's drainage systems. While community spirit often sees neighbors ...