Overview
- An estimated 48-inch transmission main ruptured at S. Carrollton Avenue and Panola Street on March 9, sending more than two feet of water into Uptown streets and into some homes and cars.
- The Sewerage & Water Board issued a precautionary boil-water advisory for most of the east bank after pressures fell below 20 psi, then canceled it March 10 after tests found no contamination.
- Crews are continuing repairs and several streets remain closed, while officials monitor other leaks such as Willow and Calhoun that residents say have persisted for months.
- At a City Council Public Works Committee meeting, S&WB leaders were pressed to deliver a system-wide audit and a funded plan; roughly 34% of transmission mains exceed 100 years in age and about 80% are older than 50 years.
- S&WB reports about 150 miles of lines replaced—around 7% of the system—with several major projects designed but lacking funding, as residents and small businesses detail flooding, closures and notable revenue losses.