Overview
- Officials valved off a broken 42-inch concrete transmission main inside the Thomas L. Amiss plant, redirecting treated water back into the system and improving pressure citywide.
- Ground and elevated storage tanks are refilling, two major booster-pump station fill valves have been opened, the airport area is performing well, and most hospitals report near-normal operations.
- A citywide voluntary boil advisory remains in effect until the system stabilizes and Louisiana Department of Health-approved tests confirm safety, with guidance to boil water for drinking, ice, teeth brushing and food preparation.
- Contractors are assembling a temporary bypass around the submerged break, with the city estimating several days of work and a best-case completion by Friday before assessing a permanent repair.
- The city activated its Emergency Operation Center, opened bottled-water distribution at the Highland Center and Morning Star Baptist Church with more sites proposed, urged conservation during peak hours, and cautioned emergency repair costs could reach seven figures.