Instead, stormwater runoff flows to catch basins while picking up contaminants ... are either ditches or closed systems such as pipes or tiles buried in the ground. They were constructed to improve ...

It may be because a catch basin is clogged or a drainage pipe isn't working. Starting in January, no matter what the reason is for stalled water, you'll only have to make one call. "I think things get ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - After years of discussion and planning, the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) will ...

The law, sponsored by state Sen. Jimmy Harris, D-New Orleans, did not specify when or how the transfer must occur, and council members, along with officials with the S&WB and Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s ...

The shift, required by a new state law, also puts some smaller drainage pipes under the ... initiative to deal with severely clogged catch basins and pipes, and to respond to 311 complaints ...