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The east bank of New Orleans remained under a boil water advisory Thursday morning (Sept. 21), the city said at 6:15 a.m.
On Wednesday, the city said S&WB and Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals officials were testing water samples to check for contamination.
Read more about what officials say happened.
* The advisory was issued because New Orleans’ water system is a highly pressurized network that pumps drinking water throughout the city.
* There have been a dozen boil water advisories in New Orleans since 2010. Read more about those, plus see when the power supply for the Sewerage & Water Board was compromised but public health advisories were not issued.
State law requires the city to issue a boil advisory if water pressure drops below a safe level.
NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune will continue to report Thursday on developments related to the boil water advisory.