Lots of of hundreds of residents in New Orleans had been below a “boil water advisory” after {an electrical} failure occurred within the metropolis’s water pumps.
The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Division issued the advisory after a Mylar balloon struck an influence line, shutting down a ingesting water pump.
spokesman new orleans entergy “Round 7 p.m., a Mylar balloon got here into contact with energy traces close to the Carrollton (water remedy) plant, inflicting a really transient energy surge that induced the pumps to go offline,” the corporate mentioned.
Based on a WBRZ report, water strain dropped in the course of the outage and a SWBNO worker was injured whereas attempting to manually flip the water pump again on.
Obtained a name from the newsroom asking which balloon induced the ability outage/boil water warning. Mylar balloons are constituted of a particular kind of polyester movie. They’re made by sealing collectively plastic/nylon sheets coated with a metallic materials. pic.twitter.com/VFWASDZAPb
— FOX 8 New Orleans (@FOX8NOLA) August 7, 2024
Each WBRZ:
Some New Orleans residents must stay with out water for an additional day after a Mylar balloon hit energy traces Tuesday afternoon, inflicting energy outages and disabling ingesting water pumps. The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board mentioned it’s conducting testing that may wrap up Thursday afternoon.
If all samples cross inspection, the boil water warning can be lifted.
SWBNO mentioned crews tried to manually flip the water pump again on after the balloon hit energy traces.
One SWBNO worker was injured in the course of the disaster response, and two different workers prioritized offering medical help to their colleagues. On account of a medical emergency, it took the crew roughly 50 minutes to restart the pump. Whereas ready, the water strain dropped for 10 minutes, triggering the warning.
Mylar balloons induced boil water advisory for a lot of New Orleans, Entergy says
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— WWL-TV (@WWLTV) August 7, 2024
