NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Inspector General Ed Michel says New Orleans needs to be more proactive in replacing its lead water lines.
Michel released a letter Wednesday (Oct. 21) saying the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans met some of the goals laid out in his office’s 2017 report on the city’s lead-line replacement.
The utility is under a 2037 federal deadline to find and replace lead water pipes in the city. SWBNO executive director Randy Hayman has estimated more than half of the water lines in the city are made of lead…