Water that may contain sewage has been leaking into the Dwyer Canal in New Orleans East for almost two months, according to residents and New Orleans City Council members. Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (SWBNO) officials, however, told the council during a joint committee meeting on Tuesday that its crews did not start investigating the incident until late last week.
SWBNO said the discharge of water into the canal was seen at four different locations, coming from a storm drain during dry weather. The discharge could be coming from nearby drinking water or sewage lines.
District E Councilman Jason Hughes said his office alerted SWBNO as early as December about the issue and questioned why the utility did not address the problem sooner…