Metallic balloon hits power line, plunges nearly all of New Orleans into boil water advisory

A boil water advisory was issued for the entire east bank of New Orleans and Algiers Point after a floating metallic balloon caused a power outage.

On Tuesday, August 6, around 7 p.m., a sudden drop in water pressure was reported across several parts of the city, prompting the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board (S&WB) to issue the advisory at 8:17 p.m.

The water pressure fell below the necessary 20 pounds per square inch due to a power failure at the Carrollton Water Treatment plant, briefly affecting the Algiers Water Treatment plant as well.

Entergy New Orleans confirmed that a Mylar balloon contacting a power line near the Carrollton plant caused a brief power fluctuation, tripping the pumps offline, Fox 8 Live has reported.

read more: https://www.fox8live.com/2024/08/07/boil-water-advisory-issued-nearly-all-new-orleans-with-mylar-balloon-cited-cause/

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