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2/7/2025
WT Staff
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February 7, 2025 1002 am CST
Pearl River flooding near Bogalusa and Town of Pearl River as drought elsewhere in Region 7 becomes severe
Streamflow Situation from the network of monitoring stations of the US Geological Survey
Partly cloudy with a haze in New Orleans, 66 degrees with areas of dense fog, the daytime high 77F. Mostly cloudy, 70 degrees at Shreveport, heading for a high of 81 with drizzle.
Pearl River continues to record flooding near Bogalusa, with downstream flooding starting up yesterday later afternoon at the Town of Pearl River. The flooding is occurring alongside much below seasonal normal streamflows through the remainder of Region 7 watershed.
A half dozen sites in the northwest have dropped below seasonal normal flow levels, including an extreme low flow in Region 3. Calcasieu River look to be finished with flooding in Region 4 near Glenmora. The last measurement obtained comes from two hours ago, the flow was a hair above flood stage at that time and the trend is downward. See the flood location and water level details on the front page map, indicated with black tags.
Region 7 drought has accelerated to severe along Tangipahoa River channel through Tangipahoa Parish. Adjacent area east and west of the severe drought is rated moderate drought, including St Tammany, St. Helena and Livingston Parishes. A reprieve for East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge, these Parishes are unrated, the water levels match with seasonal normal. Back into moderate drought by West Feliciana, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rough and Iberville Parishes. Region 3 north Union, Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes remain below normal.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Caddo Parish: Shreveport Water System issued a boil advisory following emergency repairs Tuesday, impacting University Park area.
Shreveport Water System is one of the largest facilities in the USA listed as an EPA Enforcement Priority, recording serious violations of the SDWA in nine of the last twelve quarters. The violations have to do with exceeding the maximum contaminant level for disinfection by-products, all since resolved or archived as of the last verified quarter, ended Sep 30, 2024. Shreveport provides water to 201,000 residents from a surface water source, Cross Lake, in Region 1 watershed.
Caddo Parish: The Town of Vivian has issued a boil water advisory for customers on North Pine Street, Camp Vivian Road, Milner Street, and Lawton Street. According to a statement released to the press, "The Town of Vivian Water System has experienced problems with our water supply system due to a water leak on the north side of town. Because of these problems, the water produced by our water supply system is of questionable microbiological quality. Therefore, the Town of Vivian Water System is issuing a boil order effective immediately.
The boil order is to include all water customers located in the 1100 to 1800 blocks of North Pine Street, and all of Camp Vivian Road, Milner Street and Lawton Street. This order is to remain in effect until rescinded by the Town of Vivian Water System."
Terrebonne Parish: Consolidated Waterworks District 1 has issued a BWA following repairs to a water line at 5994 LA-56 Wednesday. The boil order applies to customers south of 5925 Bayouside Drive, along Bayouside Drive and south of 5986 Highway 56 and along Highway 56 until further notice. Schriever Water Treatment Service Area is one of two licensed drinking water facilities operated by Consolidated Waterworks District 1 in Terrebonne Parish. This facility supplies potable water to 105,852 customers from a surface water source, Bayou Lafourche in watershed Region 6. There are no serious violations on record in the last twelve quarters, according to the US EPA Enforcement and Compliance History.
US EPA has released the latest quarterly reporting audit of US drinking water facilities compliance with the Safe Drinking Water Act.
See the WTLA.us Serious Violator List, January 2025, here.
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