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2/10/2025
WT Staff
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February 10, 2025 139 pm CST
Up to 2 inches of rain on the way to quench extreme drought in the northwest
Streamflow Situation from the network of monitoring stations of the US Geological Survey
Overcast and 75 degrees in New Orleans, just 60 degrees in the northwest, NWS Shreveport reports cool and cloudy conditions, overcast 46 degrees and not getting much warmer at all today, the expected high 49. Tonight, a 50 percent chance of showers, mainly after 3am, leading to a rainy Tuesday. Tomorrow is certain to bring rain, thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible, one to two inches of rain to refresh watershed Region 3 in extreme drought through Union, Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes.
The drought map escalated over the weekend to severe drought in Region 3 north Union, Claiborne and Lincoln Parishes has accelerated again, now rated extreme drought. Region 7 remains in severe drought, with previously unrated East Feliciana and East Baton Rouge rated below normal. Washington Parish has taken on a moderate drought rating. Pearl River is recorded right at flood stage as of this report, 14 ft deep and on the decline.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Public water systems provide water for human consumption to at least 15 service connections or 25 average people per day for at least 60 days per year. This page displays the basic information for the selected public water system, including information about its sources of water, population served, annual operating period, service connections, etc.
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.
See the WTLA.us Serious Violator List, January 2025, here.
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