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3/8/2024
WT Staff
HAPPENING NOW
Drought easing statewide
Slidell Cross Gates BWA
Water news for Friday, March 8, 2024 1159 am CST
Drinking Water Advisories
St. Tammany Parish, Slidell - Cross Gates Water System issued a BWA for nearly 10,000 customers following a loss of pressure in the system yesterday. BWA applies until further notice.
Check the yellow tags on the map for details.
Streamflow Situation from USGS current streamflow monitors
Seasonal normal streamflows are recorded across the state for a second day in a row, just the Region 4 Calcasieu River channel remaining much below normal.
No extreme high or low values are registering apart from the two flood sites.
Bayou Bodcau has been dropping a steady six inches per day all week, currently running just over a foot above flood stage near Shreveport in Region 1. In Region 4 Sabine River sits at four to five inches above flood stage near Ruliff, Texas.
Check black tags for flood details.
Drought Map USGS 7-day average streamflow against seasonal average
Caddo Parish in northwest Region 1 watershed has stepped down from extreme drought to severe drought Friday. Webster County remains below normal while the remaining area of Region 1 is unrated on the drought map.
Regions 2 Jackson and Winn Parishes remains at moderate drought. Region 3 east Union and west Morehouse Parish are below normal, Concordia Parish, south Catahoula Parish, north Avoyelles Parish are rated moderate drought.
Region 4 west side along the Sabine River remains at below normal rating Friday with the remainder of Region 4 at moderate drought. The majority of Region 5 is rated below normal leaving the east edge clear of a drought rating. Region 7 St Tammany Parish is clear of the drought map Friday along with all of Regions 6 and 8.
Hazardous Spills
Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality responds to reports made to the Emergency Spill line. A massive spill incident in November 2023 is still under investigation by the US Coast Guard, federal EPA and state DEQ authorities. A million gallons of crude oil discharged into the Gulf of Mexico from a pipeline coming off seven oil production platforms. The platforms and pipeline were shut down immediately and remain shut down as the investigators have not determined where the leak occurred. US Coast Guard personnel told WTLA.us that there is no update on the case, it remains under investigation. A recent report investigated by LDEQ involved an unknown amount of diesel fuel spilled at a boat launch in Amelia in the month of February. Spills are tagged in pink by location on the maps and listed under the spill button to the right of the map.
USGS Provisional Data Statement
Data are provisional and subject to revision until they have been thoroughly reviewed and received final approval. Current condition data relayed by satellite or other telemetry are automatically screened to not display improbable values until they can be verified.
Provisional data may be inaccurate due to instrument malfunctions or physical changes at the measurement site. Subsequent review based on field inspections and measurements may result in significant revisions to the data.
Data users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature of the information before using it for decisions that concern personal or public safety or the conduct of business that involves substantial monetary or operational consequences. Information concerning the accuracy and appropriate uses of these data or concerning other hydrologic data may be obtained from the USGS.
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