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1/3/2025
WT Staff
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January 3, 2025 1058 am CST
Flooding rivers appear to have reached peak flow
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS monitoring sites in Louisiana
A mix of normal to much above normal water levels are measured statewide Friday, the reference network shows the same three stations in west LA are in flood stage, impacting Webster Parish in Region 1 and Calcasieu Parish in Region 4 watershed.
Region 1, Bayou Dorcheat has levelled off and may be on the decline near Springhill, as of this report still more than a foot and a half above the channel. Directly south to Region 4 watershed, the Sabine River has reached peak flow, running a level seven inches over flood stage at 21,500 cubic feet per second, spilling out at the Texas-LA border in Calcasieu Parish. See black tags on the front page map for details. Calcasieu River runs the same level as yesterday, a foot and three inches over near Glenmora.
Fair, 67 degrees in New Orleans and sunny again, the high 68. Shreveport reports fair conditions, 55 degrees, the high 62 in the full sunshine, clear through Saturday with chance of rain and a possible thunderstorm for Sunday.
Safe Drinking Water Advisories
Livingston Parish: Ward 2 Water District issued a BWA Tuesday following repairs to a water main at the intersection of Juban Road and Brown Road. Customers under the boil order are located southeast of Denham Springs, all addresses on Juban Road from Brown Road to Spillers Ranch Road; all connections on Brown Road from Juban Road to Spillers Ranch Road. Water customers on Spillers Ranch Road and Ashland Bend Drive are not affected by this boil order.
Ward 2 Water District has a very clean operational record with the EPA. Enforcement and Compliance History Online shows no violations, no non-compliance matters in the last three years. The facility provides potable water to 73,506 Livingston Parish residents from a groundwater well source in watershed Region 7.
See how drinking water facility compliance compares in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Louisiana and California, here.
New Orleans Emergency Management - NOLA Ready
NOLA Ready is your partner in emergency preparedness.
"Stay connected, make a plan, gather supplies".
Text NOLAREADY to 77295 for alerts.
See NOLA.gov for more, here.
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