Sen. Landrieu, Rep. Richmond, Mayor Landrieu Announce $27M For Sewage Repairs In New Orleans, St. Bernard Parish
U.S. Senator Mary L. Landrieu, D-La., U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, D-La., and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu today announced $27 million for sewage repairs related to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish. The grants were provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public Assistance Program.
“We learned important lessons after Hurricane Katrina, including the importance of investing in our infrastructure,” Sen. Landrieu said. “Today’s grants are for a basic service, but one that is critical for the public health and safety of our residents in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish.”
“The funds announced today are essential to the rehabilitation of neighborhoods in New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish,” Rep. Richmond said. “I am committed to working with FEMA to ensure our communities recover from damage sustained by Hurricane Katrina, or any other natural disaster. Repairs to sewerage and water systems are vitally important to our mission to restore every neighborhood in the great state of Louisiana.”
“Today’s announcement of $13.5 million for the replacement of water main lines in the Filmore, West End, St. Roch, Dillard, and Gentilly Woods neighborhoods is critical to ensure safe, reliable drinking water,” Mayor Landrieu said. “Nearly eight years after Hurricane Katrina, we are working to close out necessary funding decisions for repairs to damage left by the storm. FEMA continues to be an important partner in our city’s recovery.”
- $13.5 million to the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board for replacement of water main lines, including:
- $4.1 million for work within the Filmore neighborhood
- $3.5 million for work within the West End neighborhood
- $3.4 million for work within the St. Roch Ward neighborhood
- $1.3 million for work within the Dillard neighborhood
- $1.2 million for work within the Gentilly Woods neighborhood
- $13.5 million to St. Bernard Parish for Hurricane Katrina-related repairs to their sewage collection system. St. Bernard Parish sustained severe wind and flood damage due to Hurricane Katrina, extending to its critical utilities, such as the gravity flow sanitary sewer collection system. Floodwaters entered the buried sewer pipeline system, carrying debris and sediment that had no route of discharge.
