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JP Boil Water Advisory

Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:01 am
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25898 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:01 am
Let’s put the fact that we live in a third world country aside for the minute. Real question here. What’s the reasoning that it takes at minimum 24 hours to get the testing back to lift the advisory? I’m assuming it has something to do with the water being flushed through the entire system and not that the test actually takes 24 hours?
Posted by teke184
Zachary, LA
Member since Jan 2007
95241 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:03 am to
Because if it yellow you let it mellow but if it is brown you send it down.
Posted by danilo
Member since Nov 2008
20095 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:06 am to
No advisory here in Teedy land!
Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8422 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:07 am to
Pretty shameful of JP to let Orleans one up them with their running water with this latest disaster
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65608 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:07 am to
Got into Moisant late last night.

It* was a wonderful look for anyone coming into NOLA.

“Welcome to the Third World in the USA!”

*Trash bags taped over wall water fountains, MSY employees sitting in chairs blocking access to the restrooms, relying on the aircrew to be the singular source of information….

tl/dr: shite hole doing shite hole things.

Surprising?
yes [NO]
Posted by Hickok
Htown
Member since Jan 2013
2865 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:08 am to
quote:

What’s the reasoning that it takes at minimum 24 hours to get the testing back to lift the advisory?

Because the test takes that long to run.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25898 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:08 am to
quote:

Pretty shameful of JP to let Orleans one up them with their running water with this latest disaster


It is pretty disgraceful that JP has this problem fairly often with as much money as this Parish Government has. It’s a fricking joke, honestly.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25898 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:12 am to
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Because the test takes that long to run.


Seriously? What type of tests take that long? How hard is it to take some samples under a microscope and see what the frick is in the water?

Businesses should file a class action lawsuit against the Parish for having to shut down for essentially a full week over the last year for the government’s incompetence. They’ve lost 2% of their revenue in the last year.
Posted by tgrbaitn08
Member since Dec 2007
146214 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:13 am to
My in laws live in Harahan and they woke up to ZERO water this morning.
Posted by Hickok
Htown
Member since Jan 2013
2865 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:16 am to
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What type of tests take that long?

Fecal coliform test
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
25898 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:19 am to
quote:

Fecal coliform test


In 2024, with all our technology, it takes 24 hours to figure out if our water is safe to drink?

Also

This is what we’re being told to do.

quote:

Disinfect the water by mixing 1/8 teaspoon of unscented, liquid chlorine laundry bleach with one gallon of water and letting it stand for at least 30 minutes prior to consumption. Mix it thoroughly.
Posted by glassman
Next to the beer taps at Finn's
Member since Oct 2008
116108 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:21 am to
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My in laws live in Harahan and they woke up to ZERO water this morning.




At work with no water. Getting orders early and heading home to the Land of Flushing Toilets soon.
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 9:22 am
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
18269 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:26 am to
A water main busted under Jefferson Hwy and destroyed the brand new pavement they put down recently. So not only is there a boil water advisory, the lanes are shut down too
Posted by Hickok
Htown
Member since Jan 2013
2865 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:33 am to
quote:

In 2024, with all our technology, it takes 24 hours to figure out if our water is safe to drink?

It’s the only approved test, I’m sure qPCR will take over eventually and speed up the process.
Posted by LordSaintly
Member since Dec 2005
38877 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:37 am to
quote:

Seriously? What type of tests take that long? How hard is it to take some samples under a microscope and see what the frick is in the water?


I think they have to give the bacteria time to grow so they can see enough of it under the microscope.

I could be wrong.

Posted by metallica81788
NO
Member since Sep 2008
8422 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:41 am to
I chose JP over Orleans to avoid (or at least minimize) these things but we've had two boil water advisories in the 6 months I've lived here.
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
22729 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:41 am to
All I know is that I had just enough water pressure this morning to take the world's worst shower.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
37064 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:42 am to
Before you even both pulling the sample, need to get the pressure up for a bit. Then I think there is only one lab in the state, in BR, that does this, so gotta get the sample to BR to run it, then gotta run the tests, analyze the tests, etc.

Sometimes, pipes break. It happens. They break everywhere.
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
11800 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:42 am to
Sewage and Water Board still wouldn’t have found their break yet and would sitting around with their thumbs up their asses..

JP took care of this as quickly as possible.
Posted by White Roach
Member since Apr 2009
9454 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 9:50 am to
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water main busted under Jefferson Hwy and destroyed the brand new pavement they put down recently. So not only is there a boil water advisory, the lanes are shut down 


The water main is repaired - a ~20' section of 20" pipe, originally laid in the 1940s. The water was cut off completely about 1:00a. Apparently, the logic being that the repair work could take place quicker and water pressure was already very low. Pipe repair completed and started to repressurize the system around 6:00a. They have to pressurize slowly to avoid additional beaks further down the line.

The traffic issue is problematic. They're still breaking the existing asphalt and the new asphalt can't be laid in the rain. They're hoping they can get one lane laid and sealed before the rain starts. If they're unable to get to it pretty quickly, it might be Saturday before the rain stops.
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