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New Orleans is losing over 70% of its water supply due to leaks
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:00 pm
The Sewage and Water Board spend millions every year treating Mississippi River water for residents and businesses, yet 70% is wasted to leaking pipes in the ground. Amazing to me that it’s gotten this bad.
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Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:02 pm to Cycledude
Link?
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:02 pm to Cycledude
That is a really high number.
Most municipal systems are around 50%
Most municipal systems are around 50%
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:02 pm to Cycledude
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Amazing to me that it’s gotten this bad.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:03 pm to Cycledude
Maybe the mayor should have a word with the S&WB’s board president.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:06 pm to Cycledude
But data centers = bad.
How about we spend time understanding and fixing our current problems so other needs can be addressed?
How about we spend time understanding and fixing our current problems so other needs can be addressed?
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:06 pm to Cycledude
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:06 pm to fightin tigers
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Most municipal systems are around 50%
That's way too high.
Its somewhere around 10-20%. And even that much costs water utilities around $6B per year. And that includes main leaks and other things like unauthorized taps, hydrant tests or usage that isn't logged, leaks at the meter, ruptures, etc.
Given that info, if the 70% number is accurate that is extremely alarming.
This post was edited on 8/10/26 at 12:07 pm
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:06 pm to Cycledude
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Amazing to me that it’s this good.
FIFY.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:08 pm to Cycledude
At least the soil beneath New Orleans is rock solid and surely able to handle pipes leaking water 24/7 under the buildings.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:08 pm to Cycledude
But at least they got rid of the statues so crime went down.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:08 pm to Cycledude
The water losses are so staggering that they have actually been rehydrating the soil and forestalling subsidence. The pipes are leaking so much water into the soil, that they have effectively stopped entire neighborhoods from sinking.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:08 pm to ShrimperDan
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That's way too high.
Not really. Especially for larger systems. A estimate of few years ago for BR Water was around 40%.
Ans they are a pretty good system.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:10 pm to AtlantaLSUfan
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At least the soil beneath New Orleans is rock solid and surely able to handle pipes leaking water 24/7 under the buildings.
More water probably makes the clay expand. So if you stopped it, you might have a lot of foundation problems during a dry spell.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:12 pm to Cycledude
16 years of horrendous leadership from City Hall.
Cray Cray C-Ray is the best mayor in decades, to put it into perspective.
Cray Cray C-Ray is the best mayor in decades, to put it into perspective.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:13 pm to kingbob
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The water losses are so staggering that they have actually been rehydrating the soil and forestalling subsidence. The pipes are leaking so much water into the soil, that they have effectively stopped entire neighborhoods from sinking.
Pretty sure that’s not exactly how it works but I am not a geologist
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:13 pm to fightin tigers
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Not really. Especially for larger systems. A estimate of few years ago for BR Water was around 40%.
Ans they are a pretty good system.
Yes, really.
The EPA average for the country is 14% currently.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:13 pm to Oilfieldbiology
Being most drains to the lake I would say the benefit is minimal. 
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:14 pm to kingbob
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The water losses are so staggering that they have actually been rehydrating the soil and forestalling subsidence. The pipes are leaking so much water into the soil, that they have effectively stopped entire neighborhoods from sinking.
But rehydrating won't stop the leakage. The leaks are going to keep on happening.
When will neighborhoods become marshes, and then swamps? Will trees dying from too much water be a sign of the waterlogged soils becoming water with some soil.
Posted on 8/10/26 at 12:14 pm to Roy Curado
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But data centers = bad. How about we spend time understanding and fixing our current problems so other needs can be addressed?
“New Orleans loses water so that means arguments against data centers have been refuted!”
Genius of the OT.
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