Public Works, Sanitation, and Environmental Committee.

And we are currently working 24 hours a day, actually, to minimize the disruptions to the buses and the area so we can continue to work on that. The overall project still is ongoing. is on track for what our recent projection is the 6th of September but in the short term we know there are continued disruptions on the 600 block of St. Peter and the 1,000 and the 1,100 block of Decatur. So I want to provide a more summary update on each of those individually. On the 600 block of Decatur, I want to make a correction to the slide. There is still some manhole work that Entergy needs to do but that is not stopping us from taking down those fences as long as they are able to and they're planning to secure any open remaining manholes in that area. So we're going to be working to take the fences down on the 600 block as soon as practical, as soon as possible. I mean in a matter of days or less than a week at this point. So there is still work that has to be done but that can be secured in other ways. On the 1,100 block of Decatur, we have finished the final concrete pour on that street and as soon as that is done and cured, we will be able to remove that fence and again coordinating with Entergy on any barricading work that has to be done there for any work that's remaining on their end. And then on the 1,000 block, we're anticipating around the end of June for that concrete to be fully poured and cured and again we'll be taking the same action. So kind of in summary, there was three phases of the work for each block. There was the underground work, the water sewer drainage and then there was the street restoration which is the concrete pouring and curing which is happening. And then when after that is all done, we'll be moving to the sidewalk restoration. So all of these continue to be in progress and again the 1,900 block is the last block and we are working 24 hours a day on that to minimize disruptions to the extent possible. All right. Okay. We'll now look at the lead service line program. Excuse me, Director Heyman, I have a question. Council Member King, I'm sorry. At the beginning, I had asked all the council members to hold their questions. I didn't hear. I apologize. No, no, no. No worries. I'm going to just let them get to their presentation. You'll be first in the queue. Thank you, sir. Thank you, sir. All right. Thank you very much. I now give you a lead service line program update. The funding sources from the state revolving fund require that we have a total line that is lead free. And so one element of that is we are responsible for the public side. The homeowner is responsible for the private side. And we have a situation where we understand it is expensive to replace the lateral. It can be tens of thousands of dollars to replace the lateral. In an effort to be public customer centric, the Sewage and Water Board made the determination to take on the responsibility of replacing the entire line and make efforts to do that. Now, to do that, we had to be able to have the ability to use public funds on private property. Ultimately, we would be reimbursed by EPA. But an EPA to do the reimbursement requires that you complete the entire line. And so that's the efforts that we've gone forward with. And so we're going to replace the private line at no cost to the customer, make these replacements feasible for every resident in New Orleans. We have some exciting legislative updates to give. One of the key factors to our design was to be able to utilize the funds. We have to complete the private side replacements, as I noted. To support this effort, Senate Bill 268 and Senate Bill 228 have been both passed. Senate Bill 268 allows municipalities to create ordinances to grant access to private property, replace lead lines with proper notification. And Senate Bill 228 is a constitutional amendment requiring the vote in November to allow public funds to be used on the private side of the line. We have also received a favorable attorney general opinion on the use of public funds on private property for lead service line replacements and restorations. So it's been a very coordinated and strategic effort to get there. Ultimately, as I said, we made the decision to help our customers. And we'll be able to move forward in the near future to replacing the public and the private side with the assistance we got from the city council, the legislators, and the passing of these two bills. Next, I'll look at the lead service line repair customer communications. One of the key aspects of this program is customer communications. This is a very complex program. Individuals and homeowners need to be comfortable and confident in what's being done on their property. And so communication is a core issue that we must do an excellent job with. We want to ensure residents understand the risk, how to mitigate them, and the steps they can take now. We will implement a large-scale communication effort later in 2026 in conjunction with our program manager. We will also be creating our construction procurement packages to ensure contractor accountability. Now, this is important. This includes both a before and after photos to ensure cleanliness and restoration of the work. Then we'll have to flush out the lines. We'll have to test and mitigate after replacement and to capture all appropriate data and update our inventory and stay in compliance with the regulations. I say all this to say that we're going to be putting a lot of pressure and responsibility on the contractors to follow through, to do a good job, and to restore the property back to the way it was before they were there. And I want them to treat the property as if it was their own. And so we'll continue to have those conversations with them. Now we'll talk about the water treatment. The good news is we completed our water quality master plan. Last month we shared that information with you.

One of the first projects we want to do is for corrosion control pilot tests in Algiers. This was started on June 8th of this year, just recently. Also, we're thankful to our legislative delegation, and we're very thankful to the mayor's office for championing a new state capital outlay program. We put in an application for $50 million over five years to fund critical projects at the water treatment plants. $9.5 million was approved for this year, and $4.5 million was approved for future years. The next step is for the state bond commission to authorize these bonds. We expect to be able to have the funds available for a drawdown by the end of the year. So again, we want to make sure that we thank the mayor's office and the legislative delegation and the efforts of city council in helping us to move forward in this important effort. The first three projects identified for these funds are the upgrade to flow controllers at the Claiborne Filter Gallery, rehabilitation of raw water intakes pipes at the Oak Street Intake Station, and improvements of lime storage facilities at the Central Water Plant. I now will turn to the important issue of hurricane preparedness. Hurricane preparedness is well underway. Just at the end of last month, we had our internal tabletop at the Sewage and Water Board where we actually go through hurricane scenarios to make sure that different leaders and individuals understand what the roles and responsibilities are. And I have to admit, I've been in three utilities before. This was the most detailed and strategic and forward-thinking tabletop experience that I've had. I want to commend staff for the work that they did in preparing for it, because it's actual scenarios that we have to draft out beforehand and then actually go through them during the time we had together. And I thought it was very good. Later the next day, we participated in the mayor's departmental hurricane preparedness meeting, and we also participated in the mayor's press conference that he had for hurricane preparedness. Next issue, we'll look at the drainage network support. The first line of defense for us in high-water situations is to have clean catch bases. Now, at this time, we have three internal crews. We have 10 contractor crews that are available after a storm passes. We've already cleaned 6.5 miles of drain lines, over 1,500 catch basins, and removed over 1.4 million pounds, I mean to say, of debris per year. But at the same time, we have a lot of work still to do. And to the extent the community sees trash that's in the street or on the sidewalk or about to go into a catch basin, remove it. And instead of taking a potato chip bag or a soda can and tossing it into the gutter and into the catch basin, put it in the right place. Dispose of it in a trash can, in a trash bag. That will go a long way. But we are, as I said, making efforts and moving forward with cleaning the catch basin. That is our first line of defense. We're going to do our part, and we strongly express that we receive the help and commitment of the community to do their part too. And now Caitlin will discuss the power complex. All right, so this is a really big moment that we get to put up on this slide, that Turbine 4 has been retired after 73 years of service, and it was 109 years old at the time. So for those of you who have been engaging with the organization for many years, Turbine 4 has had a lot of challenges, and we're really excited to say that going into hurricane season, we are relying on the new power complex. So we've got a photo here on the left of Turbine 4, and on the right is what the new power complex looks like with the three new static frequency changers there with the stars over them. And those are the new modern pieces of equipment that we are now using on a daily basis and have been using also for rain events such as those that occurred this spring. So we're very excited to be able to make that announcement. The new frequency changers, as a reminder, are connected to a dedicated Entergy substation on our property, and what they do is they convert 60 hertz power from the transmission line from Entergy to 25 hertz power, which many of our pumps are using. not all, but many of the pumps, and particularly the older pumps, use the 25 Hertz power. We are still, we will still keep Turbine 5 in a backup capacity. It is presently out of service for some repairs, but we will make those and it will be available in a backup capacity. We also will still have the older rotary frequency changers and the EMDs as a backup at this time. So overall, we have really significantly improved from a power reliability standpoint in the best situation we've really been in in decades, which is very much in large part thanks to City Council's efforts over the years, including Mayor Marino and current CAO Drusso. And so we're very thankful we are in a really excellent position going into hurricane season and very excited to be able to formally announce that to you all today. If you follow us on social media, and I hope that everybody does, you will see that we post updates to our current pumping and power status on a regular basis. We have a page called our Pumping and Power Dashboard, which has all of this information as well. It includes the status of our drainage pump stations, as well as a drainage pump station status map, and it shows you the 24 pump stations and which towns of those, which areas of town are served by each station, and what sorts of pumps are at each station. So that information is available for residents at any time. We do have, speaking of power, 93 megawatts of 25 hertz power available. And although not shown here, we also have our 60 hertz backup turbine, Turbine 6, which we used extensively during Hurricane Ida when we were able to use that to continue to provide services to the community during that time.

And we are also in the final stages of bringing on Turbine 7, which will be a new additional backup turbine for 60 hertz. On our pump status, again, this is all posted on our website and updated routinely as well. We do have 87 of 93 major drainage pump stations available. At Station 6, which is the largest pump station, F-Pump is out of service. There's some bearing work that we're working on and hope to be able to return that in July. At Station 3, I'm sorry, 13 in Algiers, we have two pumps out of service there. One of them is an emergency use that we can use if needed, and the other is we're working on some repairs as well. And at Station 14 in New Orleans East, one of three, sorry, one of four pumps are out of service. With the return to service there, a timeline is being developed. We're going to have to go out to bid for some motor repairs on that pump. At Station 15, one of three pumps is out of service. We're actually replacing the discharge bells, the discharge piping, not bells, different topic, but replacing discharge piping there. So it's not a pump issue. It's that we're doing some capital repairs to the station overall. And at Station 18, or what we call Maxent, in the Village de L'Est area, we have one of two pumps available there, and we've recently installed a small temporary pump to assist with drainage in that area. At the Carrollton underpass, there are three permanent pumps there, which are all unfortunately inoperable, but a temporary pump has been installed and has been serving that location. But we have put out a contract to make those permanent pump repairs, which will begin later this summer, at which point we'll be able to remove the temporary pump. At this point, I want to discuss DPS 7, the discharge bells. There's been a lot of discussion about it on the news recently, which we want to explain a little bit more. The project is one that we've been highlighting for years as a needed investment, but due to the small amount of drainage funding that we have left over for capital projects, we have not been able to address it. While we don't want people to panic, we do want to clearly highlight the risk of what can and eventually will happen if we do not repair this piece of equipment. This is why finding additional funding sources, which we are actively attempting to do at the federal and state level, is so very important. At this point, I'd like to hand it over to Caitlin to go into a little bit more on the engineering detail. Yes, so I know there's been a lot of questions about this, so I'm going to do my best to explain this in a little bit more detail with some graphics, which I hope will be helpful here. So we have a couple of graphics on this slide, and the one on the right is actually one of the patent drawings for the original, what are called the wood screw pumps. These were designed and patented by a Sioux Jawa board engineer, A. Baldwin Wood. They were very revolutionary at the time and were the most advanced low-lift drainage pumps in the early 20th century and have been used across the world. They work on the principle of a siphon, which ultimately reduces the amount of energy that you need to move the water from a lower elevation to a higher elevation. The siphon allows that water to make that change in elevation. For us, that means pumping the water out from the drainage canals over levees, in this case at Station 7 into the Orleans Avenue Canal and ultimately into the lake. To make that siphon, both ends of the pipe do have to be submerged in water. So when there is corrosion, which is what you can see on the steel piping on the photo on the right, there is less metal that can be covered by the water. So as this metal corrodes, there is a higher chance of not being able to be fully covered and not being able to make that siphon that is needed for the pump to fully operate. The photo that you see was taken in 2012 when the Corps dewatered the canal. We did, again, do an underwater inspection in 2017, and this year we are coordinating with the Flood Protection Authority to dewater the canal again, which, of course, will be weather permitting, so that we can see the current extent of the corrosion. I do want to be clear that we are not currently having any issues running these pumps. We would be able to gradually observe that and gradually observe those issues with the operation of the pumps themselves. And while we don't expect all of the pumps to not be in service at the same time, replacement of these discharge bells, which are custom sizes, they're between 14 and 20 feet wide, as you can see here, they're kind of an odd-shaped size. This is a really necessary capital project, and DPS 7 is the most pronounced, and it is the one where you have the best photos to illustrate the issue, but this is a similar design in other stations, including stations 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 as well. Some of those locations lend themselves more to being able to see that or inspect them under water, others are less so. We do have a conceptual design to replace these steel discharge bells, which is what we estimate is a current cost estimate of between $12 and $15 million. This is a very complicated project, because the steel structures are, you know, these kind of custom varying shapes, varying sizes, between 14 and 20 feet, you have to dewater the canal, and there's also structural considerations for the building, since the steel is actually built into the wall of the pump station. And then there's the cost of replacing them. So this is about a six-month process for each one, and would require significant coordination with the Corps and the levee district, there's cranes, there's dewatering, there's a lot of effort to be done here. So we wanted to bring this, again, to this body, and just continue to discuss the importance of finding additional funding for our system. All right. I'll give you my notes. Okay. I'll go on to the industrial canal.

I'll give you a sewer break update. As you know, the 54-inch sewer force main was damaged April 17th. We are in the process of removing concrete and making repairs to the damaged pipe. It's about a 30-foot section of pipe that is damaged. We no longer have any sewer discharge into canal. That's good news. The recreational advisory has been lifted. Nevertheless, the Florida Avenue bridge remains closed at this time. And I'll allow Kaitlyn to add any additional information that we have. This is a complicated and challenging project to do, when you have such a large pipe underwater. There's limitations on how long someone can work underwater, depending on what depth. So I certainly understand any concerns around the ongoing nature. We are looking forward to getting this wrapped up. But we do think this will continue to be a multi-month process at this point. All right. And an update on the Dwyer Canal. We are continuing to make progress on the dye testing and the point repairs that we spoke of last time. We have, I think last time I was able to report that we had completed all of the repairs on Galahad Street. I'm also pleased to report that we have completed the repairs that we identified on Bonita Street. And as of yesterday, also completed all of the repairs on Lower Line. So instead of orange, that should now be green. So that was an update as of yesterday. We have run into some challenges with the dye testing on those remaining streets. The rain does make that difficult to do as we're working in the stormwater system. But we are continuing to make this a priority. And we hope to be able to make some additional progress on Charlene Street this week. And then move on to Arthur and Citrus. And we are also getting quotes from a contractor to replace the suction lines at the Castle Manor pump station, which is at Gwaine Street. And that will allow us to remove the temporary pump that has been at that location and be able to not have to rely on a temporary pump there. So we are continuing to make progress. I still recommend that residents are not contacting any of that water in the Dwyer Canal based on, you know, what we, ongoing issues in the canal. As requested last month, we are also developing a new website that will have this information, as well as ongoing, you know, ongoing updates that we've shared with the council, not just on Dwyer, but also in the industrial canal, as well as the pilot project that we had spoke of last month, and just generally looking at our website overall, finding where there may be opportunities to add additional communication for the residents. So I'm hopeful that we will be able to get that up within the next couple of weeks and have that information available for the public. We also spoke last month about communications and outreach regarding what can and cannot be flushed, and we have recently flushed down, you know, your pipes. And so we've recently done some more social media updates around that. Fats, oil, and greases, or otherwise known as fog, include everyday, everyday, you know, cooking materials such as cooking oil, fats and greases, butters, you know, large sauces. When these substances are poured down sinks, they can cool, harden, and stick to pipes, which cause buildup and blockage over time. This can cause clogged drains, backup, overflows, and increased maintenance costs in general. We also discussed that the flushable wipes are not flushable, as they will also cause backups in our system. So we have done some additional outreach on social media, and that's part of the website campaign that we're working on, is to update that information to make that a little bit more visible and readily present on the website. It is there, but you're going to have to dig for it a little bit, and so we wanted to bring that closer to folks for more readily accessible information. If I may, I want to just add an exclamation point on it. If you cook fats, oils, and grease, if it's a restaurant or at home, you have to dispose of them properly. You cannot simply put them down the drain or into the sewer system. They'll clog up the system, and if you've never seen it before, it's amazing how it's liquid concrete in the pipe. It really clogs up the entire system, so we have to be careful with that. And I want to also stress that the flushable wipes aren't truly flushable. In the sewer system, there's a grate that comes up and pulls waste and materials out from the water, and I've seen it where it has, and there's pictures on the internet, where it has the debris and the flushable wipes entangled in it, and it stops the efficiency of that piece of equipment, and it can damage the piece of equipment. So it seems like a minor issue, but it has major consequences. So I stress that people pay attention to, again, the flushable wipes, and they pay attention to the fats, oils, and grease. In the industry, we call it fog, and so we want to eliminate that from the system. Thank you. Yeah, I just do want to note that our environmental affairs team does really excellent outreach on this topic, and so I know that they go out to a lot of different community meetings and events that we're invited to. So we do a lot of outreach when we go to those events on this specific issue, as well as others, and we have a lot of good materials, but we want to get those more readily available online, as well. All right, and last but, again, not least, is an update on the Arata Street sewer main relocation. You know, this was a topic of concern in our last meeting regarding the traffic detour and the traffic impacts. Since that time, we met with representatives of Bike Easy to help redesign the bike tour, as well as have just redone the detour in general. So the map that you're seeing here on the screen is the current detour, which is what we're calling the Phase 1 detour, which would be May through the summer, and then we will do a second detour from this fall to early spring of next year.

So, again, we're splitting this into phases to reduce the impacts on traffic. The crews are working 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. It does seem to be working generally well at this point, and have received some good feedback from that collaboration with Bike Easy, so we appreciate the community's engagement with us on that topic. I think that concludes our presentation for today. Well, thank you very much. Council Member King is recognized. Thank you, Council President. Council Member Hughes. From your lips to God's ears. Thank you, ma'am. Thank you for your presentation, especially about the French Quarter Transmission Main Project. Walking this morning, I ran into some business owners and NOPD officers who raised a concern about Wilkerson Street being closed. That is the street between Charters and Decatur. They aren't allowing any parking on that street, and you have a number of restaurants, residents, and businesses who were just confused as to why that block, where there is no construction, is closed. So, if you don't have that answer readily available right now, can you please just send me an email so I can relay that to the French Quarter? Unless you have an answer right now, we can follow up with you on that. I want to be clear. I want to say thank you to the community for being patient and also working with us. I've been at different meetings in the French Quarter, and I understand the frustration, but they also have been understanding and trying to give us some advice. To the extent that we can get out of the way and let the businesses get back to doing what they do, we want to do that as quickly as possible. So, if there's a way to ameliorate the situation, we'll do it as quickly as we can. Thank you. Council Member McCarron is recognized. Thank you, Chairman Hughes. Thank you, Sewage and Water Board, for being here today. I want to go back to the pump and bell situation. Okay. You said that it has been inspected since 2012, or it has not? In 2017, there was an underwater inspection that was done. Those are kind of difficult comparisons to draw between the two since one was more visual and one was underwater. So, that's why we feel it's really important to go do another inspection so we can see what's changed since then. And what were the results of that 2017 study of it? It's basically confirming what you can see in that photo. But again, it's difficult to make those comparisons as there's not necessarily measurements taken in 2012, and it's difficult to do that in an underwater setting, which is why we need to just dewater it again. So then in 2017, we had that big flood in half of the city, and we knew at that point that this was an issue. And obviously, the power plant was number one priority, but we basically haven't done anything since then to solve these issues on the bells. Yeah, financially, it's just not been a practical thing for us to do at this point based on the limited capital that we have on an annual basis. So, what is the plan now? Like, what is the timeline for figuring out? I mean, look, I know we have a lot of priorities as Sewage and Water Board, but at what point are we, like, understanding that, you know, I'm reading the article that severe consequences for residents unlucky enough to be located close to whatever piece happens to break. I mean, if that is not, like, a number one priority since we've gotten the power station situation solved, then I don't know what else it is. Do we have a timeline on when we're going to do another detailed inspection and figure out, like, what these costs are and how we can help advocate? Yeah, so again, we'll be doing that inspection this summer, again, weather permitting, and we'll have some more information and we'll be able to assess, you know, necessary timeline at the point. Again, and I hate to harp on the funding, but that is our challenge at the moment, but look forward to working with you all. And how much does it cost to have a detailed inspection done for all of them? Because I know that there are issues at the other pumps as well. Yeah, and so in terms of assessing the discharge bills at the location, that is, you know, a manageable cost from either a dewatering or an underwater inspection. And so that is something that we can do this year to be able to get a handle on everything. I hear the urgency and your concern and as the executive director, I feel it, too. We all feel it. We live here. But I want to be clear, and I know I sound redundant, but the need for money does not go away, for funding does not go away. It is in front of us every day that we operate. We only have about $3 million for water, wastewater, and sewer. And so that's a limited amount. And these projects are much more than that. And so that's why I have an obligation to continue beating the drum, trying to get money at the federal level and all. And then what are we doing? We did develop a water master plan, and that's the first thing you have to do. You have to be strategic and know what it is that needs repair. And it is very large. It's $2 billion, okay? And so that, too, we need to receive funding. And the truth of the matter is someone who's been in water for over 25 years is the fact that there's a number of projects that are critical, that for a failure to do A, you won't be able to do B. And this is one of them. But there's also other aspects that need to be done, or we would have a situation. And the GSO general superintendent is doing a good job of prioritizing those and addressing those, even in the short time that she's been in her position. I want to stress, too, and I think I said this before at the last meeting, that the water industry and the water arena is evaluating water and looking at it a different way. We used to kick the can down the road. They used to say, let's just repair it and go on. Now they're admitting in the AWWA report that to fix the water system across the country is about $2 trillion.

So we're not alone. There is a sound of a drum in Washington, I think, that there's a need to address this, and we're going to continue to push. But the truth of the matter is we can't simply say, let's stop and fix this project. There are others, too, that we have to look at together as we prioritize, because any one of them could have substantial consequences. Yeah, and I hear you, and I know. And I realize, look, that you guys are new to sewage and waterboard. And a lot of these issues, obviously, have been maintenance that hasn't happened over time, just a lack of, you know, I think somebody in the quote says that, you know, this is sewage and waterboard world where we do things backwards, that we fix things when it breaks instead of maintenance. And so, you know, I am imploring you all to figure out a way to change that because now we're at a point where we haven't done it and now we need, you know, billions of dollars to fix these things. And every single one is a priority, but we've gotta be able to figure out together what are the, like, top three priorities that we have to get funding for and we have to do in order for our entire city to still run. And I get that there's probably a list of, like, 15, but I think, you know, this council has asked many times for you guys to give us your top five so we can help you figure out how we move forward and how we get funding and what needs to be the priority as far as, you know, if we need, you know, two million dollars to do a underwater review of all of these pumps, then, like, we gotta figure it out. So we have a basis point of saying, all right, this is what it looks like and this is what it's gonna take to fix it. I agree with you. The bones of the answer to what you're asking for is in the water master plan that we've recently completed. So a lot of work has been done to go in that direction to develop the answer and we can go back to it and come back at a later time with the top three, the top five, and go forward. But again, I just wanna be honest as a water professional that I can give you five, but there could be others or a combination of others that would also have consequences. And so, again, we just have to be the best professionals we can to evaluate it and address them as quickly and as efficiently as we can. But thank you. Great, thank you. Council Member Green is recognized. Thank you, Chairman. I wanna start off with a couple of good notes. I wanna thank you for the community meetings that you're having. I've had a chance to attend both of them and I will attend more than my share because I have certainly issues in my district that people bring up all the time, but I wanna hear what people are saying in other places. So I do wanna thank you for having those meetings. I wanna encourage the public to attend those meetings in even larger numbers. There are many more comments on Nextdoor and Facebook than there are people who have been showing up. But I've been sharing that information. I wanna encourage people to participate by coming to those meetings. I also wanna encourage you all to recognize a little challenging thing. We wanna hear from as many people as possible, but there are sometimes people who go to meetings and their intent is to come and vent, as we saw maybe at the last meeting and they spend too much time. Do whatever you can to maybe have the questions be direct, have the cards in. Because we had some people leave the meeting at Milne because unfortunately one or two people were given 10 to 15 minutes each to talk about issues that weren't relevant to the Sewage and Water Board. They were talking about streets issues or other issues of lighting. And I understand your courtesy and you wanna reach out to the public, but those who attend really have a desire to find out more about what's going on relative to the Sewage and Water Board. Thank you. You know what I'm talking about. I wanna bring up just a couple of things with you. Your work crews, I wanna thank them. We always are gonna have issues, but I'm gonna tell you the work that's being done in the Lake Vista community in the midst of all of that smell and all of that sewage and the like is appreciated. Please tell them that was something that is on my mind because I've seen it. I see the gigantic hole. I see the big hole in the pipe. But what people don't see is the raw nature of the sewers that flows from those pipes. Thank you for that work. Two things, I wanna ask, these meetings are a good opportunity for me to get in at least one priority concern. I wanna ask you for two. North Dirginois and Louisa Street. Very specific. The Morris Jeff School has taken over a playground there that used to be a school, Lockett School. And at that corner there, you can hear rushing water under the ground. There are children playing there now. There's a woman who has built a new home there for she and her four children. And there's a church there and there's a gigantic hole and you can hear the water. I'm asking you to prioritize that one for safety's sake and also because that community of the Ninth Ward deserves a little bit more. And a second concern is I wanna ask you a specific address, 3600 Desire Parkway. Councilman Hughes is gonna be familiar with it. He received a call from it for some reason, a person who called him, didn't know that the Desire community included my district, but I certainly am pleased to address any concerns that happen as they happen. We have a situation there where there is a one water main that connects to a medical facility, a gym, and a school. And because of a non-payment of a bill, someone was sent out to that particular location on yesterday and said that they couldn't find the meter, couldn't find the meter. That's a brave concern because each of those entities receives a separate bill. But in order for him to turn off the water, he turned off the water specifically to three institutions by cutting it off at one location.

Clearly, we can't have that happen. But I will be fair and give you a backdrop of information that I've been told that for five years, someone has been receiving a bill which was for sprinkler and fire suppression and didn't know that it wasn't the water bill. So somebody has been receiving something. I'm asking you to clarify and make sure that that does not happen again, that the water bill goes to the right person. And it's important because it's across the street from where Gail and Tom Benson are gonna be doing a school. That's gonna also be on that water main. I wanna make sure that everyone knows where that meter is. And if we have to dig up to find out where it is, that we dig up to find it out so that we never have a situation where multiple institutions like that, that are public institutions, are cut off all at once. It was cut back on. Councilman Hughes received the call. He was able to get in contact with Mr. Nelson. I was making that same call after the person found out that I was the council member for that district. That issue got resolved in terms of the water being back on, but the fundamental issue has not been addressed. Where is the meter for 3600 Desire Street so that it can be read and that it can be given, that can be accurate bills given? But I thank you all for the work that you're doing. Thank you for prioritizing those two matters. These opportunities are good to get a couple of things done each month, but I do want you to go, I'm gonna go out of my way and be repetitious. Please tell the people that I see them in the sewer. I see them in the heat. I see them in the rain. The work crews need to be given as much recognition as possible. Thank you. Thank you, and I will send out an email so they know if you're addressing them and thanking them. Okay. Thank you very much, and I think you can let them know we all echo that sentiment, so please send our thanks on behalf of the entire council. Council Vice President Willard is recognized. Thank you, Chairman Hughes. Few issues that I wanna run through. The Decatur Street transmission main project. Obviously, big concern for the city because it's really crippling economic activity. We saw another black-owned restaurant this week announce its closure. Wanted to know, apparently there's a sign, I believe on St. Phillip Street, that says the closure will last through September of 27. Are y'all familiar with that sign? Should be September 26. Yeah, so last I heard, it said September 27, which was obviously creating more panic for residents and business owners down there. My request would be to get that sign replaced as soon as possible, and then anything you can do to accelerate that timeline. Our businesses in the corridor are suffering enough, so whatever Council Member King needs to bring this project to a close, I'm there to support it, but I just wanna reiterate the urgency of wrapping that up. The next thing I wanted to go through was on the hurricane readiness slide. You talk about renting backup power. I wanted to know if that's kind of standard operating procedure for Susan Waterboard as we approach hurricane season. It is, and so... Is that on-demand, or is that something that we just rent, and if we don't need it, it's a sunken cost? So there's a couple of different ways that we'll go about that, and so we do, in the past, have rented a number of temporary generators for a four to six-month period during peak hurricane season. Those can and have supported us during larger-scale power outages, primarily at the sewer pump stations, and so the sewer pump stations are obviously very critical. Many of them do not have backup generators. There are 82 of them, 83 across the city, and so in the past, we have done that. We have recently purchased a number that we will have now in our permanent possession that we can deploy for those instances, and there's other facilities that we know are vulnerable to power outages, and so we will rent generators during that time. Certainly, the Carrollton Underpass is one that we have around the clock at this point due to the important nature of that, but we'll back up, again, some sewer pump stations and a couple of the pump stations in New Orleans East where we do have permanent generators, but they are not in the best condition, and so we have rented those for those pump stations as well. So it is, you know, we're balancing those costs, but know that that's an incredibly important action for us to take is to have those resources available. Okay. The Carrollton Underpass, three pumps inoperable. You have one temporary pump in place. Is that enough power to deal with that underpass? Because that's hard rain. I mean, that's one of the spots in the city that you can bet will flood. Yeah, I think we did see one issue on May 25th that day that we had quite a bit of rain that morning. The pump actually was not operable and the temporary pump was not operable and the underpass was impassable for several hours. But we got another temporary pump in there and were eventually able to replace the larger one. So I guess my point is saying that we have seen the temporary pump work really well, but we've also, you know, it sometimes can have challenges. But when it's working, it's in good order and we've been able to keep up with it. And I think you said the repairs to those three pumps will take place this summer. Is that when the contract goes out or is that when the work starts? That will be when the work starts. The contract has already been bid and awarded and we're working with the contractor to order that equipment that they need in advance. Okay. Any idea how long it will take to fix those? I will confirm that and get back with you. It will be a several month process. Okay. On your drainage network support, I want to thank you all for transparency. I mean, last meeting we heard that there were like 50 million pounds of sewage dumped into the industrial canal.

On this slide, we say we removed 1.4 million pounds of debris. That's just this year from our drainage systems. Is that average? I think last year we had over 10 million pounds that we removed over the course of the year. And so we feel that we're on track to get that same amount. Any idea how much of that is tied to like litter? Any idea? It's not necessarily being quantified in that way, but that's a good question. And it's something that we can ask to see if there's some qualitative observations from our team. Okay. Just curious. I mean, if you guys can put any type of quantity on that, please let me know. Okay. So heading into the hurricane season, we have 87 of 93 pumps available. Are we expecting those other six pumps to stay offline as we go through hurricane season? I mean, I know you got three of them tied to the canal. I mean, the Carrollton underpass. Are we expecting those six to remain offline? Well, so at two of those, a DPS six, one of those will be coming. I'm sorry, the one pump that is out of service. We anticipate being able to put back in service in July at 13. One of those is emergency use. The other is still going to take some time. I'm hopeful that will be ready for peak hurricane season. I do need to get a better timeline on that. And then at station 15, one of those will come back into service very quickly. Okay. That emergency use pump, is that it's toward its end of its lifeline or? It can be run in emergency, but we just don't use it very often. We would be concerned that there could be additional damage. But if we need to use it, we'll use it. Gotcha. Okay. Discharge bells. You said that other pump stations have these discharge bells. Any indication that any of the other stations have severe corrosion? The one other station that we've been able to do an inspection on, which was also done in 2017, was at station five. So there was an underwater inspection that did indicate some manner of corrosion. And the challenge with that is lack of measurements. Where's station five? I'm sorry, station five is in the lower ninth ward. So it's on the east side of industrial canal. And so that is the same situation where the pumps discharge into an open basin that you can easily access through underwater divers. That is less easy to dewater that, to be able to see that physically. There is also a very high level conceptual design for that location as well. But we need to re-inspect that location similarly to these others. So it's not just a problem at DPS 7. This is the one that we have the most striking visual observation of. Just going back to that, you know these were all put into similar service in similar time. I think 1913 and then again in the 1950s. And so they've certainly done us a large service for a long time. What can we expect if it just totally breaks down? What happens in that situation? And are we at a point where you guys are concerned that that could occur? So at station seven, so kind of going back to the principle of the operation of the pump, which is based on a suction. And so both ends, you can see on the diagram, the suction bells, which are in the canal basin. And then it goes up through an impeller, which is mounted horizontally and is rotating. And that's pushing the water into the higher side, in this case the lakeside. Both of those ends of the pipe have to be submerged. And so the concern would be continued deterioration of the pipe. It won't touch the water? Yeah, so then it would just not be submerged and would not be able to make a suction. Again, I think we would, I know we would be able to observe that with the operation of the pump. It wouldn't be operating as we would expect it to and so we would have some indication. The corrosion is not necessarily even across those. But that is why it's important for us to be able to identify these and others as a high priority and seek those funding. And right now you don't have any funding identified to fix the one at station seven? No. Just for the assessment? No, for the assessment we certainly can do that. But in terms of the $12 to $15 million to make that repair, no, that is not something we have at this time. Is that for both of those bells on each side or is that per bell? That is, there's actually three pumps at that station. Only two are shown here. The other one is off to the side and that is for all three of those. Okay. All right. Industrial Canal, last time we talked about water quality in the lake. Have you guys done any recent testing or any other agency done testing in the lake related to the water quality? Yes. So the Pontchartrain Conservancy continues to monitor water quality conditions weekly at Seabrook Harbor and no issues to my awareness. Okay. Last question. Saw in the news recently that some New Orleanians are having issues with property damage as a result of sewage and waterboard crews. I've received a couple of emails to my office. Anything you want to say on those issues? I mean, I think everybody's seen the lady with the fence. Well, I would say this. I don't know specifically the issues, but I will say this. To the extent that any customer is affected by the work of the sewage and waterboard, they should contact us. We have a risk department and a claims department, and we're more than happy to get their information, to evaluate it, and to work with them. Okay. Well, I might jump in to help with some of those, the ones that have come to my office. Okay. All right. All right. Thank you, guys. Appreciate it. Thank you, Mr. Vice President. Order's clear. I do have several questions, so bear with me. Let me start with Senate Bill 268. Mr. Executive Director, you touted the passage of that bill, and certainly I appreciate that. You know, I've been writing in legislation for the past 22 years, and in a former life, I actually passed bills. I'm a little perplexed when I read Senate Bill 268 last week after I was contacted by a reporter.

And some of the onus is put on the municipal water system, but there are some clear mandates that are put on the municipality. For example, the noticing requirements. If the water system is going to go on the property, the noticing requirements, the onus is on the municipality. The problem here in New Orleans is we don't govern the municipal water system. We don't govern sewage and waterboard. So tell me, how is that going to work? Have you all started coordinating with the city to make sure there are no hiccups, or are we going to kind of get there and it's just going to be an oops moment? What's our plan to ensure that we're complying with the law? I'm just a little perplexed that nobody caught that. We probably could have cleaned that up a little bit. Okay. But at this point, we're going to be working with our legal department to work with the city to see what's the best way for us to develop proper protocols to go forward. To the extent there's any confusion or a need for a correction, we'll address that. Yeah, I think it's on track, quite frankly, to be a disaster, being that we have to notify residents by certified mail, and we don't even control the accounts and things like that. So let me just give you a heads up. It's going to require some major, major coordination, and I would implore you all to begin figuring that out now. Let me shift now to the 4800 block of Coronado. I sent you all correspondence yesterday. This is from a resident that has been dealing with this issue for nine months. I did see a crew out this morning when I passed by. I did go see it for myself yesterday. I would like that addressed with a great sense of urgency. I can't tell you the number of emails I get with a very lengthy paper trail of residents that have been reaching out on issues 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, still not resolved. So 4800 block of Coronado, I'd like that addressed, and I'd like you all to report back to me within the next 24 hours. The 1400 block of Charbonnet Street. This is the Rising Sun Senior Living Facility. Are you all familiar with that? Had a chance to go there yesterday. Street torn up, looks like a third world country. It's wreaking a raw sewage. So what is the plan? This is a senior living facility where we have seniors on scooters and with mobility issues. Can't even drive down the street, can't walk in the street. So what's our plan there, and what's the timeline? Councilman, we will look into that and get back with you as soon as possible. I'd like you all to please get back with me today on that. Florida Avenue Bridge, Madam General Superintendent, you said within the next couple weeks. This is where I get a little frustrated, and this is where we continue to lose trust with the residents, right? Everybody wants more money, they want residents to put more skin in the game, but residents don't have a lot of trust. And this is what we've traditionally done in the city of New Orleans. Lincoln Beach is a good example, right? We look the residents in the eye and we promised them a beach many years ago. Then we said, nope, you're not going to get a beach this year, you'll get it in 24. Then we said, nope, you're not going to get it in 24, you'll get it in 25. Then we said, nope, you're not going to get it in 25, you'll get it in 26. Now we're saying, nope, you're not going to get it in 26, you'll get it in 27. So eventually the residents just lose hope, right? When I give my team deliverables, I give them finite deadlines. So when we say the next couple of weeks, is that one week, is that two weeks, is that six weeks, is that eight weeks, because the residents are frustrated. It has become too damn hard to live in this city. And everything takes too long. It's too slow. You know, yesterday I had a staff meeting, right? And you know what one of my staff members told me? They said, Council Member, your expectations are just unrealistic. And rarely am I lost for words, but I was speechless in that moment. I took a deep breath. I said, well, what do you mean? They said, well, you know, you want to move with a sense of urgency, but that's just not the way things are done in the city of New Orleans. I said, well, maybe it's time for us to set a new standard, okay? I said, don't succumb to that behavior that has been the way we do it for the past decades. So I think we need to have finite timelines and be transparent with the residents and work overtime to meet those timelines. That's how we build trust. So Florida Avenue Bridge, tell me a finite timeline, deadline. When is it going to be repaired? My goal is to have the repair done by the end of this week, and then restoration would need to proceed after that. And so if that changes, we will absolutely let you know. Let me touch on the liquid concrete and flushable wipes. Mr. Executive Director, you know, we live now in a very visual society, so I think you probably need to come up with some creative video so residents can see, like, if you pour grease down the drain, you know, this is what happens, right? I think when a resident has a visual, it might hit home a little better. And then, you know, with the flushable wipes, I hear what you're saying loud and clear, and I learned that, you know, from you at the last meeting, that this is detrimental to our water system. Here's the problem. When you go into Costco, you got a big display of flushable wipes, right? When you go in grocery stores, Walmart, Target, you got a big display of flushable wipes. And God forbid you put them on sale, so what are the residents going to do? They're going to flock to them. So I think we're going to have to work with our retailers, right? I know they're in the business to make money, but if it floods around Costco, they're impacted by this, too. So I think we're going to have to think outside the box on this one if we know that our water system is very delicate, very fragile, and we're going to have to educate our retailers.

Now, you know, in a free enterprise economy, they can do what they want to do, but I do think we're going to have to educate them. I know you all are pressed for money. Have you all thought about furloughs within the Sewage and Water Board, or is that off the table? Maybe that would be a good way to help you all get some money. It's not off the table, but we have to look at what we have and what we need to do and how many employees we need to do the job. We have little money, and we also have a relatively small workforce for the amount of work that we do that's required to protect the health and safety of this community. But nothing is off the table as far as reviewing and evaluating, but at this juncture, for the amount of work that we need to do and the vacancies that we have, I think it's important that we keep the staff that we have. Yeah, well, I asked about furloughs in quarter one, and, you know, the city has instituted furloughs, and there are creative ways that you can do that. The women and men that are on the streets probably not making a lot of money in the sun and the rain. I wouldn't want to furlough them, but when I requested data of those making $100,000 or more, quite a bit of people. So I think you can look at this as a tiered system, but, you know, my grandmother used to say sometimes people come and cry hungry with a loaf of bread in their hand. And so I just want to make sure that we're looking at this in the big grand scheme of things and we're being creative in these challenging financial times. The reality is everybody's looking for money, and the reality is, you know, we're not going to be able to solve these problems on the backs of our taxpaying residents, okay? Let me talk about this weekend. I have been in the city of New Orleans for every hurricane since Katrina, and as long as I'm a public servant, I'll never leave. So I've seen a lot of rain events. I saw when Hurricane Crystal Ball stalled over New Orleans. I saw when Zeta Ida stalled over New Orleans. But this weekend, I didn't really consider that a major rain event, but I was just blown away at the amount of flooding in New Orleans East that we have not had for major rain events, okay? Major thoroughfares were flooded, Crowder-Bullitt-Reed. Residential streets were flooded. So tell me what caused that sheer amount of flooding. It doesn't have to break down, or I don't know if catch basins are not being cleaned, but there's an issue, because I've lived in that community for four decades, and I have not seen that amount of flooding since May 8, 1995. Yeah, I was similarly surprised to hear that from you, just based on the total amount of rain. Certainly, when you have a very high intense rain event, which did happen over the weekend in that part of town, the streets and the catch basins can become overwhelmed. Even a perfectly, a catch basin in an excellent working order, it still acts as a funnel, and so a funnel going into a canal or a smaller drain line. And so when you can have a high intensity rain event where there's water that's going to be in the street, it can take some time to drain off the street. And that's what I believe happened in this instance. We did identify at Reed and Chef, there was something unusual there related to, I think, nearby recent development in a wooded area, and so there was some flooding in the streets and neighborhood streets, which did go down fairly quickly, I think within a matter of hours. And we have since gone out to clean those catch basins and make sure there's no, any issues there. So I think that there is an expanded catch basin review that needs to be done along Reed and Crowder. I will say I am terrified as we go into hurricane season, especially, you know, with an El Nino pattern where we know that we're more at risk for wet weather. If this weekend was any indication, and that was not a major rain event, in my opinion, it was not a prolonged rain event, I am absolutely terrified if we get a prolonged rain event. And one thing that we've always celebrated in New Orleans East in particular, unlike other parts of the city, is just not a part of the city that typically floods. So I think we need to have a keen eye on that. In that same vein, we have cleaned 6.5 miles of drain lines and 1,506 catch basins this year. I need that put into context. What percentage of the system has actually been cleaned, and which high flood risk areas are still waiting? So at the risk of doing the math on my head, which I won't do, we have a total of 75,000 catch basins, so it is a relatively small percentage thus far. And I think last year we got to about 9% of total catch basins had been cleaned. It would be our goal to do 20% in any given year. I think based on the, again, the resources that will be available to us this year, we will end up in about that same. And so thus far, we've been doing a number of 311s, have been focused on the Treme area as well as Carrollton, and we're going to continue to focus on those areas as well as some other repeat 311 issues in Algiers and the Bywater, and now certainly New Orleans East as indicated to us this weekend. The industrial canal sewer break released approximately 50 million gallons of sewer. I'd like to know who is responsible for that, what is the full repair timeline, but is there going to be any accountability for the culpable party for causing 50 million gallons of sewage to go into the canal? Yes, absolutely. We will aggressively pursue compensation for the damage that was done to the pipe and any cost that we incur. I want the council to understand and remember, I am an attorney, I'm also the former general counsel for two major water utilities for over 15 years. I'm aware that we're working with our council and we are evaluating next steps.

Now we have to get the actual final report, which we haven't been given yet, from the Corps of Engineers, but once we get all of the information, and we already have started having meetings and all, and so we will pursue it. We will litigate it if necessary, and it's our intention to get any and all monies that are due to us because of that break. It was not our fault, we did not cause it, and we need to be compensated. Absolutely, and I hope you all will be really, really aggressive in that. Let me go back to the Florida Bridge. So the Florida Avenue Bridge remains closed. Residents need more than... Who owns the next step? What work remains? What is the reopening date? Additionally, this weekend a resident reached out regarding the rerouted traffic that is causing major disruption and damage to our residents' homes. We have, you know, big 18-wheelers that are now causing damage. What are your next steps to work between agencies to reroute major commercial traffic? And do you plan to install no-truck route signage to detour these vehicles? We'll be working with DPW to understand the responsibility for that. There are signs that the current signs have the truck detour down Jordan Avenue, but it sounds like that has been impractical for the larger trucks, and so they have just been going up Fats Domino Avenue. And so I've been in touch with DPW this morning and we're working on what the remedy is there. Okay. I would request that we work just with a little greater sense of urgency there. For the Dwyer Canal, the public is still being told to avoid swimming, boating, and fishing. What specific test results or repair milestones must happen before this warning is lifted? Yes, so we are working on those six streets, and those are the infrastructure issues that we have identified so far. If we do not see improvement in test results there, we will continue our inspections along additional streets. So our goal is to complete all of the work on those six streets by the end of June, and then we will continue our assessment of the area. Okay. All right. On lead service lines, when will we begin communicating to the public and notifying the public about lead service line replacements? Yes, so we will be doing that, and to your earlier point, that will be our responsibility in conjunction with our program management team to do that. That's not a burden that we're expecting the city to take on, so we'll be very clear around those responsibilities. And right now, we are working with early learning centers and schools to do those replacements. We are in touch with those customers already, and by the end of the year, we will be putting out our larger team, our larger communication campaign. So I understand you're actually asking for a more specific timeline on that, and I'm hearing that, and we'll come back. Yeah, I just don't know why we're waiting so long, you know, to start giving the public a heads-up. Mr. Executive Director, as you're having these town hall meetings, are you starting to give the public a heads-up about these lead service line replacements? Absolutely. Absolutely. And I'm working with our Director of Communications to organize public communications and be in the process of getting that out. All right. Look, I appreciate, and look, I'm rooting for y'all. I want y'all to know that, and I want y'all to consider me a partner, but I want you all to take note. I want you to look at elections, not just in Orleans Parish, right? I want you to look at the past few election cycles and look at millages that have been on ballots across the state of Louisiana. They're failing. They're failing in Republican parishes. They're failing in Democratic parishes, okay? Residents are very skeptical. You all have a millage up for renewal next year. I'm a little terrified because you have a very skeptical public. The best way to remove that skepticism is to build trust, right? But when we have streets torn up for six months with no action, when we can't give residents specific timelines, when residents are pleading and begging for results and all we can tell them is to be patient, that is not going to work. So we've got to have a greater sense of urgency on rebuilding trust with our residents, and that's going to require results. With that, we will move to public comment. Mr. Willie Thompson. Yes, good morning. Thank y'all for letting me speak. It's probably been going on since before you was in office about this water that's on Ogentilly Road that's flooding at 10626 Ogentilly Road. It's continuing to be a problem. I have pictures. I have sent pictures in. I've been to these council meetings, keep saying there's nothing being there. My father-in-law and mother-in-law live there, they're 80 years old. I just showed some pictures to a young man. What are we going to do about it? I mean, it's not even a long distance, but for them to see the pictures and to live like that is horrible. So I'm trying to get some answers here today on what we're going to do. Steve Nelson has been knowing about this, everything. I don't know what else to do. Mr. Thompson, what I'm going to do, my constituent services director is on her way down, and so we will figure out what side this is on, DPW, Sewage and Water Board, we'll coordinate and we will get on this issue for you, okay? So just hang tight. Ms. Pierce is on her way down. Rick Sinclair? Yes, sir, thank you. I'm here to alert the Sewage and Water Board because I didn't know who to alert, that four years ago when they opened up the pumps at London Street and it was in the newspaper that they were going after the contractor for not putting in the anodes, I happened to see the pictures in the paper and noticed that it was an electrolysis problem, but there was a much bigger problem. I think those pumps are suffering from something called MIC. It's microbiologically induced corrosion.

I was backed up by a biochemist at Tulane, said the same thing, walked over to the pumps and got together with a young man from the Corps, we crawled in him. I was able to do a visual and a rudimentary inspection and confirm that there is MIC there. The bad news is if that is in one pump, it's in every pump and it's a rare form of corrosion. I have been in the corrosion industry for 44 years. I have traveled the world mitigating corrosion problems in China and held seminars in Dubai. I understand these rare forms that you don't normally see, so it may not have been noticed by anybody here. It's not really rare, it's more uncommon and the good news is that these pumps can be mitigated a lot cheaper than replacing if it's gotten to sooner, but we have to treat that MIC sooner. It's a complicated issue. It's too much to go into in one and a half minutes or two minutes here, but I've got a lot of information on it. I can share that later on in a meeting with anybody that wants to, but if it's not addressed, you're going to be looking at millions of dollars of replacement. I know you just replaced a lot of... Thank you sir. What we're going to do, Sewage and Water Board is here, so hopefully you all can connect and talk and you can feel free to send any information to my office. Thank you so much. Sage Michael. Thank you Mr. Chair, members of the committee for the opportunity to speak. I do want to say to Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans, thank you all. I think there have been improvements along the Duai Canal. I have not been receiving community reports of large orders, and I did observe that less sewage was in the canals on my past by observations, yet I have yielded my intensive 22 point infrastructure failure on sewage alone. So I have allowed them the time to go do the work and bring the results back. CORE in Washington did reach out and would like to schedule a meeting with community stakeholders in July. And so we're scheduling that meeting. There are some tests being done and some efforts, and I just want to tell Sewage and Water Board, thank you for the work that you all have been doing. Improvements must be made. I will say this as well, Mr. Chair and members, I echo all your concerns, every one of you all, and thank you all for speaking from the rostrum, advocating for our communities as strong as you can. I believe we must look at management as well as funding. I believe there must be more of a management issue and communication issue than money that was spoke about a little while ago. Things are deferred for too long. And I will say that we need to be more engaged with Sewage and Water Board at all levels. There is a PUMP subcommittee created from the last legislation, which the mayor created executive order, and some things will be happening in that subcommittee. It's a public meeting. I look forward to engaging with that subcommittee, that PUMP subcommittee is an acronym for it. What I would like to know how that PUMP subcommittee will work with existing governance models. I attended a governance committee meeting today, there's a finance administrative committee meeting tomorrow, and I did attend the Board of Directors of Sewage and Water Board meeting a couple of weeks ago, so I'm doing my best as a community member attending the board member meetings and we need to... Thank you very much. Appreciate it. The board is clear for the public's benefit at the July meeting, Sewage and Water Board will of course be on the agenda, Public Works will be here on the agenda, and Lincoln Beach will also be on the agenda for the public's benefit. With that, Council Member McCarran moves that we adjourn, seconded by Council Member King, we stand adjourned. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you.