New Orleans, Louisiana based National Economy Plumbers analyzes the calling for a complete overhaul of the Sewerage and Water Board Overhaul Report by governmental research watchdog group.
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A report prepared by the Bureau of Governmental Research watchdog group calling for a complete overhaul of the governance structure of the Sewage and Water Board of New Orleans has been analyzed by local plumbing services companies like National Economy Plumbers, with some representatives of these businesses commenting on the way in which the Sewerage and Water Board’s “unique governing structure” has been blamed for the agency’s “myriad problems in recent years,” including failing flood protection, recurring boil-water advisories and skyrocketing costs for ratepayers - coupled with a long-troubled billing system that has left many residents facing sudden, unexplained spikes in monthly bills.
“It has been said that the structure is inefficient, ineffective and ultimately to blame for many of the infrastructure problems New Orleanians experience,” states National Economy’s David Howard. “From our perspective, the New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board, as the report describes it, is something of an odd mix between an independent, state-created agency and a municipal water department controlled by city government; however, it must be stated that its enabling legislation and the laws that it operates under were passed by the Louisiana state Legislature - what we found most interesting was that the New Orleans mayor serves as the board’s president, while the New Orleans City Council controls billing rates and taxes that fund the agency.”
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According to Howard and other plumber staff of National Economy Plumbers, the report laid out two potential redesigns of the current system - the first and “easier” option would be a set of reforms to the existing Sewerage and Water Board, while the second would be harder to fulfill yet would solve, in their perspective, more of the current problems: replacing the Sewerage and Water Board with a city-created water department.
Even still, says National Economy’s Howard, option two isn’t necessarily “better,” being that evidence suggests disbanding the Sewage and Water Board would be extremely complicated, both practically and politically. Further, the approach is not necessarily a “silver bullet” according to at least one New Orleans-based plumbing company, citing the fact that success is dependent on a “well-run city administration” which is “never a guarantee.”
“We can agree that creating a municipal utility would be a complicated process and raises additional considerations, such as the city’s competency,” adds Howard. “Conversely, inaction poses unacceptable risks to vital infrastructure systems, and we have noted that government groups, mayors and independent reports have been calling for a system overhaul for decades.”
The Sewage and Water Board was once responsible for the entire drainage system, but that changed in 1992 when New Orleans residents voted against renewing a tax that allowed the Sewerage and Water Board to manage the “minor” part of the system. Since then, the Department of Public Works has had to take over that responsibility.
National Economy Plumbers has served the New Orleans districts of Metairie, Kenner, Merrero, Chalmette and Terrytown since 1939, offering a range of plumbing services including sewer camera inspection, water heater repair, sewer line repair, general plumbing repair, drain cleaning, general sewer repair, sewer line replacement and gas line repair. The company is located at 7204 Washington Avenue in New Orleans and can be reached by calling (504) 322-3950. Additional information can be obtained by visiting the above cited website.
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