<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4eYg9b_0urvh4Z300" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4eYg9b_0urvh4Z300" width="1920" height="1080" ><figcaption>Illustration: Allie Carl/Axios</figcaption></figure>A boil water advisory that's been in place for <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/new-orleans/2024/08/07/mylar-balloon-puts-most-of-new-orleans-under-boil-water-advisory">most of New Orleans</a> since Tuesday night was lifted for Algiers Point but remains for the East Bank as testing continues, the Sewerage and Water Board said Thursday afternoon. Why it matters: Two of the 90 water samples SWBNO tested in efforts to lift <a href="https://swbno.org/News/BoilWater">the advisory</a> came back positive for coliform, the utility said on <a href="https://twitter.com/SWBNewOrleans/status/1821608864363770335">X</a>. Threat level: "Total coliform itself is not usually harmful, but it can indicate that other, potentially harmful, bacteria may be present," SWBNO said "However, both samples tested negative for E. coli bacteria."<ul><li>The two samples that tested positive for coliform were from the Hollygrove and Tulane/Gravier neighborhoods. All 88 of the other East Bank tap water samples tested "came back clear," SWBNO said, as did all 10 on the West Bank. </li><li>That allowed the Algiers Point boil water advisory to lift even while further testing is done on the East Bank. </li></ul>What's next: Thursday evening is the earliest the next round of samples will come back, SWBNO said in a <a href="https://www.swbno.org/PressReleases/Details/4884">press release</a>.</div></body>

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New Orleans' boil water advisory lifts for Algiers but continues for East Bank

A boil water advisory that's been in place for most of New Orleans since Tuesday night was lifted for Algiers Point but remains for the East Bank as testing continues, the Sewerage and Water Board said Thursday afternoon. Why it matters: Two of the 90 water samples SWBNO tested in...

New Orleans' boil water advisory lifts for Algiers but continues for East Bank

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