Drivers say pooling has become a common theme along Route 128. With rain forecasted for the next few days, they say it’s ...

As New Orleans residents prepare for a multi-day flood event, officials urge people to clear their catch basins.

But the street-level drains are often blocked by dead leaves and other debris, meaning water can’t drain through and instead backs up into the street. DEP has a fleet of specialized catch ...

but now it's the responsibility of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans. According to SWBNO, they're now in charge of cleaning 77,000 catch basins and 8 million linear feet of storm drain ...

The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans provided an update on the system's pumping status ahead of the weather.

Five drainage pumps were out of service ... either because catch basins were in disrepair or there was simply too much water to move at one time. Higher canal levels typically indicate that ...

Precipitation - Rain, hail, sleet or snow which is input to the drainage basin system. Evapotranspiration - A combination of water evaporated from land and water surfaces, including vegetation ...

I do believe the primary issue is with the amount of rain that fell, first and foremost and then surface drainage. We've got to make sure catch basins and laterals are clear." Eighty-nine of 93 ...

Steve Nelson, Superintendent of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, says they're taking preventative steps now to ...