Volunteers are asked to submit reports each time they clean or inspect the drain, and to call 311 if their catch basin still won’t drain after a cleaning. DEP is responsible for inspecting and ...

Grass-clogged catch basins and lack of public oversight were among drainage-related concerns voiced by New Orleans residents Thursday night (Aug. 17), during a town hall meeting in response to the ...

To date, ARPA-funded efforts have cleaned approximately 550 linear feet of drain lines, 4,600 catch basins, and 5,700 linear feet of drain laterals, removing around 2,947,080 pounds of waste from ...

The catch basins were installed at the end of September at a total cost of $30,000. During the summer, the town also cleaned all storm basins in the affected area.

The New Orleans Department of Public Works plans to hire outside contractors to supplement the cleaning of catch basins, drain lines and ditches citywide.The newly adopted budget for fiscal year ...