New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board freezing weather preps [Video]

ELEVATED ROADWAYS. AS POLICE PREPARE, SO TOO IS THE NEW ORLEANS SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD MAKING SURE THINGS ARE GOOD TO GO WITH THE WATER YOU USE TO DRINK. WDSU REPORTER ELIZABETH KUEBEL JUST WRAPPED UP AN INTERVIEW WITH THAT PUBLIC UTILITY. SHE IS LIVE WITH THE STEPS THEY ARE TAKING RIGHT NOW. ELIZABETH. YEAH. AND TRAVERS, THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT SUPPLIES AND STAFF ARE IN PLACE AND READY TO GO IN CASE BRIDGES LIKE THIS ONE YOU SEE RIGHT BEHIND ME DO CLOSE WHEN IN THE EVENT OF THAT WINTER WEATHER. SO RIGHT NOW, THE SEWAGE AND WATER BOARD IS MAKING SURE IT HAS EXTRA CHEMICALS ON HAND TO TREAT WATER AND KEEP IT SAFE AND DRINKABLE. THEY’RE ALSO GOING TO BE FILLING UP STORAGE TANKS, KEEPING THE WATER SUPPLY UP IN CASE WE GET INTO A SITUATION WHERE PIPES DO BREAK AND INCREASE THE DEMAND. AND …