SHREVEPORT WATER – As of Tuesday afternoon, a little under 12,000 Shreveport residents were still experiencing water service disruptions as the city water department was working to make repairs on more than 70 water main breaks caused by last week’s freezing temperatures. During the city council meeting yesterday Mayor Adrian Perkins said those residents are expected to have some water pressure restored soon. Shreveport Water & Sewerage Director William Daniel told the city council that as water service is restored, customers may experience some odor to the water as it is being treated as a precaution.
"We're going to add some chlorine to the water out of abundant precaution," Daniel said. "This cause the water to smell a little bit of chlorine smell and maybe be a little cloudy but it's perfectly safe to use still. You'll recall that we're still under a boil advisory."
The boil advisory will remain in effect until the Louisiana Dept. of Health tests the water for safety and says its ok to drink. The area most affected now with water service disruption is Western Shreveport. Parts of downtown may still be affected as work has been going on around the clock. After service is restored , LDH labs will be open over the weekend to test samples, the results should be available by early next week. The City of Bossier is also under a boil
advisory as are many communities in the Red River Radio listening area.
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