New Orleans’ water utility is under attack from all sides—and within

New Orleans’ water utility is under attack from all sides—and within

As New Orleans prepared for Hurricane Barry on July 10, 2019, the city experienced a freak downpour. For over six hours that morning, the Crescent City was inundated with seven inches of rain, submerging cars and streets and overwhelming water pumping systems. By noon, the bustling Central Business District experienced nearly a foot of rain. Neighbors on Banks Street frantically tried to move their cars to higher ground, the same emergency measu…