Equipment Status as of August 2, 2022
Major Drainage Pumps: 95 of 99 Major Drainage Pumps Available For Use
Details of pump status:
- DPS 6 at Metairie Road: I Pump out of service due to pump bearing issue. Impellor shipped to manufacturers facility in Wisconsin. Return to service expected Mar 2023.
- 12 additional drainage pumps available at this station + two constant duty pumps
- DPS 11 in Lower Coast Algiers: E Pump out of service due to an oil leak.
- 3 additional drainage pumps available at this station + one constant duty pump
- DPS 13 near Tall Timbers Algiers: No. 4 Pump on standby for Emergency Use Only.
- 5 additional drainage pumps available at this station + one constant duty pump
- DPS 16 in New Orleans East: No. 2 pump out of service due to a coupling issue as of the afternoon of June 14, 2022.
- 3 additional drainage pumps available at this station
Underpass Stations:
All pumps in service. No reported issue at any underpass stations.
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Power:
- Turbine 4 available for use
- Turbine 5 available for use
- Turbine 6 available for use
- Turbine 1 has been decommissoned
EMDs #2, #3, #4, and #5 available for use
EMD #1 out of service undergoing control and vfd fan upgrades
Vendor has received the parts and will begin upgrading one EMD at a time.
Frequency Changers #1 and #2 at Carrollton Frequency Changer Facility available for use
Frequency Changer #3 is offline for scheduled cleaning and maintenance.
- Additional repairs required and estimated return to service mid-August 2022.
Frequency Changer #4 at Station D available for use
Plant Frequency Changer at Carrollton Water Plant available for use
Frequency Changer #2 at Algiers Water Treatment Facility available for use