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Water Operatflrs C0ntribI.Ite t0
Diggers’ Night success
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n ..-ou«hern l.our.rana, «here'.- up to more «han «hree quaner. of a "Fmquunl hne hreak. «ronn ereavanoh
wa«er c\'crywhcrc. Fmm nuer. een«ury. u.ed to be common haek «hen, but r«'.-
and bayou. to lake. and «he cull Th k h 1 K I f d eurne a long way," Gcrald .ard. "Thu
o« Mcxlto, «he area r. .urrouhderl t°>k ‘f°‘” °‘ft'"‘2"‘ j“‘ ‘“ fh _'57““3 ‘call before you dig’ mc»agL‘ ..- ou«
by wa«er. And «'-lgh«.- wr«h wr1lcr.And “ " “P:“§_ “:1 °“ "}5 ‘k“ d E“ ‘I «here rnure, and thcm’~ more «ueu. on
«hnve. heeau.e of wa«er °°"“““‘“ “" “" ““’“ "W “ ° 5‘ damage pmvcnlmn "
«he rne..age out «u «he audrenee whu r.
But kucplng fmah drlnklng wa«er on «he «ron« hne. ul damagc prevenuun He credits Loumana one call «or
flowlng lo re.-.den«. and hu.rne..-e.- r. a 7 «he cxcn\‘r1lon. hclplng «u .-prearl «he n«e...age, alung
.enuu. «a.k Aglng ln«'ra.-«rue«ure and . / , wl«h o«her .«akeholrler. gmup~ hke
olumhg gmund ean erea«e hreak.- «ha« E"‘““ 1"“ ""“""‘““ B" ’ D'53‘“ Lake charle. u««h«y Cuunnl, ui wlueh
mqulrc repare 7 and «hay. buforc he’. «he ehaurnan
anybudy cvcn pu«. a .hrnel m «he R, [H I 1 1 __
du« Excrwatlon opera«rou.- multiply W‘ " ° “ ‘“‘°“ ’“"““*
«he headaehe. .-urrouudrug anv "“‘““3°’ “" '3“'°“ “°“3°
— wa«er crunpauv. He over.ee.
"”'“‘“ "P°"“‘°"’ «he eugrneenug' 1~pccl~ ul «he
But «he ernphau. «u eall bniom yuu opcratlon 7 a depar«nnen« he's‘
dlg, and .aler dlggmg «eehnrque.-, worked m rur mom «han sh year...
ha. rerlueed «he nurnher ul .urpn.e He .a.d partl:Ipr1l|ngIn damage
reparr.- eau.-ed by dlggmg over prevenuun .«akeholder gmup~
«he year.-. A lu« of «ha« eredu gee. «o Nlglut ou« are grunlng ln popularuy hke «he A.eeuarun and Baton Rouge
uu«ra«rve.- «ha« help ge« «he wurd ou« aeru.-. «he country, and ceralrl and Uullty Courdlnallng couhell, where
«o «he puhhe «o work .-alely aruund all Ryan help eaurd«na«e «he.-e cvcnt~' ln he .erve. a. ehauruan, and «he capual
«ype. ul underground raerh«.e.. «heu l~cs'pcctl\'n area. Ama u«.h«y kl.-k l-ar«her.h«p (CAURP)
Wu tar I/Vizards Gerald |5 «he .uperln«enden« ul Mm" hc " " "‘""b°" h"1P”'° km?
calea.reu Pan.h wa«er VVork~ D..«ne« “'‘l‘‘‘“‘ “"4 ‘'‘““‘'‘“°‘’ °‘‘ "‘° ‘“"‘"
ceralrl Hoffpaulr and Ryan seardrna Om and a LWNW 8“ bond page 7 and reduee. damage. and u«her
are pa.-.lona«e ahou« water. l« yuu mmbm HQ 1“; bug“ mmfimd m ‘h: dl.-nrpuon.
°°"‘b'“°d ”““‘ 3"““‘ "‘ ’“"‘°“ w1lcr lrkdII~'lr\; for mom «hu. 40 vear. He ro« lnvulverl In CAURP 1 low man
pmwdlng elean, rehable dnnklng wa«er ‘ V, ‘ V ” 5 ‘ J)
In «ha« umc he . .eeu a lot of ehange.., ago al«er attundlng «heu Drgger. Night
to re.rrlen«. of l.o«u.raha, r« would add
Includmg an lncrcmlng ernphau. un ou« even«. ln «he pa.-«. He .ard «ha«
damagc prevenuun even« ha. heen lmlpful |n conncctlng
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