Nagin Nixes Water Privatization, Appoints New Director
POSTED: 3:19 pm CDT August 18,
2004
UPDATED: 3:35 pm CDT August 18,
2004
NEW ORLEANS -- Announcing the appointment of a new Sewerage and Water Board director, Mayor Ray Nagin said Wednesday that the city has scuttled all plans to privatize the system.
Marcia St. Martin, who has served as interim director of the board since 2003, was selected as part of a nationwide search.The announcement ends years of debate over which entity could best handle a crumbling infrastructure and federally mandated repairs. Three groups -- U.S. Filter, United Water and a group of Sewerage and Water Board managers -- were vying for the contract, which would have been worth $1 billion.
The water board is responsible for providing residents with clean drinking water, performing wastewater treatment and disposal and maintaining one of the most extensive and complex drainage systems in the country, Nagin's office said.
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Previous Stories:
- April 20, 2004: Mayor Dropping Water Board Privatization Plan
- September 19, 2003: City's Water Woes Bubble to Surface
- July 21, 2003: Public To Weigh In On Water Board Decisions
- October 8, 2002: Nagin Urged To Scuttle Water Privatization
- September 23, 2002: Water Board Gets Takeover Bids
- February 25, 2002: S&WB Employees Tout Local Control
- February 21, 2002: Confusion Surrounds S&WB Vote
- February 20, 2002: S&WB Bidding Break Sought
- October 25, 2001: Watchdog Group Reverses Position On SWB Privatization
- July 26, 2001: Water Board Votes To Privatize
- July 25, 2001: Concerns Grow Over Privatization
- July 25, 2001: Council Member Echoes BGR Concerns
- July 24, 2001: S&WB Cautioned About Bidding, Patronage
- July 11, 2001: Sewerage & Water Board Closer To Privatization
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