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Livingston Parish committee backs new water-oversight draft and pushes for wastewater planning
Summary
At its March 9 meeting the Livingston Parish Master Plan Review Committee reviewed a draft parishwide water-oversight proposal, discussed sewer capacity limits and the need for a wastewater master plan, and agreed to pursue expert briefings and community education while amending bylaw language to reference the 'Livingston Parish Master Plan 2025.'
The Livingston Parish Master Plan Review Committee on March 9 reviewed a working proposal to create a parishwide water-oversight committee and urged the parish to accelerate planning for wastewater infrastructure as treatment needs rise.
Mr. Burgess, who distributed a draft working document, summarized a proposed DW1 policy that would establish coordination, performance transparency and standardized reporting across local potable-water systems. "This is not to make a parish-wide system," Burgess said, "this is like the small steps and direction to start getting this put together." He recommended a committee makeup including parish public works, parish administration, the Louisiana Department of Health representative, water associations and emergency management, with an initial set of…
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