9/6/2024 - 11:55 AM

Please be aware that the City of New Bern Water Resources department will be in your neighborhood next week, September 9 through 13, to conduct smoke testing, from 8 a m to 4 p m each day. Smoke testing helps find sections of sanitary sewer lines that have cracks, leaks or faulty connections that allow rainwater to inflow and infiltrate into the sanitary sewer system. If you see smoke coming out of the ground or the tops of homes do not be alarmed. The smoke is safe, odorless, non-toxic and non-staining. The smoke from the testing shouldn’t get into your home if the plumbing has been installed properly and the traps are filled with water.  This smoke testing will occur along:

500-600 blocks of Round Tree
900 block of Elm
700 block of Hatties
700-900 blocks of Cedar
900 block of Reizenstein
500-600 blocks of Darst
500-700 blocks of West
800 block of Charmer
400-800 blocks of Bern
700 block of Gardener
500-700 blocks of New
300-600 and 800 blocks of George
300-500 blocks of Metcalf
600 block of Johnson
600-900 blocks of Queen
500-900 blocks of Broad
700-800 blocks of Main.

Please call 2 5 2 6 3 9 7 5 4 1 if you have any questions about smoke testing. And if you have concerns about the origin of the smoke, please call 9 1 1.