Sewage from New Orleans is still flowing into the Mississippi River

Catch up quick: A 60-inch main broke on July 7 at the city's water station at 2800 Florida Avenue.

• In an emergency move, the city diverted wastewater into the river, a decision officials called "crucial" to avoid backups in homes.
• The city said the pipe is more than 60 years old and cited its age as the cause of the break.

Zoom out: The station with the broken pipe services Lakeview, Gentilly, Marigny, the Upper Ninth Ward and parts of Mid-City.

• Leaders say they are communicating with downstream water utilities, many of which get their drinking water from the river.
• The majority of the city's wastewater is still being treated at S&WB wastewater treatment plants, said Grace Birch, a S&WB spokesperson.