{"id":29009,"date":"2025-05-01T13:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/?p=29009"},"modified":"2025-05-20T13:26:50","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:26:50","slug":"nbu-conducts-annual-smoke-testing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/es\/nbu-conducts-annual-smoke-testing\/","title":{"rendered":"NBU to Conduct Annual Smoke Testing to Ensure Wastewater System Integrity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<\/span><\/strong><br>Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a<br>Director of Enterprise Communications<br>830.312.7979 |&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:rpena@nbutexas.com\">communications@nbutexas.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (May 1, 2025) \u2013 New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) will begin conducting its annual smoke testing inspections to help identify breaks, defects, plumbing faults and improper connections. This testing is critical to maintaining water safety and system reliability. Here is key information for all NBU residential and commercial customers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Crews will open manholes in streets and easements and pump a non-toxic, non-staining gas through the pipe system to identify breaks or defects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Door hangers will be distributed in advance to notify neighboring homes and businesses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presence at home or business is not required during testing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Notify NBU at 830.608.8831 if anyone on the premises has respiratory issues or mobility limitations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If no lateral defects are found, smoke will exit through rooftop vents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If it enters your home or building, evacuate and call 830.629.4NBU (4628) immediately, as this may indicate a plumbing defect allowing sewer gases indoors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69e4b0af48ed5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69e4b0af48ed5\" class=\"alignright size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"663\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29010\" style=\"width:392px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663-1-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663-1-768x497.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/21-16414-SmokeTest-02-1024x663-1-576x373.jpg 576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>\u201cProactive maintenance like our annual smoke testing helps us catch small issues before they become costly problems\u2014for our customers and our community,\u201d said Jason Theurer, NBU Director of Water Operations and Compliance. \u201cIt\u2019s one of the many ways NBU protects our customers\u2019 health, property and the long-term reliability of our system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more details, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/smoke-test\/\">https:\/\/www.nbutexas.com\/smoke-test\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"># # #<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>About New Braunfels Utilities:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>New Braunfels Utilities (NBU) is a nonprofit, community-owned provider of electric, water and wastewater services. NBU strives to be a trusted community partner with a mission of providing resilient essential services to over 60,000 customers. Utility revenues are continually invested back into the very systems that provide electricity and water to our customers\u2019 homes and businesses. Additionally, New Braunfels Utilities makes an annual transfer to the City of New Braunfels, which in turn helps to pay for services such as fire, police and city parks. NBU is governed by a Board of Trustees comprised of the mayor and four appointed residents. Visit nbutexas.com to learn more about our services and follow NBU on Facebook at facebook.com\/newbraunfelsutilities, on X at @nbutexas or on Instagram at @nbutexas. services and follow NBU on Facebook at facebook.com\/newbraunfelsutilities, on X at @nbutexas or on Instagram at @nbutexas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Reagan Pe\u00f1a Director of Enterprise Communications 830.312.7979 |&nbsp;communications@nbutexas.com NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas (May 1, 2025) \u2013 New\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"news-category":[7],"class_list":["post-29009","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","news-category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NBU to Conduct Annual Smoke Testing to Ensure Wastewater System Integrity - 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