The Sewerage & Water Board sent this statement, ‘The Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans is in constant communication with the IRS, we spoke with them today. The IRS has sent correspondence regarding an intent to lien due to penalties accrued for late tax filings from 2015-2018. We have until January 4, 2020 to appeal. We are committed to resolving this issue swiftly and plan to pay the penalties this week. Under new leadership, we are cleaning up our processes and increasing accountability to ensure we are preventing these types of situation going forward.’