DEQ Communications - 11/27/2006 12:02:03 PM
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In the wake of Hurricane Katrina in August 2005, concerns over a potential "toxic gumbo" in New Orleans and concerns for public safety were paramount for state and federal agencies. This concern was evidenced by the unprecedented nature of the investigation of residential floodwater sediment contamination. Looking at the Environmental Protection Agency's residential sediment and soil sampling results, the authors attempt to place these results in the appropriate scientific context, to provide some preliminary suggestions concerning the lessons learned, and to examine policy issues that have arisen in this situation and that may arise in a future disaster. The authors believe the compressed risk management approach used by EPA may be useful in other large scale contamination events. The following report is reproduced with permission from Daily Environment Report, No. 214, pp. B-1 - B-12 (Nov. 6, 2006). Copyright 2006 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. (800-372-1033) www.bna.comDEQ Communications -
DEQ Communications - 9/25/2006 7:27:10 AM
One year after Hurricane Rita devastated several south western Louisiana parishes, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality announced that more than 99 percent of all of the hurricane generated debris has been cleaned up. DEQ Communications - 9/18/2006 6:16:00 PM
ATSDR answers numerous questions by NRDC regarding the environmental conditions of New Orleans area soil and sediment.DEQ Communications - 11/5/2007 4:22:44 PM
The purpose of the Comprehensive Plan for Disaster Clean-up and Debris Management is to establish a framework to facilitate the proper management of debris generated by natural disasters within the state. The goal is to facilitate a reasonable, efficient and prompt recovery from such disasters and be protective of human health and the environment.DEQ Communications - 8/24/2006 6:08:19 PM
Thousands of analyses of water and sediment samples show the majority of New Orleans� environment is back to pre-Katrina levels, according to doctors and scientists from state and federal agencies.
The Louisiana Departments of Environmental Quality, Health and Hospitals and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency presented data gathered after Katrina on this and other storm related
topics at a meeting today at New Orleans City Hall.DEQ Communications - 7/19/2006 4:44:58 PM
This is a request for bids for a FEMA funded project. The contract is for the remediation and disposal of vehicles, boats and trailers from the hurricanes. The bids will be publicly opened on August 10 at 10 a.m. This is to notify you that the referenced solicitation has been posted to LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notification system and is available for vendor self-enrollment. Search by Bid Number for Solicitation #2209889. You can download and print the document. LaPAC provides an immediate email notification to subscribing bidders that a solicitation and any addenda have been issued and posted. For additional information, please see the link below.DEQ Communications - 7/6/2006 1:50:34 PM
DEQ Communications - 6/16/2006 3:15:23 PM
A recently hired contractor will begin towing abandoned vehicles and boats in the New Orleans area on Monday, June 19, according to the Department of Environmental Quality. DRC Inc. is the contractor and is working with DEQ, Louisiana State Police and the state�s Department of Wildlife and Fisheries to tow vehicles, boats and boat trailers left on public property after Hurricane Katrina. DEQ Communications - 5/12/2006 3:11:44 PM
This is a request for bids for a FEMA funded project. The contract is for recovery of the grounded commercial shrimp vessel "Chris and Shane". The bids will be publicly opened June 6 at 10 a.m. This is to notify you that the referenced solicitation has been posted to LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notification system and is available for vendor self-enrollment. Search by Bid Number for Solicitation #2208303. You can download and print the document. LaPAC provides an immediate email notification to subscribing bidders that a solicitation and any addenda have been issued and posted. For additional information, please see the links below.DEQ Communications - 5/4/2006 10:02:42 AM
This is a request for bids for a FEMA funded project. The contract is for receiving and disposing of unclaimed vessels salvaged by the U.S. Coast Guard after the hurricanes. The bids will be publicly opened June 8 at 10 a.m. This is to notify you that the referenced solicitation has been posted to LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notification system and is available for vendor self-enrollment. Search by Bid Number for Solicitation #2208302. You can download and print the document. LaPAC provides an immediate email notification to subscribing bidders that a solicitation and any addenda have been issued and posted. For additional information, please see the links below.DEQ Communications - 5/17/2006 11:31:52 AM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will have inspectors stationed daily at five disposal sites taking construction and demolition debris in the New Orleans area. DEQ Communications - 5/4/2006 10:12:35 AM
This is a request for bids for a FEMA funded project. The contract is for pickup and securing vehicles, trailers and boats abandoned after the hurricanes. Only vehicles and vessels on public property will be towed and only after a state police warning has been placed on a vehicle. The bids will be publicly opened May 5 at 10 a.m. This is to notify you that the referenced solicitation has been posted to LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notification system and is available for vendor self-enrollment. Search by Bid Number for Solicitation #2207210. You can download and print the document. LaPAC provides an immediate email notification to subscribing bidders that a solicitation and any addenda have been issued and posted. For additional information, please see the links below.
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DEQ Communications - 2/15/2006 9:24:37 AM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality now has information on the sediment sampling results from the New Orleans area on its Web site, www.deq.louisiana.gov. DEQ and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency combined to take more than 800 sediment samples following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The maps and summaries of the results were made available today.
DEQ Communications - 2/13/2006 12:19:27 PM
A meeting for members of the Louisiana Recovery Authority originally scheduled to meet on Tuesday, Feb. 14 has been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 23, from 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. for information on soil/sediment results by zip codes for the New Orleans area.DEQ Communications - 2/8/2006 3:52:21 PM
State and federal agencies held an open house for owners and operators of wastewater treatment plants and drinking water facilities that were affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The meeting took place on Monday, Feb. 13, in the Department of Environmental Quality�s Galvez Conference Center.DEQ Communications - 2/6/2006 12:12:15 PM
McDaniel affirms that after reviewing thousands of environmental samples and more than a quarter million individual analyses, LDEQ, EPA and partner agencies continue to support the statement that there are generally no unacceptable long-term health risks directly attributable to environmental contamination resulting from the two hurricanes.DEQ Communications - 1/25/2006 6:01:53 PM
This is a request for bids for a FEMA funded project. The contract is for pickup and securing vehicles, trailers and boats abandoned after the hurricanes. Only vehicles and vessels on public property will be towed and only after a state police warning has been placed on a vehicle. The bid conference is scheduled for Feb. 6 at 10 a.m. The BID number is 2205297. For additional information, please see the links below.
DEQ Communications - 1/10/2006 11:55:19 AM
This article is an attempt to explain the arsenic sampling results from sediment sampling in the areas impacted by Katrina.DEQ Communications - 1/6/2006 6:05:15 PM
Sec. McDaniel responds to several of the unconfirmed and unsubstantiated comments that were made by alarmists after the hurricanes struck. According to McDaniel, scaremongering by alarmists has created unnecessary anxiety for those trying to decide if they can safely return home and numerous false alarms about unhealthful environmental conditions has had an adverse affect on national perceptions of New Orleans and its future.DEQ Communications - 1/5/2006 3:29:43 PM
DEQ Communications - 12/9/2005 12:15:01 PM
State and federal agencies came together today to announce the results of an environmental assessment of conditions in southeast Louisiana following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Results of the assessment indicate that there are generally no unacceptable long-term health risks directly attributable to environmental contamination resulting from the storms. DEQ Communications - 12/8/2005 2:24:20 PM
The states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, along with federal partners, are pleased to announce that hundreds of samples of fish and shellfish, collected and analyzed in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, show no reason for concern about the consumption of Gulf seafood. DEQ Communications - 9/29/2005 2:53:15 PM
The Department of Environmental Quality has a sophisticated ambient air-monitoring program set up throughout the state. Recently, the air monitors in the area impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were damaged and not operational. However, on Sept. 11, the Kenner monitor began providing data on air quality that is representative of the Greater New Orleans area.DEQ Communications - 12/5/2005 4:21:41 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency this weekend expanded the north-eastern boundary around homes potentially oiled by the Murphy Oil Spill in St. Bernard Parish.
The expanded boundary adds approximately 70 homes to the area of potentially affected residences. The revised area includes the northern end of Jacob to Lena streets up to the Forty Arpent Canal.
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DEQ Communications - 11/29/2005 2:49:26 PM
Following Hurricane Katrina, traditional air monitoring networks in and around New Orleans were badly damaged, and many were inoperable. We continue to restore these monitoring systems. In the interim, EPA, in consultation with LDEQ, is establishing a network of air quality monitoring sites in the New Orleans area. DEQ Communications - 11/17/2005 4:24:27 PM
Drop off scheduled for Nov. 19-20, 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.mDEQ Communications - 11/15/2005 12:18:04 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality will be expanding its public notice procedure in areas impacted by the hurricanes to ensure citizens have better access to information on permitting activity in their parish. DEQ Communications - 11/9/2005 7:48:24 AM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, along with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other state, local and federal officials, are monitoring the cleanup activity around the Murphy Oil Refinery in Meraux. An oil spill of more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil, caused by Hurricane Katrina, impacted an area that is more than one square mile in St. Bernard Parish. Staff members from DEQ�s Surveillance Division are on site daily to ensure the cleanup proceeds according to state regulations.DEQ Communications - 11/7/2005 3:49:29 PM
A daunting task that is prevalent throughout the coastal parishes concerns what to do with the more than 22 million tons of debris brought about by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The Department of Environmental Quality has been working closely with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and other state, local and federal officials to dispose of the large amounts, and many types of waste. DEQ Communications - 11/7/2005 2:53:22 PM
Secretary Mike McDaniel provides comments to the editor of the Washington Post regarding a story by Manuel Roig-Franzia entitled, "Hurricane Bends Landfill Rules," which was printed Oct. 29.DEQ Communications - 11/1/2005 4:35:58 PM
Household hazardous waste has been collected in Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Household hazardous waste typically consists of cleaning products found in most homes as well as lawn and garden products, pesticides and herbicides, fuels and paints as well as batteries found in most garages.DEQ Communications - 11/2/2005 5:01:21 PM
The Department of Environmental Quality has analyzed more than 30 air samples taken in the area impacted by Hurricane Katrina. The results show that ambient air has returned to pre-hurricane quality in most areas.
DEQ Communications - 10/31/2005 5:36:32 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency and local officials have arranged for residents of Vermilion Parish to drop off household hazardous materials on Nov. 4-5.DEQ Communications - 10/19/2005 10:27:30 AM
The purpose of this guidance is to furnish local governments with basic information on hurricane debris management within the scope of effective environmental management. While LDEQ is willing to be flexible and innovative on various approaches to handling debris issues as a result of Hurricane Katrina, it must still adhere to its mission of protecting the state�s environment to the fullest extent possible under the circumstances. The Department will consider reasonable waiver requests in order to effect rapid and environmentally safe disposal, composting and waste diversion goals. DEQ Communications - 10/14/2005 4:30:10 PM
Summary of department activities for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Powerpoint format. DEQ Communications - 10/14/2005 3:23:40 PM
DEQ Communications - 10/17/2005 7:56:10 AM
In an effort to ensure that Lake Pontchartrain is recovering from the floodwaters of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, the Department of Environmental Quality and the Food and Drug Administration recently gathered tissue samples from aquatic animals caught in the lake. DEQ Communications - 10/13/2005 5:20:01 PM
DEQ Communications - 10/10/2005 4:49:58 PM
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality have made available a series of audio public service announcements. As part of our on-going effort to inform people returning to hurricane damaged areas, we encourage area broadcasters to download the PSAs. DEQ Communications - 10/5/2005 3:40:30 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with local officials, have established a drop off station for household hazardous wastes for residents of Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes. DEQ Communications - 10/5/2005 11:46:48 AM
Imposition of this quarantine is required to prevent the spread of Formosan termites and infestation of areas, homes and structures that are not currently infested, or which are to build or reconstructed.DEQ Communications - 10/4/2005 5:47:24 PM
Imposition of this quarantine is required to prevent the spread of Formosan termites and infestation of areas, homes and structures that are not currently infested, or which are to build or reconstructed.DEQ Communications - 10/4/2005 12:35:03 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality is continuing to test for aquatic toxicity in the floodwaters pumped out of New Orleans into Lake Pontchartrain. The results show that all fish and 10 of 12 invertebrate test animals were able to survive in 100 percent pump-down floodwater. DEQ Communications - 9/30/2005 1:41:43 PM
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DEQ Communications - 9/29/2005 3:16:32 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality�s Southwest Regional and Acadiana Offices are operating on the front lines as DEQ and EPA assess the environmental impact from Hurricane Rita. DEQ issued an emergency declaration to address waste water treatment systems, solid waste management, hazardous waste, open burning, air pollution sources other than open burning, asbestos cleanup, general conditions and more.DEQ Communications - 10/11/2005 9:22:21 AM
The states of Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana agree that there is no need for advisories concerning the quality of seafood in the Hurricane Katrina-effected area, which includes the coastal waters and estuaries from New Orleans, La., to Gulf Shores, Ala., including Lake Pontchartrain, Mississippi Sound and Mobile Bay.
DEQ Communications - 9/29/2005 12:45:31 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Protection Agency and local officials are coordinating curbside pickup and drop off of household hazardous materials in Jefferson parish beginning Sept. 30. DEQ Communications - 9/28/2005 2:29:38 PM
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DEQ Communications - 9/29/2005 2:50:28 PM
Recently, officials from the Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency gave a presentation to the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation, environmentalists and media. The presentation was based on 46 samples taken by DEQ from dozens of locations in and around Lake Pontchartrain. The sample results show the lake is having minimal effects from Hurricane Katrina and the subsequent flood.
DEQ Communications - 9/16/2005 4:29:24 PM
Department of Health and Hospitals brochure on how to be prepared to return home after Hurricane Katrina.DEQ Communications - 9/26/2005 2:48:35 PM
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DEQ Communications - 9/25/2005 12:59:38 PM
The Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation (LDRF), Louisiana�s fund for Louisiana�s people, has been established by Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco in order to support long-term family restoration and recovery and help provide assistance to our citizens in need through a network of Louisiana charities and non-profit agencies.
DEQ Communications - 9/22/2005 5:48:01 PM
Biological and chemical data from sediment samples collected in New Orleans are now available. EPA and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) collected the chemical data September 10, 11 and 12. Biological data is available for Sept. 10.DEQ Communications - 9/20/2005 4:18:06 PM
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DEQ Communications - 9/17/2005 2:20:03 PM
The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality issued a Letter of No Objection to the Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry for the establishment of temporary wet log storage areas. DEQ Communications - 9/17/2005 1:56:24 PM
The Environmental Protection Agency used a specially equipped bus, known as TAGA, to take air samples from multiple locations in the New Orleans on Sept. 12-13. The results indicated that chemical concentrations in most areas were below the Agency for Toxic Substances and