HURRICANE UNIFIED COMMAND
St. Mary Parish

August 2006
Completion Report
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AT A GLANCE
17
50
33
Drinking Water Plant
Assessments
Wastewater Facility
Assessments
School Lab
Assessments
Since September 2005, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Louisiana Depart-
ment of Environmental Quality
(LDEQ) have worked together to
address environmental hazards
from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
to help St. Mary Parish recover.
One of EPA and LDEQ's first
priorities was to ensure residents
returning to all the cities affected
by the hurricanes had safe
drinking water. Throughout St.
Mary's Parish, 17 assessments were conducted at drinking water
facilities. Similarly, 50 wastewater treatment plants were assessed
for damage.
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and LDEQ conducted assessments
at schools in southern Louisiana.
Some chemical containers were
found to be damaged by the hurri-
canes, by flood waters and/or from
heat exposure. EPA and LDEQ, in
coordination with the Louisiana
State Police and local fire
departments, removed dangerous
chemicals from schools in
southern Louisiana. Thirty-three
schools in St. Mary Parish were
assessed; none of them required
chemical removal.
Above: EPA inspecting a tank for hurricane damage.
Left: EPA assessing a school for damaged chemicals from the labs.
Because of concerns that damaged chemicals in school biology
and chemistry laboratories could cause a health hazard, EPA

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