HURRICANE UNIFIED COMMAND
Assumption Parish

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Completion Report
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AT A GLANCE
1
Drinking Water
Assessments
12
Wastewater Facility
Assessments
6
industiy Damage
Assessments
11
School Lab
Assessments
Since September 2005, the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) and the Louisiana Department
of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) have
worked together to address environ-
mental hazards from Hurricanes
Katrina and Rita to help Assumption
Parish recover.
One of EPA and LDEQ's first priorities
was to ensure residents returning to
all the cities affected by the hurri-
canes had safe drinking water. One
assessment was conducted at a
drinking water facility in Lafayette
Parish. Similarly, 12 wastewater
Lafayette
St. Mary
Assumption Parish
W
treatment plants were assessed for damage.
Next, EPA and LDEQ turned to hazardous waste storage, transfer or
disposal facilities. Throughout southern Louisiana facilities were
addressed, including 6 facilities in Assumption Parish. The agencies
conducted interviews and site visits to establish that employees
could return to work at facilities operating in accordance with fed-
eral and state regulations.
Of the 11 schools assessed one was found to have a laboratory.
Assessment of the laboratory determined that no chemical contain-
ers were damaged by the hurricanes, flood waters and/or heat
exposure.
Because of concerns that damaged chemicals in school biology and
chemistry laboratories could cause a health hazard, EPA and LDEQ
conducted assessments of 11 schools in Assumption Parish.
Left: EPA inspecting a permitted facility for
damage.
Above: EPA gathering hazardous waste for
disposal

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