HURRICANE UNIFIED COMMAND
Jefferson Davis Parish

August 2006
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AT A GLANCE
8	Drinking Water Plant
Assessments
7	Industry Damage
Assessments
16	School Lab
Assessments
Completion Report
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 Jefferson Davis 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 drink-
ing water, Throughout Louisiana assessments were conducted at
drinking water facilities, of which eight were in Jefferson Davis
Parish.
Next, EPA and LDEQ
turned to federally-
permitted facilities. The
agencies conducted
interviews and site visits
at hazardous waste storage, transfer or disposal facilities through
March 2006. During this time, 7 facilities in Jefferson Davis Parish
were addressed. The site visits and interviews established that em-
ployees could return to work at facilities operating in accordance
with federal and state regulations.
Above: EPA assessing a water
treatment plant.
Because of concerns that dam-
aged chemicals in school biol-
ogy and chemistry laboratories
could cause a health hazard,
EPA and LDEQ conducted as-
sessments at 16 schools in
Jefferson Davis Parish. Some
chemical containers were
found to be damaged by the
hurricanes, 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 6 schools in Jefferson
Davis Parish.
Left: EPA testing a chemicals in
a school laboratory.
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