DEQ Releases Updated Hurricane Resource Manual

From Louisiana DEQ
    This week, the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality uploaded the updated 2016 Hurricane Resource Manual to the DEQ website.  The manual contains information pertaining to hurricane/emergency recovery assistance as it relates to permitting, debris collection and environmental cleanup resources.
    This is the fifth year that DEQ has compiled the manual for the parishes. The manual is available to parish emergency response officials and the public online at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/NEWS/NaturalCatastrophicDisasterResponse/ParishResourceBook.aspx. The book is updated regularly and can be downloaded and printed to have on hand in an emergency.
    The manual contains vital information such as:
Contact Information
Lists of pre-approved debris sites and locations
Emergency debris site request forms
Comprehensive plan for disaster cleanup and debris management
An example of the Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order
Examples of emergency general permit, short-term general permit and short term emergency discharge permits
All publicly owned treatment works for the parishes
Re-entry information
DEQ Regional office information
    Parishes and the public are encourage to download and print this information prior to an emergency and to check back regularly for updates.