[StBernard] Renovation Debris

[Westley Annis]

Deborah,
 
Good points, but the debris removal process will include storm related,
including repairs/renovation, likely through June 30.  If it goes longer,
which is likely, the debris will be picked up as well.  As long as it gets
to the curb, it will be picked up.

 
There will be a heads up before the debris removal process will change.
 
Good Luck and God Bless,
Craig 
 
-----Original Message-----

Here are some questions that maybe our parish has already determined, 
or maybe not.  From what I have seen around the other parishes, after 
the gutting and demolition stage and removal of all that flood debris 
(removal paid by FEMA), the next wave of debris comes from the NEW 
construction.  This is especially true when it involves  new sheetrock 
because it's such a nasty material to dispose of and there is so much 
of it per house.  Prior to Katrina, all new construction/remodeling 
required the owner of the property to either have it hauled away daily 
at the owner's expense or put into a dumpster for removal, again at 
owner's expense. You couldn't just put in on the curb for the parish's 
waste disposal company to remove.

  My questions are:  Is there a calendar date set by FEMA, beyond which 
they will no longer reimburse St. Bernard Parish for flood debris 
removal? If so, what is that date? Ditto for Murphy Oil hauling debris 
out of the spill area. After that date, will it be the owner's expense 
to have flood debris removed just as Jefferson and Kenner did in 
December when the clock ran out on their FEMA reimbursement?

Also, those governments reinstated their ordinances that make the 
owners responsible for NEW construction debris removal since the parish 
garbage service will not take it. What are SBPG's plans for removal of 
NEW construction debris given that every remaining structure has such 
extensive repairs? Will it return to being the owner's responsbility to 
haul away NEW construction debris? Will FEMA reimburse SBPG to haul it 
away if the owner puts it curbside and if so, how long will that 
continue?

I called Home Depot who is advertising a debris removal service, and 
they said they are not servicing St. Bernard at this time. But for 
Jefferson Parish, they have a 20, 30 or 40 cubic yard dumpster that 
starts at about $300. After a week they haul it away, but you can keep 
it longer for an extra  $10 per day. I'm budgeting my renovation 
project and am wondering if I need to set aside a month of dumpster 
service which may cost $700.  It would be part of the cost of repairing 
the house.  I think that when the other parishes are finished 
renovating in Jan/Feb, these dumpster prices may come down and the 
local dumpster businesses may be available again as they are probably 
overwhelmed with business right now.

Perhaps Craig can get back to us on this.

Deborah Keller