[StBernard] Hurricane recovery meeting set for Sunday in Chalmette

[Westley Annis]

Hurricane recovery meeting set for Sunday in Chalmette

Hurricane recovery topics, including the status of the Murphy USA oil
refinery spill cleanup and health and safety concerns will be discussed at a
1 p.m. meeting Sunday in the gym of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in
Chalmette, according to a St. Bernard Parish government news release. 

Federal and state officials, including the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Louisiana
Department of Environmental Quality and the Louisiana Department of Health
and Hospitals, will discuss issues and answer questions. 

Topics will be: EPA response activities in St. Bernard; status of the Murphy
oil spill cleanup; LDEQ risk evaluation/correction action program action
levels for ensure health and safety; handling and disposing of household
hazardous waste; how residents can keep informed abut hurricane recovery in
the parish. 

The church gym is a fully accessible facility under the Americans with
Disabilities Act. For more information call Beverly Negri, EPA community
involvement coordinator at (toll free) 1-800-533-3508 or 1-214-665-8157.