[StBernard] Environmental notification for residents impacted by Murphy Oil spill

Westley Annis westley at da-parish.com
Thu Jul 26 21:21:23 EDT 2007


Editors note: Use this link to look up your address
<http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/Default.aspx?tabid=2775>

http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/news/pdf/residentnoticemurphyo
ilspill.pdf



For Immediate Release Contact: Tiffany Dickerson

July 26, 2007 Telephone: 225.219.3967

Environmental notification for residents impacted by Murphy Oil spill

BATON ROUGE - The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, along with
the Environmental Protection Agency, has released on-line information on the
current environmental status of approximately 6,500 property addresses
potentially impacted by the Murphy Oil spill in the Meraux and Chalmette
areas following Hurricane Katrina.

Property owners can visit the DEQ website, www.deq.louisiana.gov, to
retrieve a notice that provides detailed information on the environmental
status of their property. The properties are categorized in one of three
ways: 1) was not affected by the oil spill, 2) was affected by the oil spill
but meets regulatory standards and therefore is available for unrestricted
future use for its intended purposes, 3) was affected by the oil spill but
investigation and/or cleanup have not been completed.

DEQ and EPA recommend that each property owner retain a copy of the notice
associated with their address to facilitate future real estate transactions
and/or lending activities. Residents that believe their property was
improperly categorized in the notice are being asked to call toll free,
1-888-367-5416.

Residents that do not have computer access can go to Global Risk Solutions,
Inc., located at 2626 Charles Street, Chalmette.

The oil spill of more than 25,000 barrels of crude oil impacted an area that
is more than one square mile in St. Bernard Parish. Approximately 1,800
residences and an undetermined number of buildings were affected by the
spill. An above ground storage tank was reportedly lifted off its foundation
by floodwaters and shifted over several feet damaging the tank and releasing
more than one million gallons of oil into floodwaters. The oily floodwaters
flowed into adjacent canals and the surrounding neighborhoods. Much of the
oil was recovered from secondary containment and drainage canals, however
the remainder entered local storm drains and nearby residential and
commercial neighborhoods.

Representatives from DEQ and EPA are on site daily to ensure the cleanup
proceeds according to state regulations.













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