Roseland Incident Response Update: September 12, 2025

Williams continues fire watch operations at the Smitty’s facility. EPA shares that the fire is now fully extinguished and 100 percent contained.

Booming and recovery efforts at the ponds continue with material collection happening 24 hours/day.

No change in air monitoring readings.

Six destroyed personal vehicles will be towed from the Smitty’s site today and tomorrow.

EPA is hosting two “office hours” events. They will be held today (September 12) and Saturday, September 13, between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Friday’s office hours will be held at the Amite Library. Saturday’s office hours will be held at Roseland Town Hall. EPA will have representatives available to answer community concerns, share information on the site’s clean up progress, and distribute contact information for other agencies and hotlines.

Liquid Recovery Totals through Friday morning include:

**On Site (Oil and Water): 3,035,928 gallons

**On Site (Grease and Water): 9,996 gallons

**Tangipahoa River (Skimmer): 86,814 gallons

**Tangipahoa River (Marco Boats): 69,594 gallons

**Pond D-1: 358,680 gallons

**Pond D-2: 306,348 gallons

**Pond D-3: 193,872 gallons

**Pond C-2: 19,110 gallons

**Hwy 10 Bridge: 13,650 gallons

Total: 4,093,992 gallons recovered to date

EPA has shared before and after photos of their work in the Tangipahoa River. Go to >> https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/5df816961e554cf5a680726f7efa7bb6/page/Page?views=Serenity-Sands and click on the top navigation links to see images from Serenity Sands, Highway 22, the “River Collection Point,” and Lee’s Landing.

EPA’s hubsite: https://smittys-plant-fire-epa.hub.arcgis.com/

DHH Water Results: https://sdw.ldh.la.gov/ChemResults

Information is available to the public through multiple hotlines for inquiries:

• For Environmental Issues – NRC Hotline – 800-424-8802
• For Wildlife Impacts – 337-735-8677
• For Fish Kills – 800-442-2511
• Smitty’s Claim Hotline – 877-891-2276