Roseland Incident Response Update: October 11, 2025

Progress continues on the Roseland Incident Response. Through Saturday morning, we can report the following updates:
Liquid Recovery Totals:
**On Site (Oil and Water): 3,754,632 gallons
**On Site (Grease and Water): 9,996 gallons
**Tangipahoa River (Skimmer): 123,627 gallons
**Tangipahoa River (Marco Boats): 72,744 gallons
**Pond D-1 R1: 1,474,158 gallons
**Pond D-1 R2: 218,316 gallons
**Pond D-1 R3: 558,600 gallons
**Pond D-1 R3 (Rope Mop): 45,360 gallons
**Pond D-1 R4: 565,740 gallons
**Pond D-2: 1,257,375 gallons
**Pond D-3: 1,208,046 gallons
**Pond D-3 (Underflow): 30,240 gallons
**Pond D-4: 595,077 gallons
**Pond C-2: 68,460 gallons
**Hwy 10 Bridge: 154,980 gallons
**Hwy 10 Ditch: 217,140 gallons
**Hwy 10 Underflow: 5,922 gallons
Total: 10,360,413 gallons recovered to date
  • Recovery occurred at Ponds D-1, D-2, and D-3 overnight. At Pond D-4, decanting operations continued throughout the night.
  • EPA is using multiple skimmers to maximize efficiency in recovery, including felt drum skimmers and rope mop skimmers. There were 18 skimmers operating overnight.
  • A total of nine vacuum trucks operated overnight at the pond for oily waste recovery. 
  • There was no excavation of the LA 10 ditch during nighttime operations on Friday night.
  • Continued decanting from four frac tanks. There are a total of 68 frac tanks containing oil water from the pond operations that will be evaluated for decanting operations.
  • On Saturday, EPA will hold office hours at the Hammond Air Show and the Dollar General store in Roseland.
  • LDEQ continues to conduct ambient air monitoring with the Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory near the Ponchatoula Fire Department. There has been no change in air monitoring readings through early Friday.
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
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