Progress continues on the Roseland Incident Response. Through Thursday morning, we can report the following updates:
Liquid Recovery Totals through Thursday morning include:
**On Site (Oil and Water): 3,180,744 gallons
**On Site (Grease and Water): 9,996 gallons
**Tangipahoa River (Skimmer): 93,261 gallons
**Tangipahoa River (Marco Boats): 71,988 gallons
**Pond D-1: 462,966 gallons
**Pond D-2: 449,274 gallons
**Pond D-3: 314,328 gallons
**Pond C-2: 51,870 gallons
**Hwy 10 Bridge: 71,190 gallons
Total: 4,705,617 gallons recovered to date
To date, 1,180,300 gallons have been shipped off site for disposal.
A rain event occurred early this week at the Smitty’s facility. The system to contain the rainwater worked, and all material was held on site and in the facility ditches.
The U.S. EPA South Central Region has updated the Smitty’s Supply Fire Hub site with water sampling results and data tables. The link to that site is available here >>>
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
