PRESS RELEASE

DEQ Provides Information about Debris Removal for Local Governments
Department of Environmental Quality Update
BATON ROUGE , La. (September 4, 2008) - A debris site application form is currently available at the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Web site. This application is used for local governments to provide the department with information concerning a variety of debris-management procedures. The site can be found at http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/tabid/2890/Default.aspx.

DEQ continues to work with local governments to ensure that the sites chosen by the local government meet state and federal environmental requirements. The application is under the order, waivers and variance button which is under the Gustav heading, at www.deq.louisiana.gov.

This same Web site has a list of approved landfills that can take Gustav-related debris.

For the latest information on Hurricane Gustav, you can visit emergency.louisiana.gov or call the state's emergency hotline at 1-866-288-2484 to listen to a recorded message with the most up-to-date information.

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