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Lake Charles man charged with illegal discharge of untreated sewage wastes

Lake Charles man charged with illegal discharge of untreated sewage wastes. Investigators within the Criminal Investigations Section of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a Lake Charles man on two counts of knowingly discharging untreated sewage waste near Sulphur Wednesday, June 12. Under Louisiana law, knowingly discharging a pollutant to waters of the state without the appropriate LDEQ permit and without any prior treatment is a felony.

06/12/19
Wetland Evaluation Report - South Slough Wetland Study Now Available

This report represents an independent evaluation of the City of Hammond South Slough Wetland assimilation system. The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality commissioned Naturally Wallace Consulting to provide a wetland evaluation report in response to questions regarding wetland assimilation projects. The conclusions and recommendations represented herein reflect the professional opinion of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality or its employees and officials.

06/04/19
NetDMR Hands on Training and Registration Assistance scheduled at LDEQ 03/18/19
2018 NPS Annual Report now available

LDEQ issued the 2018 Annual Report for the Louisiana Nonpoint Source Program! The report highlights our progress toward improving and protecting Louisiana's water resources.

02/28/19
Sibley Lake fish consumption advisory lifted 02/05/19
NetDMR hands-on training scheduled at LDEQ 11/29/18
LDEQ Launches New Water Data Portal

The new portal provides web access to surface water quality data as well as a multitude of additional water data tools.

10/10/18
Lake Charles man charged with the illegal disposal of gasoline 09/25/18