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In the Matter of Natural and Catastrophic Disaster regarding Hurricane Delta

In the Matter of Natural and Catastrophic Disaster regarding Hurricane Delta

What’s Inside? LDEQ Secretary visits storm-ravaged Lake Charles, LDEQ employees send support and resources to co-workers impacted by Hurricane Laura, Message From The Secretary and more!!

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with the Churchill Downs Louisiana Horseracing Company LLC, d/b/a Fair Grounds Corporation (Fair Grounds) that will resolve years of Clean Water Act (CWA) violations at its New Orleans racetrack. Under the settlement, Fair Grounds will eliminate unauthorized discharges of manure, urine and process wastewater through operational changes and construction projects at an estimated cost of $5,600,000. The company also will pay a civil penalty of $2,790,000, the largest ever paid by a concentrated animal feeding operation in a CWA matter.

The thirteenth amendment to the Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order declared on March 11, 2020, due to a statewide public health emergency, COVID-19, is now available.

Today, during Pollution Prevention (P2) Week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Louisiana State University (LSU) is among 42 organizations across 39 states selected to receive grant funding totaling $9.3 million, supporting pollution prevention across the country.

LDEQ issues amended Declaration Of Emergency and Administrative Order in the matter of Hurricane Laura.

The twelfth amendment to the Declaration of Emergency and Administrative Order declared on March 11, 2020, due to a statewide public health emergency, COVID-19, is now available.