Disaster Debris Management

• **UPDATED** Comprehensive Plan for Disaster Clean-up and Debris Management - Revised  6/12/2024

  The Debris management Plan has been updated.

• Emergency Debris Site (EDS) Request Form & SHPO Form - Revised 4/28/2023  
  Provides the most recent SHPO approved form with your EDS form for all existing pre-approved sites (a copy may be obtained from SHPO or from LDEQ EDMS).

• Follow guidelines outlined in the UPDATED 'Appendix A & Appendix B of the Administrative Order and Authorization for Pre-approved Emergency Debris Sites.' - Revised 6/12/2024
• The EDS Annual Certification is no longer required
• REVISED: LDEQ Protocol for Concrete Slabs and Flatwork Reuse or Recycling 11/03/23
• REVISED: Recycling of Concrete Slabs from Houses Demolished Due to natural Disasters 11/03/23
• Click here for all other Debris Management (Disaster Response) needs
• Currently Approved Emergency Debris Sites for Local Governments 
• More information on Debris Sorting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oA5TN-tIKGU

Upon the declaration of an emergency by LDEQ, local governments and state agencies may "activate" a pre-approved emergency debris site by doing the following:

• The governmental body shall notify LDEQ Headquarters at (225) 364-7901 that the site is being activated.  This verbal notification shall occur as soon as practicable depending on communication capability.  If LDEQ Headquarters does not have communication capability, please call your local LDEQ Regional Office.
• Submit the Written Notification of Activation within five (5) days.
• Once the emergency debris site has been activated submit Weekly Debris Management Reports (WDMRs) for vegetative debris and constuction and demolition debris (C&D).

Once the emergency declaration has ended or the site has completed all debris activities, the site shall be deactivated by:

• Contacting your regional office for a deactivation site inspection. You will need to submit a Written Request for Deactivation. 
• Once headquarters receives the deactivation inspection report from the regional office and all WDMRs, a deactivation letter will be sent. The site will be required to reactivate should another emergency occur.

HELPFUL LINKS

• LDEQ Hurricane Information Page with Parish Resource Book
• Debris-related Fact Sheets and Policies from FEMA
  To get potential applicants on the right track with their contracts, monitoring, etc., refer to:  
  • www.FEMA.gov
  • https://www.disasterassistance.gov/
  • https://www.fema.gov/disaster-recovery-centers 
• EPA Publication "Planning for Natural Disaster Debris"
• Concrete Slab, Concrete Recycling, and Reuse
  • LDEQ Protocol for Concrete Slabs and Flatwork Reuse or Recycling
  • Recycling of Concrete Slabs from Houses Demolished Due to Natural Disasters Act 662
    
• Concerns in Using Vegetative Debris in Coastal Restoration Projects
  
  

PERMITS – VARIANCES AND WAIVERS

For variances, waivers, letters of response, or for other questions, please contact the following individuals in the Office of Environmental Services:

• Air - Bryan Johnston (225) 219-3001
  bryan.johnston@la.gov
• Water - Scott Guilliams (225) 219-3187
  scott.guilliams@la.gov
• Waste - Yolunda M. Righteous, J.D.   225-219-3576   
  Yolunda.righteous@la.gov
• Asbestos - Charles Finley (225) 219-3300       
  Charles.Finley@la.gov

• SHPO Contact Information:
  Louisiana Office of Cultural Development
  State Historic Preservation Office
  Rachel Watsonz
  Telephone: (225) 342-8170
  Fax: (225) 342-4480
  section106@crt.la.gov

Written requests should be mailed to:
Office of Environmental Services
Post Office Box 4313
Baton Rouge, Louisiana  70821-4313

ILLEGAL DUMPING - Report it Now! Call 225-219-3640