January 03, 2017
By:
Walter G. Wright
Category:
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
Arkansas Environmental, Energy, and Water Law
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The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality (“LDEQ”) issued its 2016 Annual Report (“Annual Report”).
The Annual Report reviews LDEQ activities over the course of the year in addition to environmental conditions in the State.
Topics addressed included:
- A message from LDEQ Secretary Chuck Carr Brown, Ph.D.
- State of Louisiana’s Air
- Referencing the expectation that Greater Baton Rouge will be designated attainment for ozone in the near future
- LDEQ implementation of the United States Environmental Protection Agency Advance Program (which assists enrolled local government entities in addressing both ozone and PM2.5)
- Reviewing deployment around the State of the LEDQ Mobile Air Monitoring Laboratory
- Mercury sampling program
- LDEQ Criminal Investigation Section activities
- LDEQ 2016 Environmental Leadership Program Awards
- Referencing award winners
- Republic Services of Baton Rouge (CNG Solid Waste Collection Fleet and Fueling Stations)
- ExxonMobile Refinery (Biox Basins Wastewater Treatment Project)
- Rubicon, LLC (Reduction of Hazardous Waste Project)
- Alliance Compressors (Energy Conservation Project)
- Marathon Petroleum (Cooling Water Tower Beneficial Reuse Project)
- Capital Area Corporate Recycling Council (Protecting the Area One BYTE at a Time Project)
- PSC Industrial Outsourcing (PSC ISO-14001 Certification Project)
- Port of New Orleans (Your Port: Keep it Clean Campaign)
- Lafayette Consolidated Government and Bayou Vermilion District (Trash Trap Project)
- Louisiana State University (Get Caught Green-Handed Project)
- Advanced Specialized Carriers (Pollution Prevention & Beneficial Reuse Project)
- LDEQ Social Media Activities
- LDEQ Criminal Investigation Banquet Honoring Maureen Kennedy
The appendices provide various statistics and information regarding the activities of the various agency sections including:
- Office of the Secretary
- Office of Environmental Compliance
- Office of Environmental Services
- Management and Finance
- Contact Information
A link to the Annual Report can be found here.
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