E.P.A. completes survey of Indiana flood waste

No. 08-OPA114

CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) - E.P.A. Region five has finished assessing 30 Indiana counties for hazardous materials and delivers associated with the recent floods. E.P.A. did not discover any significant hazardous debris or chemical releases.

On June 20, at the request of Indiana Department of Environmental Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, E.P.A. began to look for hazardous materials, oil, orphan containers and sites that might present an imminent danger to health or the environment. FEMA funded the $150,000 assessment operation.

At this time, E.P.A. has not been tasked by FEMA to provide assistance with cleanup. E.P.A. stands ready to provide further assistance if requested by FEMA or one of the Region five states.

IDEM has requested that if residents observe any delivers of oil, gasoline or chemicals or any stray barrels, waste containers, cylinders and pressure vessels that they promptly report the discovery to the state's 24-hour spill line: 888-233-7745.

More information about Midwest flood response and recovery is accessible at: http://www.usa.gov/flooding.shtml.

As with any flooding situation, E.P.A. recommends that residents avoid contact with floodwater. More E.P.A. advice about floods is accessible at: http://www.epa.gov/naturalevents/flooding.html.

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