State Departments of Homeland Security and Emergency Management

• Alabama Emergency Management Agency
• Louisiana Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
• Mississippi Homeland Security

ADEM - Alabama Department of Environmental Management

• ADEM Home Page
• ADEM Contact Numbers
• Guidelines for Open Burning of Natural Disaster Debris pdf (9/24/04)

LDEQ - Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

• DEQ Home Page
• Latest New Orleans water quality results and in html format
• Map of Surface Water Sampling Sites in New Orleans

Phone numbers to report environmental emergency:

• 1.888.763.5424
• 1.225.219.3620 (Baton Rouge)

MDEQ - Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality

• DEQ Home Page
• Emergency Order

Instructions for Disposal of Debris

• Building and Structural Debris
• Vegetative Debris
• Solid Waste Management and Disposal Site Maps (sites designated for hurricane debris) in Harrison, Jackson and Hancock Counties.

Phone numbers for environmental emergencies or information:

• 601-961-5281
• 601-961-5724
• 601-961-5307
• 601-961-5554

Texas

• Guide to Preparing Public Water Systems for Disaster
• (TCEQ) - Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
  • TCEQ Hurricane Rita Update

Utilities

• Sewerage & Water Boards of New Orleans
• Status of Mississippi Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems
• Alabama Power
• Southern Company
• Louisiana/Mississippi: Entergy
• Mississippi: Mississippi Power