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DEQ outlines short- and long-term steps to address illegal tire piles; grant plan proposed for parishes
Summary
Department of Environmental Quality officials told the House Natural Resources and Environment committee they will deploy short-term grants and pursue technology options for long-term disposal of waste tires; committee members pressed for authority and resources to clean large legacy piles.
The House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment on March 18 heard the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality describe immediate and longer-term strategies to address illegally dumped and legacy waste-tire piles, including a planned parish grant program and evaluation of tire-to-fuel technologies.
Aurelia Giacometo, secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality, told the committee the agency has completed statewide outreach and a formal town-hall report and that the department will use newly authorized budget authority to fund targeted parish grants this summer. "We're working very diligently to find solutions," Giacometo said, noting that municipal and parish officials told DEQ they…
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