tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43053369315716704662012-02-17T13:39:09.064-06:00Concerned Citizens Around MurphyWe join with our neighbors for neighborhoods to effect the ever changing decisions that empact our community by encouraging citizen participation and providing advocacy for all residents who are committed to return, rebuild and remain in St Bernard Parish LouisianaConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.comBlogger3691100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-29970604720563712882012-02-16T06:52:00.001-06:002012-02-16T06:53:55.346-06:00Quality of LifeThe Louisiana DEQ recently designated St. Bernard Parish non-attainment for sulfur dioxide health standards.
On a weekly basis residents are forced to deal with the odors emitted from the industrialized plants. It is not unusual for residents to shelter themselves in place and close all outside ventilation or to report being sick from the odors as they drive by these facilities along St. Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-19985166042521557592012-02-14T19:05:00.005-06:002012-02-15T06:43:07.376-06:00Mid February Air QualityMid February 2012 St. Bernard Parish Air Quality Report
Data Source: St. Bernard Parish's three air monitors
health standards
SO2 - sulfur dioxide 75 ppb EPA health one hour standard
H2S - hydrogen sulfide 1.4 ppb EPA review recommended daily exposure
World Health Organization (WHO 1981) advises ambient concentration levels of hydrogen sulfide "should not exceed 5 ppb (or 0.005 ppmConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-72503952860025537182012-02-11T14:18:00.000-06:002012-02-11T14:18:43.586-06:00land use plangreenspace shown in framework adopted by Council in 2006 as the Master Land Use plan to apply for Federal and State Funding
This Waggoner and Ball Plan was used as a framework for the Waggoner and Ball LLT Property redevelopment plan, presented in Fall 2011 and proposed for amendment in this week's HRQL meeting
http://www.scribd.com/doc/69265973/Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-32305180137049067712012-02-08T13:52:00.004-06:002012-02-09T09:14:10.993-06:00sulfur dioxide levels make resident sickThe Ch_Vista Monitor on December 5 2011 recorded extremely high sulfur dioxide levels, well over the EPA health standard of 75 ppb. On December 5th, Chalmette Vista's hourly averaged sulfur dioxide levels from 9am to noon were 40 ppb, 135 ppb, 256 ppb, 38 ppb and then from 6pm to 7pm the sulfur levels were 239 ppb and 145 ppb. A Chalmette resident reported the emissions made her sick.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-74907211268117427992012-02-07T22:03:00.033-06:002012-02-16T12:14:15.096-06:00enough is enoughquest for more tank farms?
around the 24:24 minute mark of the Council's February 7th 2012 meeting available on the SBPG net website Cable Channel
an investment for the future of St. Bernard?
around the 24:24 minute mark.....
another parish got a $350,000 million dollar oil reserve tank farm that will bring close to 300 jobs that pay about $90,000 salary.(well, it doesnot take 300 Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-72932953463885178702012-02-07T12:30:00.005-06:002012-02-08T06:42:43.484-06:00Marsh Fire Effect on Air QualityIn January 2012 there was a persisent marsh fire in New Orleans East, just north of St. Bernard Parish. The three air quality monitors in St. Bernard Parish reported high levels of particulate matter and hydrogen sulfide in January 2012. Both are assumed to be from the marsh fire.
January 23, 2012 was one of the worse air quality days for particulate matter, PM10. As an example, PM10 hourly Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-3877397639282200642012-02-05T08:00:00.093-06:002012-02-08T06:43:58.566-06:00St. Bernard's air quality report January 2012St. Bernard Parish Air Quality Recap
January 2012
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A monthly recap of some of the highest air toxin readings from the air monitors in Chalmette and Meraux. Full Report Here.
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) EPA one-hour health standard 75 ppb
1/1/2012 SO2 107 ppb Ch_Vista Monitor
1/3/2012 SO2 13 ppb Ventura Drive Monitor
1/4/2012 SO2 11 ppb Meraux Monitor
1/5/2012 Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-69838368360670338602012-02-04T08:32:00.001-06:002012-02-04T08:33:28.600-06:00sulfur dioxide exceedance in December 2011 Rain CII Carbon investigation by DEQ Dec 15, 2011
Dec 15 2011 Fire Chief Stone observed a purple cloud coming from Rain CII Carbon and filed complaint regarding a chemical/acid odor.
DEQ did not detect anything.
Yet, the DEQ Ch_Vista Monitor shows steady increase of sulfur dioxide in late hours of December 15 and into early morning of Dec 16th with a peak SO2 hourly reading of 122 ppb, whichConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-16397303942353471162012-02-03T06:48:00.003-06:002012-02-09T12:58:54.248-06:00St. Bernard's air quality reportsSt. Bernard Parish Air Quality Reports
Highest Air Monitor Readings
A monthly report of some of the highest air toxin readings in the ambient air in Chalmette and Meraux, Louisiana.
January 2012 Recap on Air Quality
Ambient Air monitors are fixed location monitors which measure certain air toxins. Fixed air monitor locations are dependent on wind direction.
Ch_Vista ambient air monitor at Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-74052741164609476242012-02-02T19:42:00.001-06:002012-02-01T20:06:18.887-06:00clean air force
Endorse a nonpartisan grassroots group called the Moms Clean Air Force and join the fight against toxic air pollution. "Clean air should be above politics," Moore said. "The discussion about regulations to protect our air has gotten so polarized that we have forgotten an important thing: We all breathe the same air. And all our children suffer because of pollution. We don't have to choose Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-8092232043470650082012-02-01T14:09:00.006-06:002012-02-02T07:38:56.737-06:00hydrogen sulfide exposureThe World Health Organization (WHO 1981) advises ambient concentration levels of hydrogen sulfide "should not exceed 5 ppb, with a 30-minute averaging time.”
Neurophysicological abnormalities have been reported in studies of residents living along the fenceline of crude oil processing plant which exposed residents to hydrogen sulfide at 10 parts per billion. Other studies show the adverse Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-89259755254011238722012-01-22T09:35:00.002-06:002012-01-22T15:54:15.627-06:00Bayou cleanedDEQ ordered the clean up of Bayou Trepagnier in St. Charles Parish
Shell/Motiva most likely had a DEQ issued permit which allowed the toxic dumping. DEQ is improving its water quality programs and water shed clean up efforts, but is not consistent.
Shell/Motiva was ordered to clean this Bayou and reroute discharges to the river. A newly constructed tank farm in St. James was not allowed to Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-37570479602776595742012-01-11T13:41:00.005-06:002012-01-12T06:30:37.726-06:00we are here and here to stayThe St. Bernard Parish Council by Resolution previously agreed not to rezone anything in our neighborhood until Murphy Oil provided two things to the residents of St. Bernard: 1) its Master Plan for the current facility and 2) a written plan of their long-term intent for the former "buyout" area. Only than could residents fully participate in an informed discussion to consider changes around the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-87077933165150036622012-01-08T10:22:00.002-06:002012-01-11T12:07:33.280-06:00sulfur dioxide readingsCh_Vista monitor highest Sulfur Dioxide readings
January 4, 2012 166ppb
January 7, 2012 74ppb
Health Standards for Sulfur Dioxide one-hour readings are 75 ppb.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-76955686204002769212012-01-01T11:14:00.002-06:002012-01-01T11:14:57.057-06:00particulate matter New Year's Eve
Ch_Vista monitor New Year's EveConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-37931135185325901202011-12-29T15:08:00.001-06:002011-12-29T15:09:23.099-06:00storm water & waste treatment problemsJune 2009 and July 2011 Refinery floods into neighborhood around the 4:14 minute mark
December 2009 rainfall causes oily discharges
July 2005 waste treatment plant bypasses
December 2009 no berms, only sand bags
Public Meeting Questions
"" At least twice in the public meeting , the DEQ representatives stated NO oil and / or oily wastes are sent to the ponds. This is not true. The Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-87526849340661718202011-12-22T12:12:00.002-06:002011-12-22T12:12:47.029-06:00Radioactive leak at nuclear plant near Baton RougeEntergy-reports-radioactive-leak-at-St-Francisville-nuclear-plant-Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-23741306666763475822011-12-20T14:36:00.002-06:002011-12-24T14:37:24.737-06:00Sulfur Dioxide at Chalmette VistaSulfur Dioxide Health Standard exceedances, again, in Chalmette on Tuesday December 20th around midday. SO2 readings at Ch_Vista air monitor spiked to 159 ppb.
The EPA one-hour health standard for SO2 is 75 ppb.
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/DIVISIONS/Assessment/AirFieldServices/AmbientAirMonitoringProgram/AirMonitoringData.aspxConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-31771874458329399092011-12-15T20:24:00.005-06:002011-12-16T08:11:55.343-06:00asbestos removal method shut down"Public Justice, environmental groups and labor unions have long urged the EPA to shut down its asbestos-removal experiments," and finally EPA has shut down this dangerous asbestos removal method. "The EPA conducted tests of this method and each time got releases of asbestos, potentially exposing on-site workers and nearby residents to the deadly carcinogen." Sadly, this comes too late for the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-59449734106037176442011-12-14T09:40:00.004-06:002011-12-23T07:24:26.705-06:00EPA Vetos Air PermitAs published in the December Federal Registry , the EPA responded in September 2011 to a citizen's petition to veto an air permit.
Represented by the Tulane University environmental law clinic, Concerned Citizens Around Murphy petitioned the EPA to Object to the State issued operating permit for a benzene reducing unit at the Meraux refinery, formerly owned by Murphy Oil USA. The petition Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0Meraux, LA, USA29.934110302687753 -89.9407771999511929.911789802687753 -89.97353269995118 29.956430802687752 -89.90802169995119tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-27481530676521030522011-12-10T17:30:00.005-06:002011-12-16T10:07:21.776-06:00drainage issuesRain is a given in Southeast Louisiana. An afternoon shower can easily dump four inches in a short amount of time. Local code requires properties to drain to the street and not unto adjacent properties.
A construction site in Western Chalmette has been unable to contain it's own storm water and floods the adjacent neighborhood. The developer was recently ordered to remove the plastic chain Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-6988658986715074962011-12-02T14:28:00.001-06:002012-01-02T14:30:56.695-06:002011 Offsite effect reportsMultiple Flaring events 12/2011
http://www.docstoc.com/docs/108253394/refinery-offsite-effects-early-December-2011
10/18/2011
http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=8204568&ob=yes&child=yes
11/2/2011
http://edms.deq.louisiana.gov/app/doc/view.aspx?doc=8204564&ob=yes&child=yes
11/21/2011 new report of structural damages to home from refinery vibrations
9/21/2011 DEQ Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-20862765138914902722011-11-23T14:10:00.006-06:002011-11-24T10:53:40.262-06:00EPA Renewable Energy ProposalRenewable Energy Production Proposal
The EPA is evaluating the feasibility of siting renewable energy production on potentially contaminated land, at the former Kaiser Aluminum waste pit site in Chalmette. The proposal calls for a possible renewable energy production site, such as a bio-refinery. Yet, a records request for a copy of or a link to the proposal was denied by EPA because "the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-82037008488693302772011-11-18T09:43:00.001-06:002011-11-18T09:45:45.753-06:00Live and Vote HomeOpinion from Laura in N. O. W. citizen's group
on the Lee Zurik Investigations into Voter Fraud in St. Bernard
I don't know about the rest of you, but I really find it hard to feel
angry about this voter fraud situation.. Many of them are still "in"
the parish. They work here, they spend the better part of their day
here. All of their alliances and loyalties, political, personal,
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-3846041376423560222011-11-16T09:01:00.003-06:002011-11-28T07:32:14.994-06:00sulfur dioxide levels in Chalmette todayCh_Vista community air monitor in St. Bernard Parish reading exceedingly high sulfur dioxide readings, viewable on Louisiana DEQ website, right hand side menu, ON AIR icon, select Site Data , select Ch_Vista, enter date
Today's sulfur dioxide levels (Nov. 16th) have already reached 375 ppb, well above the EPA one hour health standard of 75 ppb sulfur dioxide.
Click on picture for larger view
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-47255229482753238792011-11-14T08:06:00.000-06:002011-11-13T09:35:12.689-06:00Cypress Swamp to be restoredMark Schleifstein - Times Picayune
In 1956, before the completion of the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet, the Central Wetlands contained about 8,000 acres of swamp, 7,600 acres of freshwater marsh, 4,000 acres of brackish and salt marsh, and more than 1,000 acres of forest. The MR-GO cut through several natural ridges in St. Bernard Parish, funneling salt water into the area, where it killed Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-4076390606653794702011-11-13T09:45:00.000-06:002011-11-13T09:45:08.131-06:00overflow problemsrefinery floods neighborhood (around the 4:14 minute mark)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w34l7_bpkFY
refinery flooding releases oily wastes through municiple pipes
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-6246160984938248902011-11-13T09:40:00.002-06:002011-11-16T07:27:25.463-06:00waste ditch and pondsThe waste streams are allowed to flow from south of Judge Perez, north to an earthen ditch within close proximity of the Church which hosts vacation bible school for children.
The frequency of releases to the ponds and canals, even before Hurricane Katrina, is reason enough to require more monitoring and permit limits with a means for practical enforcement. Absent of any sampling, the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-81942614202320472692011-11-08T08:26:00.007-06:002011-11-10T08:18:39.328-06:00Louisiana DEQ MeetingDEQ Question and Answer Session
Thursday November 10, 2011 @ 6pm
St. Bernard Parish Council Meeting Room
8201 West Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA
RE: Valero (Murphy Oil) Water Discharges
plan for wastewater treatment malfunctions and
storm and hurricane preparedness plans
Whether you like to fish or canoe the 40 arpent canal or the Red Fish Cup Tournament from the Marina on Paris Road, your Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-74956960952339698822011-11-05T10:06:00.000-05:002011-11-04T10:07:03.730-05:00Hydrogen sulfide reportingEPA Reinstates Reporting Requirements for Hydrogen SulfideConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-89579546956730501432011-10-27T06:47:00.001-05:002011-10-27T06:51:45.654-05:00storm water canal pollutionSTOP using our canals for industrial and commerical businesses
Federal Road Works Program polluting rain water canal which flows to Central Wetlands and Bayou Bienvenue. Several times residents have ask the Parish and DEQ to address the issue of cement tools and materials being washed in the neighborhood canals by various commercial contracts and developments.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-1509269485061369972011-10-19T06:51:00.011-05:002011-11-17T06:54:48.346-06:00D Freese EditorialNever a blue sky in St. Bernard Parish
Refineries within the suburb still ignore health liberties
By DAVID FREESE
http://davidfreese.net/2011/10/27/argumentative-editorial-st-bernard-parish/
Murphy/Exxon Mobil ignore clean air
Editorial/Oct. 18, 2011
Two-Sided Explanatory/ArgumentativeConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-18855149626973920622011-10-12T08:46:00.003-05:002011-11-04T08:28:45.432-05:00land redistribution planThe Louisiana Land Trust (LLT) will soon transfer to St. Bernard Parish Government over two thousand vacant lots, mostly residential-zoned, acquired in the Federal Road Home grant program. SBPG has already distributed many other lots through the lot next door program. The Housing, Redevelopment, and Quality of Life Commission (HRQL) will soon begin to public notice a proposed redistribution planConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30700375438733421122011-10-06T08:08:00.002-05:002011-10-06T08:08:44.719-05:00grateful songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pfBUUZNbFM
For all those who serveConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-39856359861247024102011-09-29T15:40:00.000-05:002011-09-29T15:40:00.033-05:00burning of road board approvedOpen burning event scheduled to occur at Mantle Well site in Assumption Parish
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/portals/0/news/pdf/MantleWellBlowoutCleanup_PR.pdf
DEQ Communications - 4 hours ago
http://www.deq.louisiana.gov/portal/
Mantle Oil and Gas, LLC will use an air curtain destructor to burn road board used in the cleanup of a well blowout that occurred in Assumption Parish in Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-10190895470729899422011-09-27T15:17:00.000-05:002011-09-27T15:17:29.064-05:00hydrogen sulfideYesterday, the peak hydrogen sulfide reading in Chalmette Vista was 16 ppb. Some studies have shown "former workers and residents living downwind of a crude oil processing plant had neurophysiological abnormalities. Residents in this study were exposed to hydrogen sulfide at 10 ppb, although concentrations occasionally reached 100 ppb. "
(from Earthworks) .Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30315245060520928412011-09-26T10:18:00.003-05:002011-09-27T15:12:11.395-05:00sulfur dioxide exceedances
Sulfur dioxide peaks in Chalmette Vista 9-25-2011 177 ppb
and 9-26-2011 226 ppb
the EPA one-hour health standard for sulfur dioxide is 75 ppbConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-7348507424686116082011-09-25T07:44:00.003-05:002011-09-25T08:08:22.052-05:00coke barn repairs update
ExxonMobil's refinery at Chalmette has been placed under a compliance order by Louisiana DEQ to make certain repairs to its coker unit storage barn by end March 2012. LDEQ will incorporate this specific requirement into ExxonMobil's air permit renewal for the unit.
coke barn roof condition May 2011
coke barn roof condition January 2011.
These broken roof panels can be carried by wind andConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30217574147192250532011-09-23T18:45:00.003-05:002011-09-29T06:37:37.050-05:00EPA Vetoes Air Permit
Remands to LDEQ for Further Review
(St. Bernard Parish, LA) – EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, rejected a Clean Air Act permit for Murphy Oil, Inc.'s Meraux, Louisiana refinery.
The pollution permit is for a processing unit for low-benzene gasoline products at Murphy Oil's Meraux refinery and is part of the EPA’s clean fuel mandates. The benzene reducing unit Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-66876345581205559092011-09-22T07:53:00.000-05:002011-09-25T07:45:58.725-05:00Candidate ForumsSEPTEMBER 26th, 27th, 28th 7pm Alliance for Good Government Candidate Forums @Nunez Community College Auditorium
Sept. 26th
Sept. 27th All Council District Seats
Sept. 28th
OCTOBER 1st 6PM Pastor's Coalition Candidate Forum @ 1st Baptist Church
The St. Bernard Pastor's Coalition will sponsor a forum for candidates for St. Bernard Parish president and St. Bernard sheriff. The event is Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-16054754384468175502011-09-21T21:55:00.005-05:002011-09-23T10:10:50.197-05:00air strikesSt. Bernard Parish’s failure to meet EPA’s new health protection standard of 75 parts per billion (ppb) for sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentrations in community air may have a connection to lax emissions controls. More stringent, state-of-the-art pollution controls may provide a solution.
In May 2011, the LDEQ recommended a non-attainment status for air quality in St. Bernard Parish based on Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-28446458038182132852011-09-16T06:55:00.001-05:002011-09-16T17:16:45.152-05:00M / V Plant Update65517. Murphy/Valero Update from a resident CAP member 09/16/11 12:32 AM
Murphy scheduled to transfer on October 1 2011 to Valero Energy Corp.
The company owns 16 other refineries.
They invest in alternative energy such as ethanol and wind mills.
Regional V.P. refers to the area where Murphy bought residences as a "Green Belt" similar to buffer areas around existing Valero refineries near Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-22783648612269971872011-09-14T07:59:00.004-05:002011-09-25T12:10:28.520-05:00sulfur dioxide @ chalmettesulfur dioxide exceedances again @Ch_Vista monitor.
September 13, 2011 peak SO2 reading of 196 ppb. EPA health standard for SO2 is 75 ppb.
In June 2011, Louisiana DEQ recommended a nonattainment status for St. Bernard Parish for sulfur dioxide. By February 2012, EPA will confirm and or modify the State's recommendations. By February 2014, each State must submit a plan of action designed to Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-88711010375633352392011-09-05T15:15:00.003-05:002011-09-05T15:16:26.503-05:00SO2 readings Chalmette VistaAir quality readings in Chalmette spiked today at 296 ppb sulfur dioxide. The EPA has set a new sulfur dioxide health standard of 70 ppb.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-27422357324350047572011-09-04T17:25:00.001-05:002011-09-04T17:26:08.499-05:00sulfur dioxide peaksCH_Vista air monitor in Chalmette, LA peaked sulfur dioxide readings today at 223 ppb . The EPA set a new sulfur dioxide health one-hour standard at 70 ppb.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-21107280196914825102011-09-03T09:50:00.000-05:002011-09-04T17:18:14.040-05:00through Eddie's lensSt. Bernard 's rebuilding and recovery through the lens of Eddie Evans
http://hippics.smugmug.com/
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.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-71699401118692560762011-09-02T08:41:00.000-05:002011-09-04T17:17:49.796-05:00buffer zone updateUPDATE:
Seafood business expansion in buffer zone may be back on horizon.
Despite setbacks from the oil spill of the BP rig explosion, a St. Bernard Parish seafood restaurant seems set to benefit from another oil spill and it’s resulting court ordered buffer zone.
Last year, the business agreed to purchase three adjacent buffer zone lots for $10,000 each, but those sales agreements were Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-78106193726906114142011-09-01T21:20:00.001-05:002011-09-16T06:57:14.550-05:00Meraux refinery to have new ownersValero Energy to purchase the Meraux refineryConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-39615969477561566362011-08-31T12:27:00.000-05:002011-08-31T12:27:27.256-05:00word press
Keeping up with Murpy oil : A lesson in how to discourage participation in a community meeting.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-53452350261766215682011-08-29T06:24:00.001-05:002011-08-29T06:26:53.586-05:00Citrus Grove PlantingThis weekend, to commemorate our district's revitalization, residents planted a community citrus grove on vacant lots.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-43649544022079664372011-08-29T05:10:00.000-05:002011-08-25T11:08:40.865-05:00Federal Levees failed According to Levees.org .......... Levees.org just discovered footage we just had to share.
Although the information contained in this video is not new, most of the footage you are about to see is new.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLNtA-5C5m0
Mere months after the federal levees failed in New Orleans after Katrina, the Corps of Engineers awarded an elite engineering group a grant to Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-2444532659303997992011-08-23T11:06:00.001-05:002011-08-25T11:07:02.138-05:00EPA blogEPA Greenversations BlogConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-89097353390699893552011-08-20T07:57:00.001-05:002011-08-21T12:51:19.527-05:00FEMA road workFEMA Submerged Road Work crews failed to replace barricades after cement was poured. This car was traveling on the east side of the street, the only side available. Further up, the subcontractors failed to move barricades and cones to indicate a lane shift and to block off newly poured cement.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-36164704669549438582011-08-19T08:00:00.002-05:002011-08-19T08:00:42.976-05:00one guys visit to Chalmette
http://www.fatherallen.net/tag/chalmette Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-16836263157329432592011-08-11T12:46:00.001-05:002011-09-25T12:14:53.087-05:00public meeting August 16th @ Murphy Building-- Public Meeting Tuesday August 16th at 6:30pm at the Murphy Oil Building, 1615 E. Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette
The Public Meetings with Murphy Oil are scheduled for the third Tuesday of the Month. This month's meeting is expected to include information about the new air monitor on Ventura Drive in Chalmette. The meetings are open to the public.
The recent U.S. EPA consent decree with Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-29643590909941452002011-08-06T15:12:00.000-05:002011-08-06T15:12:00.211-05:00Nungesser given unfavorable opinionThe Plaquemines Citizen BlogspotConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30975332972729403332011-08-05T20:25:00.000-05:002011-08-05T20:25:26.237-05:00storm drainsThere's a storm drain under this pile of gravel. Residents are concerned about heavy rains and tropical weather and hope the street crews return soon. It's been about three weeks.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-21238708715851464482011-08-05T10:15:00.001-05:002011-08-05T11:13:14.295-05:00August 11th Political ForumPOLITICAL FORUM 2011 - Prospective Candidates for St. Bernard Parish President and St. Bernard Parish Sheriff; The event will be held Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 6 p.m. at COUNCIL CHAMBERS 8201 W Judge Perez Drive, Chalmette, LA Doors open at 5:30pm
It is open to the general public at no cost. Space is limited so reservations must be made in advance. Reservations will only be accepted via Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-61452776940865513032011-08-02T15:56:00.001-05:002011-08-02T15:57:20.632-05:00storage tank leak at Murphy Oil June 2011On June 18, 2011
storage tank at Murphy Oil leaking low-benzene gasoline.
: 7:15am the gasoline was discovered to have leaked from the floor of the storage tank; about 5 barrels. The facility diked the area to contain the spill and used a vacuum truck to remove. The low benzene gasoline was transferred to another tank. The tank was flushed with water and repairs were underway. LDEQ conducted Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-4450183928032294032011-07-30T08:44:00.000-05:002011-07-30T08:44:02.956-05:00Tropical Storm SeasonLessons Learned from Past StormsConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-84213442340595479532011-07-29T21:43:00.009-05:002011-07-30T09:14:19.561-05:00Permit Objection UpdateEPA asked to Veto Murphy Oil's air quality permit
Concerned Citizens Around Murphy v Jackson
No. 2:10-cv-04444 (E.D. La. Dec. 1, 2010)Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-50158331176221970722011-07-27T14:11:00.000-05:002011-07-27T14:11:38.660-05:00water spout today
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Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-38608960466418040572011-07-26T08:55:00.000-05:002011-07-26T08:55:15.909-05:00rain, rain and more rain in the forecastRecent rain illustrates the continuing issues of refinery storm water run-off.
Aside from inadequate storm water capacity at the processing campus and issues of refinery parking lot rain run-off, homeowners report the continuing flood problems from Murphy-owned properties in the neighborhood. These properties were purchased by Murphy Oil through the former voluntary buyup program pursuant the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-37294927760429379582011-07-20T12:04:00.002-05:002011-07-23T19:33:30.997-05:00oil-water dischargesReuters reports no flood impact on New Orleans area refineries.
Some oil refineries are allowed to make "emergency discharges" into neighborhood canals to prevent the processing plants from flooding. Instead, the oil companies should be required to increase the plant's storm water capacity. Rain is a given in Southeast Louisiana.
The Spill, Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan and the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-38283616596954646762011-07-19T21:53:00.000-05:002011-07-19T21:53:09.912-05:00More sidewalksThere's nothing like being able to walk again in the neighborhood on sidewalks.
With the Mississippi River water levels returning to normal, work has begun again to replace the sidewalks removed by Murphy Oil during demolition of houses sold in the former voluntary buyup.
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Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-47000237789235640962011-07-15T06:38:00.001-05:002011-08-05T11:15:25.651-05:00Candidate ForumCHANGE OF VENUE TO THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS ..... Doors open 530pm
Political Forum
Sheriff and Parish President Candidates
August 11, 2011 6PM
Open to Public
Limited Seating
Attendees must confirm seating: contact politicalforum2011@gmail.com
Attendees will receive a confirmation number which must be presented at the door for seating.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-55492754948137527662011-07-14T08:44:00.001-05:002011-07-14T08:47:48.822-05:00Murphy Oil's Lot Next Door Properties Murphy Oil has recently purchased several properties in the residential neighborhood around it's Meraux Louisiana refinery.
These residential-zoned lots were acquired through the SBPG HRQL "Lot Next Door Program" , which redistributes LLT properties. LLT properties were acquired by the State of Louisiana Land Trust after the hurricane Katrina through the Federal Road Home Program.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-29098950751296061742011-07-13T05:48:00.002-05:002011-07-13T11:36:36.448-05:00Posted WetlandsWetlands Do Not Disturb Posted Sign
As an update to what residents consider a wetlands coverup and with concerns of lack of wetlands study
St. Bernard Citizens group N O W have posted a 2003 photo of the same area; Posted Wetlands
http://st-bernard-parish-now.smugmug.com/
http://www.stbernardparishnow.com/
Area Map
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30877306525579549942011-07-11T11:11:00.003-05:002011-07-13T12:38:06.457-05:00Noise and Hearing LossLong Term Occupational Noise Exposure
In essence, evidence of noise levels that workers might encounter at completely different facilities was not sufficiently similar to evidence of noise workers encountered at the Murphy facility in light of all the variables involved in each unique workplace. The evidence also amply supported causation where it included sound survey evidence produced by Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-24110609683619631612011-07-07T20:42:00.000-05:002011-07-07T11:13:02.385-05:00Community Meeting with DOJThe public is invited to a community meeting with the U.S. Dept. of Justice
Sunday evening, July 10, 2011 at 6:30pm at 2425 Beachhead Lane, Violet, LAConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-60780494048905138352011-07-06T11:15:00.008-05:002011-07-20T06:58:37.695-05:00Sidewalk updateSidewalk Update
July 5, 2011 Council Meeting Item #26 Motion to Discuss Sidewalks on Jacob Drive
(Discussion of replacing the sidewalks removed by Murphy Oil during demolition of houses sold to the refinery under a former voluntary buyup)
Motion by Henderson, Seconded by Landry
http://sbpg.pegcentral.com/player.php?video=67a41d9d0a54ca0557d36c79f9d494f0
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around the time mark 2:12:07 ItemConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-73078219066510133302011-06-25T07:37:00.002-05:002011-06-25T07:49:45.885-05:00Community Orchard Rediscover District C is a residents' group which sponsors community cleanup, beautification projects, and even block parties on concrete slabs left from demolished homes. The block parties were called S.L.A.B. Fest, an acronym for "Support Landscaping and Beautification".
Now that most slabs are removed, RDC is sponsoring a Community Orchard on a couple of LLT Properties. Other associations Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-16394613996539499492011-06-19T20:36:00.005-05:002011-06-25T07:38:02.461-05:00Pocket Parks and Community GardensSt. Bernard Parish Housing, Redevelopment, and Quality of Life Commission's Pocket Parks and Community Gardens
Civic Assocations may enter into cooperative endeavor agreements with SBPG HRQL Commission to use LLT/LRA properties for pocket parks and community gardens. LLT/LRA properties are land lots sold to the State of Louisiana through the Federal Road Home Program. LLT lots which have not Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-71013800075239229182011-06-11T14:36:00.007-05:002011-06-12T12:28:48.412-05:00River's effect on public healthRising river effect on public health includes variances allowed by the Louisiana DEQ for petroleum coke in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
ExxonMobil Chalmette refinery is storing petroleum coke in a blighted, open roof coke barn,
“on or about May 13, 2011, the Respondent contacted the Department by telephone to inform the Department of the need to use the No. 1 Coker Coke Barn........”
and Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-36090996773360809062011-06-10T15:02:00.002-05:002011-06-11T15:12:14.045-05:00Murphy Oil Title V application V6Murphy Oil Meraux Title V application V6 for minor modification
(Submitted May 2011; Public Notice and Public Comment Period pending)
.......to revise the operating rate of the cooling tower...In January 2010, the feed pump to the cooling tower was modified to include a larger impeller to accommodate the increase in cooling demand as a result of the BenFree Unit project.......The increase in Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-63415608782310863962011-06-02T16:44:00.000-05:002011-06-02T16:44:35.509-05:00Oral History and Commercial Fishers StoriesMaking the Gulf Coast Whole Again:
June 2, 2011 Testimony of Parish President Taffaro contains an end segment of commercial fishers stories and other oral history of St. Bernard Parish, LouisianaConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-75764033579351446052011-05-28T19:03:00.003-05:002011-07-20T07:00:30.293-05:00pedestrian friendlySidewalks. Removed under a questionable resolution passed in an equally questionable amended council agenda, the sidewalks removed by Murphy Oil are being replaced by FEMA road work projects. The sidewalks were removed by Murphy Oil during demolition of the houses sold to the refinery through the former voluntary buyup program.
This means our kids will have a safer place to ride bikes and walkConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-24722811316721571382011-05-27T15:22:00.007-05:002011-05-31T08:20:48.640-05:00ExxonMobil Coke Barn
Pictured above in January 2011
The rising Mississippi River levels have affected barge traffic. Among the many effects on industry along the river, one refinery in Chalmette is now using its old, dilapidated petroleum coke barn for storage. Although Louisiana DEQ is allowing use of the open air coke barn, a compliance order was issued earlier this month ordering the roof repairs within six (6) Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-30977141956226317042011-05-22T08:26:00.000-05:002011-05-22T08:26:10.604-05:00Louisiana 1927 floodRandy Newman, Louisiana 1927 song and photos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGs2iLoDUYE&feature=related
In 1927, the levees were lower, saturated with previous rainfall in Louisiana, and stressed with a higher flow rate, "an estimated 2,120,000 cfs raced past at the height of the 1927 flood". That is significantly higher than the 1,500,000 cfs the U S Army Corps strives to maintain in 2011.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-56427913282886653272011-05-14T09:27:00.006-05:002011-05-16T06:14:30.426-05:00Morganza Spillway OpeningReported 25,000 residents empacted as Louisiana spillway opens The Canadian Press
About 2,500 people and 2,000 structures are within the spillway and another 22,500 and 11,000 buildings are vulnerable to flooding when the waters rise, according to Jindal’s office --Bloomberg News
and From LEAN and LMRK : News on Atchafalaya River Basin and backwater areasConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-53231797851255729942011-05-11T08:36:00.001-05:002011-05-13T17:06:17.680-05:00smell something stinky?
Report it!
Odor Log It & Call DEQ!
CH_VISTA monitor health standard exceedances Tuesday May 10, 2011
(ambient air monitor exceedance of the EPA one-hour health sulfur dioxide standard of 75 ppb)
Sulfur dioxide levels at 11 am - 100.9 ppb, at 3pm -- 98.3 ppb, at 4pm -- 80.6 ppb, at 6pm --137.3 ppb, at 7pm -- 111.5 ppb.
The CH_VISTA data is available on the Louisiana DEQ website. Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-53869014338160767522011-05-09T17:29:00.001-05:002011-05-10T08:31:57.065-05:00health standards exceeded, againCH_VISTA exceeds health standards again for sulfur dioxide
Today May 9 2011 the sulfur dioxide readings at CH_VISTA are once again over the EPA one-hour health standard of 75 ppb.
Starting with a hydrogen sulfide spike of 9 ppb at 2 am, the sulfur dioxide rose to 73.6 ppb at 4am and peaked at 157.8 ppb and 151.7 ppb at 8am and 9am. The sulfur dioxide readings continued with 75.7 ppb at 11am Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-32782367513492687262011-05-08T16:24:00.003-05:002011-05-08T16:26:48.337-05:00record level of waters expectedCorps discusses opening Morganza Spillway video:
http://www.theadvertiser.com/videonetwork/934139674001/Corps-discusses-opening-Morganza-Spillway
Inundation Map Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-49988827410135072482011-05-07T15:16:00.008-05:002011-07-12T20:11:19.278-05:00dare to dance the tidesThis time last year our community was effected by the tragic wellhead explosion on the BP rig and the subsequent oil gusher. To help keep the oil at bay, the freshwater diversion at Violet Canal was opened at an increased rate; the diversion helped keep the oil out of some estuaries, but the change in salinity effected others.
Now, the Mississippi River is rising," just like she used to do ".
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-24226159185187497972011-05-03T16:01:00.002-05:002011-05-03T16:36:04.663-05:00Chalmette Vista Sulfur readings exceed health standardsChalmette Vista ambient air monitor readings exceed SO2 health standards for three consecutive days.
In late April 2011, sulfur dioxide readings at the Chalmette Vista ambient air monitoring site exceeded the one-hour health standard of 75 ppb with the highest reading of 254 ppb on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.
Sulfur dioxide readings on Monday and Tuesday, April 25 and April 26, 2011, also Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-29321963027761098522011-04-22T07:12:00.017-05:002011-09-15T08:28:58.935-05:00Villere Plantation ruinsThe Villere Plantation's brick drainage pump ruins have been entrusted, through a conservation easement to the St. Bernard Parish Historical Society.
The Villere Plantation was listed as a War of 1812 Preservation Priority in the 2007 American Battlefield Protection Program Report to Congress. "The priorities indicate which sites, in the opinion of the National Park Service, merit immediate Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-55453117868934153552011-04-18T19:56:00.003-05:002011-04-18T19:59:31.199-05:00Make it Right
[StBernard] One Year Later: St. Bernard Parish Refuses to Bend to BP Oil
We learned in Katrina to take a pro-active approach to disaster response,” Taffaro said. “Our fishermen, our business owners, our residents, and our public officials acted swiftly in our fight to protect our coast and the unique Gulf seafood industry. Admittedly we have a long way to go, and we will not rest until we haveConcerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-84726179822258194352011-04-16T08:32:00.005-05:002011-04-23T21:34:25.266-05:0045 days until Hurricane SeasonApril 16 2011
45 days until Hurricane Season
IS YOUR REFINERY READY?
April and May typical rain events have rainfall upwards to 10 and 12 inches. Oil refineries are usually required to segregate oily waste water treatment from storm water basins. Additionally, the storm water basins generally require a spill control and prevention plan which include berms.
As recently as December 2009, a Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-53402376923571063002011-04-11T19:33:00.006-05:002011-04-13T11:03:27.987-05:00Enough is Enough
Mallard Duck Ballad
/Other/Illegal-wetland-distruction/
There is a systemic problem with those who are supposed to protect our environment. Whether or not the source is an oil refinery or a construction site, the state inspector states there is no problem and that the agency doesnot handle parish drainage issues. The residents are not included in the decision making process and in the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-47781877026047579932011-04-10T10:10:00.005-05:002011-04-09T17:02:18.837-05:00Fair and meaningful before decisions are madeEnvironmental Justice is "the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people ..... with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies."
"EPA has this goal for all communities and persons across this Nation. It will be achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-37447512344872338192011-04-09T11:24:00.006-05:002011-04-12T05:29:40.612-05:00non source point
N O W photo updates
“they need to follow the rules just like everyone else"
above, excavated pit photograph from April 11 2011, with possible lack of saftey embankment for workers
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-75396642858756253752011-04-09T10:42:00.001-05:002011-04-09T10:44:18.133-05:00duckling protectionWildlife habitat in designated wetlands area, home to a widowed mother duck and her orphaned ducklings.
The least that could be done is to respect these original inhabitants of the restricted-access designated wetlands area of the construction site. April 8 2011 photos by Hippics http://hippics.smugmug.com/
Illegal wetlands destruction photo folder http://hippics.smugmug.com/Other/Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-57788464835683647312011-04-08T22:26:00.050-05:002011-04-09T11:21:31.212-05:00illegal water discharge permitApril 8 2011 another incident day, witnessed by adjacent property owners: sand sediment discharge from the construction site drainage pipe into the Bluebird canal....updated photos coming soon....at the N.O.W. website. http://st-bernard-parish-now.smugmug.com/Other/Provident-workers-continue-to/16537470_9aLQ3#1245162568_7u4nH
Photos from previous incidents.
Not exactly content with the Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-86980182208399197052011-04-07T06:27:00.001-05:002011-04-07T06:45:05.097-05:00salinity levelsResidents and scientists report salinity levels and tides have changed since the rock barrier placement in the MR-GO, and some believe full closure will not require the existing freshwater flowrate at the Violet canal siphon. Oyster farmers fear additional fresh water will kill off restoration efforts on reefs that have suffered effects of past hurricanes and the massive BP oil spill last year.
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-89172300678954217172011-04-05T10:31:00.000-05:002011-04-05T10:31:50.525-05:00US EPA to raise radiation limits Fukushima, you see, is doing to the Pacific Ocean what BP and the Deepwater Horizon did to the Gulf of Mexico last summer. Except that in the case of Fukushima, that radiation doesn't just disappear with the help of millions of gallons of toxic chemicals. Nope, that radiation sticks around for decades.
So what to do? If you're the United States Environment Protection Agency, there's only one Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-52181558637699369132011-04-03T15:57:00.006-05:002011-04-04T09:53:30.866-05:00storm water concernsConcerns for storm water runoff pollution.
March 11, 2011 - St. Bernard Parish NOW post Provident Realty Advisors and Aberdeen Court apartment construction workers dump cement and trash into our wetlands!
http://st-bernard-parish-now.smugmug.com/
The photos in the March 11, 2011 folder were taken in the northern portion of our wetlands designated and marked off by the Army Corps of Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-90690439615806990862011-03-15T17:46:00.001-05:002011-03-15T17:54:14.444-05:00Japan we are with youSolidarity
Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-65048498675275020932011-03-13T17:35:00.002-05:002011-03-13T17:46:27.830-05:00volunteers in actionVolunteers planted trees along Judge Perez Drive Saturday, March 12, 2011, through a Curb Appeal program with the SBPG Parks and Parkways Commission and the Greater New Orleans Foundation Neighborhood Initiatives.
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Several neighborhood associations and many volunteer residents joined together to plant the trees. Although the Curb Appeal beautification program has begun on the parish's three Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-73741398519903765382011-03-12T17:46:00.011-06:002011-03-13T18:01:54.098-05:00release at plant sends smoky emissions.
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Saturday March 12, 2011 emission from nearby Meraux plant.Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4305336931571670466.post-31642326897496118052011-03-10T20:12:00.005-06:002011-04-02T20:13:36.828-05:00Murphy Oil flaring history reportAcid Gas and Tail Gas Flaring History 2005 - 2009Concerned Citzens Around Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06664038661168413925noreply@blogger.com0