GOHSEP Elected_Officials_Manual_2015

GOHSEP
Louisiana Elected Officials
Emergency Management Manual
Prepare + Prevent + Respond + Recover + mitigate
5.3 Debris Removal
In many cases, debris removal is the most
expensive part of the response and recovery
effort, so it is important to get it right!
Get a pre-disaster debris
contract!
Debris operations are restricted to eventrelated
debris and to property and rightof-ways
that are the responsibility of the Applicant (local governments and qualified private
nonprofits [PNPs]).
As a best practice, FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Applicants are highly encouraged to develop
a debris management plan. Plans significantly improve an Applicant’s ability to conduct their
debris management operations in a way that ensures debris activities are tailored to meet
specific needs and that debris removal activities are consistent with FEMA eligibility criteria.
A well-constructed debris management plan ensures an Applicant maximizes the Federal
funds it is eligible to receive and retains those funds through the reimbursement and audit
process.
It is an Applicant’s responsibility to
understand and follow all local, State
and Federal regulations for debris
removal, management, monitoring and
operations. Debris management should
include:
• Identifying a Louisiana
Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ)-permitted debris
management site.
• Prequalifying and maintaining
a list of debris removal,
monitoring and/or operations
contractors.
Debris management
plan
A debris management plan should address:
• Staff Roles + Responsibilities
• Situation + Assumptions
• Debris Collection
• Debris Management Sites
• Contracted Services
• Private Property Demolition +
Debris Removal
• Public Information Strategies
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