Gov. Bryant travels to Pike County to assess dam
WLBT
Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin Park is flooding. Its spillways are working, but nearly 10 inches of rain from Hurricane Isaac created two slides on the side of the dam.
"You don't have as much earth there to keep the water back, essentially and so that's a real threat," says Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Dam Safety Engineer Dusty Myers.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19418691/residents-near-lake-tangipahoa-advised-to-evacuate
Emergency crews securing dam at Percy Quin State Park
Fox 40
With Video
Pearl - State emergency responders are assessing impaired portions of the dam at Lake Tangipahoa at Percy Quin State Park in Pike County. Heavy rains from Hurricane Isaac damaged the structure, which has not been breached.
http://www.fox40tv.com/news/local/story/Emergency-crews-securing-dam-at-Percy-Quin-State/hCvUZpR5YUiCCvPQvv3sYQ.cspx
Emergency crews stabilize, monitor dam at Percy Quin
Clarion Ledger
A threatened failure of the Percy Quin State Park dam in Pike County has been stabilized by emergency crews working to decrease high-water stress caused by Isaac.
Officials Begin Breaching McComb Dam
WJTV
Louisiana officials have ordered evacuation of low-lying, sparsely-populated areas along the Tangipahoa River because an Isaac-hammered dam at a state park lake in Southwest Mississippi near the Louisiana border is in danger of failing.http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/aug/30/mccomb-dam-threatened-ar-4444850/
Residents flee Kentwood, areas near Tangi river as pressure continues on dam
WWL
TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. – Louisiana officials were hoping efforts on Thursday by crews in Mississippi would alleviate pressure on a lake dam stressed by Hurricane Isaac’s heavy rains that, if it failed, would send torrents of water south into Tangipahoa Parish.
http://www.wwltv.com/news/local/Tangipahoa-Parish-orders-immediate-evacuation-after-potential-levee-breach-167994886.html
Damaged dam leads to evacuation along Tangipahoa River
WAFB/WDAM
Tangipahoa Parish called for a mandatory evacuation of all areas along the Tangipahoa River, including the town of Kentwood, after officials were notified a dam in southern Mississippi is damaged but has not failed.http://www.wdam.com/story/19417024/damaged-dam-leads-to-evacuation-along-tangipahoa-river
Governor wants people off storm damaged beaches
WLOX
Governor Phil Bryant remains on the coast, directing emergency operations related to Hurricane Isaac.
Thursday morning, tThe governor got his first look at what Isaac did to Mississippi's coastline. He immediately realized clearing debris and sand off Highway 90 must be a priority. Heavy equipment is already at work on that assignment.
Gov. Bryant says the beach will remain closed until DEQ has an opportunity to check for any oil that may have washed ashore. The governor is urging everyone to stay off the beach until such testing is done and debris removed.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19418635/governor-wants-people-off-storm-damaged-beaches
Update Thurs. 8 p.m.: Isaac is gone but the water remains
Sea Coast Echo
By Jace Ponder
Aug 30, 2012, 20:14
Although the tropical storm warning has been lifted, portions of Hancock County remain covered in storm water.
…Crews from the Mississippi Dept. of Environmental Quality have been surveying county beaches. So far, no oil or tar balls have been found, officials said.
MDEQ crews have found hundreds of dead nutria. The county declared them a public nuissance and crews will begin to dispose of them.
http://12.68.233.230/40/article_6223.shtml
Diesel fuel spills from Keesler into Back Bay
Sun Herald
BILOXI -- Crews are on the scene of a diesel spill from Keesler Air Force Base into the Back Bay.
Earl Etheridge, spokesman for the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, said 3,000 gallons spilled into the water early Thursday morning after damage to the system during Hurricane Isaac.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/08/30/4155628/oil-spills-from-keesler-into-back.html
Red diesel washing ashore was from Keesler AFB
WLOX
The red diesel fuel that washed ashore near Kensington Drive Thursday morning in Biloxi came from the fuel tank of a generator at Keesler Air Force Base.
http://www.wlox.com/story/19419099/red-diesel-washing-ashore-was-from-keesler-afb
Officials concerned storm surge from Hurricane Isaac could churn up oil spill remnants
WWL
NEW ORLEANS - With Hurricane Isaac battering coastal Louisiana, state officials are concerned about the remnants of oil from the 2010 BP spill being churned up and tossed into flood waters.
http://www.wwltv.com/weather/hurricane-isaac/Officials-concerned-storm-surge-from-Hurricane-Isaac-could-churn-up-oil-spill-remnants-167837685.html
South Mississippi cities begin cleanup after Isaac
Sun Herald
By this morning, Tropical Depression Isaac will be dumping rain on parts of the country that need it desperately, and Coast cities will begin cleaning up the mess the storm left behind.
http://www.sunherald.com/2012/08/30/4157139/south-mississippi-cities-begin.html
BP will donate $1 million for Isaac relief
AP
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Oil giant BP says it will donate $1 million to support relief efforts related to Isaac, which lashed Louisiana and Mississippi with flooding rains and wind.
http://www.wlbt.com/story/19419839/bp-will-donate-1-million-for-isaac-relief
Energy Firms in Gulf Restaff Platforms, Refineries
Wall Street Journal
By BEN LEFEBVRE And ALISON SIDER
HOUSTON—U.S. Gulf Coast oil and gas companies on Thursday assessed damage from Hurricane Isaac and began to restaff evacuated refineries and offshore platforms as the now-weakened storm winds its way through central Louisiana.
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390443618604577621503201265034.html
State News
City to pick consultant for Brownfield Grant projects
Commercial Dispatch
Jeff Clark
August 30, 2012 10:04:36 AM
The City of Columbus is one step closer to implementing a federal grant that could bring about industrial development.
On Tuesday, the mayor and city council will decide on an environmental consultant to oversee a federal Brownfield Grant. The $400,000 grant will be used to assess and test industrial areas for possible contaminants. Brownfield grants are part of an EPA program designed to help cities replace contaminated or blighted areas.
http://www.cdispatch.com/news/article.asp?aid=18612
