Highlights:
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) inspections at the DuPont Delisle no hazardous material releases or leaks were observed.
- MDEQ has also confirmed that all chlorine railcars have been accounted for and placed upright.
September 28, 2005
HARRISON COUNTY — Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) inspections at the DuPont Delisle plant in Harrison County have revealed that, while the plant site was inundated with water and railcars pushed off the tracks and on their sides by Hurricane Katrina, no hazardous material releases or leaks were observed. The onsite landfill for waste disposal remained intact and was not overcome by the storm surge, the MDEQ said.
"We were pleased to learn the DuPont's landfill, which is a series of impoundment constructed with levees and berms, worked as it was designed and did prevent the inflow of water," said Phil Bass, director of MDEQ's Office Pollution Control.
The MDEQ has also confirmed that all chlorine railcars have been accounted for and placed upright. Before these railcars leave the site, each will be inspected for damage and repaired as needed.
Recovery efforts are underway at DuPont Delisle. Company officials said they expect to resume operations in November