Terrebonne boil advisory lifted

Terrebonne Consolidated Government officials announced Sunday that a water boil advisory that had been in place for the entire parish since Hurricane Isaac departed four days earlier had been lifted.

The boil water advisory, activated by the Consolidated Waterworks Dist. 1, had been authorized by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, according to Terrebonne Parish spokesman Doug Bourg.

Areas that had been targeted for the advisory included an area south of North Hollywood Road, to the east of Morrison Avenue, and north of Bayou Terrebonne to the west of the Intracoastal Canal.

Bourg confirmed that the area south of Bayou Terrebonne, east of St. Charles Street to Southdown Mandalay Road and north of Bayou Black to west of the Intracoastal Waterway were included, except for an area along Tunnel Boulevard and west of Levron Street.

The area south of Bayou Black, east of La. Highway 3303 to La. Highway 182 and north and west of the Intracoastal Canal was included in the advisory.

The entire Bayou Dulagre area was part of the boil advisory, as was La. Highway 315 to the end of the road.

The area east of Dean Court, south of Industrial Blvd and on both sides Grand Caillou Road north of the Dulac Water Tank or 7618 La. Highway 57 were included, except for the Patriot Point Subdivision and Ellender High School.

Points of interest that were not required to observe the boil water advisory included Terrebonne High School, Terrebonne General Medical Center, Main Street Downtown Houma, Old Houma along and around Central Avenue and Maple Street Park, the Barrios and Mulberry subdivisions, Summerfield subdivision east of St Charles Street and Southdown Mandalay Road, Chabert Medical Center, Gulf Island Fabrications, Dolphin Services, La Ship, all of Bayou Dularge and all of Dulac north of the Dulac Water Tank.

In related public health matters, Bourg said that parish-wide garbage collection has resumed its normal schedule.

Storm debris collection includes instruction that all debris must be brought to the curb because debris removal crews are not authorized to enter private property. Materials should not be placed in streets where traffic could be impeded.

Neither should debris be stacked on or adjacent to water meters, fire hydrants, power or cable boxes or mail boxes.

TPCG contractors have been secured to make regular routes offering ample opportunity for storm debris to be collected. Only storm-generated debris will be collected.

Storm-related debris must be separated into piles for categories including green debris (tree limbs, branches, logs, etc.); construction and demolition debris (carpet, padding, insulation, furniture, wood fencing, sheetrock, flooring, etc.); hazardous waste (paints, solvents, chemicals, cleaners, television sets, gas, fuel, etc.); and white goods (refrigerators, stoves and appliances).