Today (April 8, 2016), Tammany Utilities received confirmation from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals that the water we provide you is safe for consumption. Therefore, the Boil Advisory is rescinded. If you have any questions, please call Tammany Utilities at (985) 276-6400.
On Wednesday, April 6, 2016, beginning at 9 AM, Tammany Utilities (TU) will be replacing the fire hydrant at the intersection of Savoie Drive and Piper Lane in Mandeville (weather permitting). The work will require that the water be turned off to Tammany Utilities water customers located within the highlighted area shown in the image below. Water service will be restored by 5 PM Wednesday, April 6, 2016.
Once water service is restored, out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with Department of Health and Hospital regulations, a precautionary BOIL ADVISORY will be in place for the customers identified above. This BOIL ADVISORY is to remain in effect until rescinded by Tammany Utilities. It is recommended that all consumers disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means:
Boil water for one (1) full minute in a clean container. The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil. (The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a clean bottle, pouring it from one clean container to another, or by adding a small pinch of salt to each quart of water that is boiled.)
Again, please be sure to disinfect your own water prior to consumption until you have been advised otherwise.
Tammany Utilities will rescind this BOIL ADVISORY upon notification from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ‑ Office of Public Health that additional water samples collected from our system have shown the water to be safe. We anticipate that the earliest the BOIL ADVISORY will be rescinded will be Friday, April 8th.
Customers affected by this advisory will be advised when it is rescinded by hand delivered notices and notices on the Parish Government’s social media sites. If you have any questions, please call Tammany Utilities at (985) 276-6400.
Today (April 1, 2016), Tammany Utilities received confirmation from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals that the water we provide you is safe for consumption. Therefore, the Boil Advisory is rescinded.
If you have any questions, please call Tammany Utilities at (985) 276-6400.
The Covington location of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in St. Tammany Parish will permanently close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2016. The Covington DRC is located at Coquille Parks and Recreation, 13505 Highway 1085, Gym Number One. Applicants in need of services beyond March 31, 2016 should visit the Slidell DRC, on the first floor of the Towers Administrative Building located at 520 Old Spanish Trail. The Slidell DRC will allow St. Tammany Parish citizens who have suffered losses due to the flooding event earlier in the month to have access to recovery assistance from multiple agencies. In addition to FEMA personnel assisting residents with their process, Small Business Administration (SBA) personnel will also be available to answer questions.
To apply for individual disaster assistance from FEMA, call 1-800-621- FEMA (3362) or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov . Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. To access resources to aid in your disaster recovery, visit www.stpgov.org/disaster.
WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTION & PRECAUTIONARY BOIL ADVISORY
Portions of Cedarwood, Elmwood, Wilkerson, America, Caroline, Lafayette, Dupard, Webster, and Foucher Streets in Tanglewood Subdivision
Briarwood Terrace Water System (PWS 1103079)
On Wednesday, March 30, 2016, beginning at 9 AM, Tammany Utilities (TU) will be replacing an 8” water valve located at the intersection of Elmwood Street and Cedarwood Street in Mandeville. The work will require that the water be turned off to Tammany Utilities water customers located within the highlighted area shown in the image below. Water service will be restored by 5 PM Wednesday, March 30, 2016.
Once water service is restored, out of an abundance of caution and in accordance with Department of Health and Hospital regulations, a precautionary BOIL ADVISORY will be in place for the customers identified above. This BOIL ADVISORY is to remain in effect until rescinded by Tammany Utilities. It is recommended that all consumers disinfect their water before consuming it (including fountain drinks), making ice, brushing teeth, or using it for food preparation or rinsing of foods by the following means:
Boil water for one (1) full minute in a clean container. The one minute starts after the water has been brought to a rolling boil. (The flat taste can be eliminated by shaking the water in a clean bottle, pouring it from one clean container to another, or by adding a small pinch of salt to each quart of water that is boiled.)
Again, please be sure to disinfect your own water prior to consumption until you have been advised otherwise.
Tammany Utilities will rescind this BOIL ADVISORY upon notification from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals ‑ Office of Public Health that additional water samples collected from our system have shown the water to be safe. We anticipate that the earliest the BOIL ADVISORY will be rescinded will be Friday, April 1st.
Customers affected by this advisory will be advised when it is rescinded by hand delivered notices and notices on the Parish Government’s social media sites. If you have any questions, please call Tammany Utilities at (985) 276-6400.
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St. Tammany Parish Government Department of Grants will hold two Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) meetings to assist eligible homeowners in collecting the required paperwork for the completion of the application for grant funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The first meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, March 30, 2016, in St. Tammany Parish Council Chambers, 21490 Koop Drive in Mandeville, from 3:30 p.m. until 5:30 p.m. The second meeting is scheduled for Thursday, March 31, 2016, on the 5th floor of the Towers Administration Building located at 520 Old Spanish Trail, in Slidell, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
The FMA program is designed to mitigate high risk residential properties in an effort to reduce flood losses throughout the Parish. The mitigation process would provide approved property owners with funding to elevate their homes, bringing the structures into compliance with current flood mapping data. In order to ensure that all eligible homeowners who want to apply are included, eligible residents who have been notified are asked to bring the following items to the meeting:
· Copy of Driver’s License or State Issued Photo Identification of owner and co-owner of property
· Copy of the current Flood Insurance Declaration Page
· (Not required but recommended) Appraisal of property or Footprint to show square footage
· (Not required but recommended) Elevation Certificate
St. Tammany Parish Government will provide the Voluntary Participation Agreement and the Notarized Homeowners Affidavit Form (regarding assistance received in the past). If you are unable to attend one of the above meetings, please return all of the documents listed above, including the Voluntary Participation Agreement and the Notarized Homeowners Affidavit Form linked here, to St. Tammany Parish, Department of Grants, Hazard Mitigation Office, P.O. Box 628, Covington, LA 70434 by Friday, April 15th, 2016. If you have any questions regarding these documents, please feel free to contact the Department of Grants at (985) 867-5095 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Upon review of your submittal, a Grants Project Manager will contact you regarding the next steps.
Two Parish-Wide Jail and Justice Center Complex sales taxes are slated to come up for renewal on the Municipal General/ Special Primary election ballot, April 9, 2016. These revenues will continue to fund operations and maintenance needs of the St. Tammany Parish Jail, and the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center complex in Covington, including the Slidell Justice Center annex located in the Towers Building. Since 1998, these dedicated revenues, ¼¢ each (one fourth of one percent), have been used solely for the purposes of funding the operations and maintenance of these entities. A yes vote would renew the tax for an additional 20 years.
“The community we live in is safe and secure, and the services provided through all of these agencies funded through these taxes, play a role in that safety on several levels,” said Pat Brister, St. Tammany Parish President. “As our community continues to grow, the need for services of these agencies will grow as well, so I urge every voter in St. Tammany to vote on these two taxes which have been in place for 18 years as a dedicated funding source.”
“The two sales tax renewals are crucial to the future of public safety here in St. Tammany, “said Randy Smith, St. Tammany Parish Sheriff-Elect. “The money collected through these dedicated taxes directly impact two major components of our justice system — the St. Tammany Parish Justice Center and the St. Tammany Parish jail — and the impact on public safety will be felt for the next two decades.”
Each of these taxes brings in approximately $11,300,000 annually. In addition to the funding of facilities and maintenance of agencies within the Jail and Justice Center including: the 22nd Judicial District Court, the District Attorney, the Public Defender, the Clerk of Court, the Registrar of Voters, the Assessor, the Sheriff and the Jail, the funds will also be allocated to support capital needs of existing facilities. At the courthouse: roof replacement, technology upgrades as warranted, security equipment upgrades, air conditioning maintenance and replacement as needed, and basement moisture barrier replacement. At the jail: maximum security door system replacement, razor wire fence additions, plumbing upgrades, roof repair and replacement, technology upgrades as warranted, and sewer treatment upgrades.
Early voting for the April 9, 2016 Municipal General/ Special Primary election begins March 26 – April2, 2016. Visit www.stprov.org for election information. To read more about the proposed Parish-wide tax renewals click here.
A second FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open at Coquille Parks and Recreation located at 13505 Highway 1085 in Covington, Gym Number One. The DRC’s hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. – 6p.m. from March 24th- 26th, closed on Easter Sunday, and then open again beginning Monday, March 28th through Thursday, March 31st. Applicants in need of services beyond March 31, 2016 will be asked to go to the DRC in Slidell, on the first floor of the Towers Administrative Building located at 520 Old Spanish Trail. The DRC will allow St. Tammany Parish citizens who have suffered losses due to the flooding event earlier in the month have access to recovery assistance from multiple agencies. In addition to FEMA personnel assisting residents with their process, Small Business Administration (SBA) personnel will also be available to answer questions.
To apply for individual disaster assistance from FEMA, call 1-800-621- FEMA (3362) or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov . Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. To access resources to aid in your disaster recovery, visit www.stpgov.org/disaster.
A second FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) will open at Coquille Parks and Recreation located at 13505 Highway 1085 in Covington, Gym Number One. The DRC’s hours of operation will be from 8 a.m. – 6p.m. from March 24th- 26th, closed on Easter Sunday, and then open again beginning Monday, March 28th through Thursday, March 31st. Applicants in need of services beyond March 31, 2016 will be asked to go to the DRC in Slidell, on the first floor of the Towers Administrative Building located at 520 Old Spanish Trail. The DRC will allow St. Tammany Parish citizens who have suffered losses due to the flooding event earlier in the month. In addition to FEMA personnel assisting residents with their process, Small Business Administration (SBA) personnel will also be available to answer questions.
To apply for individual disaster assistance from FEMA, call 1-800-621- FEMA (3362) or visit www.DisasterAssistance.gov . Disaster assistance applicants, who have a speech disability or hearing loss and use TTY, should call 1-800-462-7585 directly; for those who use 711 or Video Relay Service (VRS), call 1-800-621-3362. To access resources to aid in your disaster recovery, visit www.stpgov.org/disaster.
In order for St. Tammany Parish to meet the FEMA guidelines for debris pickup reimbursement, Parish Government has laid out more details and has set deadlines for citizens to place flood-related debris at the curb for free pickup. These guidelines are to assist property owners of the 673 flood-damaged structures in western St. Tammany and 45 flood-damaged structures in eastern St. Tammany.
Debris pickup in St. Tammany Parish has been scheduled on the west side of the Parish from Tuesday, March 22, 2016 through Thursday, March 31, 2016. Crews in this sector will pick up debris in all flood-impacted areas West of Louisiana Highway 434.
Debris pickup in St. Tammany Parish is scheduled on the east side of the Parish from April 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016. Crews in this sector will pick up debris in all flood-impacted areas East of Highway 434.
All debris should be separated into piles and placed at the outer perimeter of property in the right-of-way, but not blocking the roadway. If your property does not have an area of right of way large enough to accommodate the debris, please place it as close to the edge of your property line as possible. The arm of the debris removal truck must be able to reach the debris. White goods in the whole of St. Tammany will be retrieved at a later date because they are disposed of in a different manner and at a different location than vegetative and construction debris, so residents are advised not to be alarmed if your appliances are not picked up with the bulk of your separated debris.
The six categories are as follows: vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, appliances and white goods, electronics, and household hazardous waste.
For questions on how to separate debris, visit www.stpgov.org/disaster, to view a brief video tutorial.
In order for St. Tammany Parish to meet the FEMA guidelines for debris pickup reimbursement, Parish Government has laid out more details and has set deadlines for citizens to place flood-related debris at the curb for free pickup. These guidelines are to assist property owners of the 673 flood-damaged structures in western St. Tammany and 45 flood-damaged structures in eastern St. Tammany.
Debris pickup in St. Tammany Parish has been scheduled on the west side of the Parish from Tuesday, March 22, 2016 through Thursday, March 31, 2016. Crews in this sector will pick up debris in all flood-impacted areas West of Louisiana Highway 434.
Debris pickup in St. Tammany Parish is scheduled on the east side of the Parish from April 1, 2016 - April 7, 2016. Crews in this sector will pick up debris in all flood-impacted areas East of Highway 434.
All debris should be separated into piles and placed at the outer perimeter of property in the right-of-way, but not blocking the roadway. If your property does not have an area of right of way large enough to accommodate the debris, please place it as close to the edge of your property line as possible. The arm of the debris removal truck must be able to reach the debris. White goods in the whole of St. Tammany will be retrieved at a later date because they are disposed of in a different manner and at a different location than vegetative and construction debris, so residents are advised not to be alarmed if your appliances are not picked up with the bulk of your separated debris.
The six categories are as follows: vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, appliances and white goods, electronics, and household hazardous waste.
For questions on how to separate debris, visit www.stpgov.org/disaster, to view a brief video tutorial.
Debris pickup in St. Tammany Parish will begin on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 in flood-affected areas. Debris Pickup Crews will work from west to east, and only flood related debris is eligible. Residents are asked to not bag disaster debris, and to separate debris into the following categories: vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, appliances and white goods, electronics, and household hazardous waste. Place debris at the edge of your property line before the curb in the right of way, or it will not be picked up. Please do not block the roadway, and do not stack or lean debris near or on trees, poles, or other structures including fire hydrants and utility meters. Residents are advised that normal household trash and bagged debris will not be picked up with disaster debris. Residents should continue to follow their normal garbage removal schedule for this waste.
Vegetative debris includes items such as: includes leaves, logs, etc. Construction and demolition debris includes: carpet, drywall and mattresses. Appliances and white goods includes: dishwashers, freezers and heaters. Electronics include: computers, radios and televisions. Household hazardous waste includes: cleaning supplies, lawn chemicals and pesticides.
To watch an informational video on how to separate debris, click here. For information on disaster relief visit www.stpgov.org/disaster.
St. Tammany Parish Government Announces Opening of Disaster Recovery Center
The first FEMA Disaster Recovery Center(DRC) in St. Tammany Parish will open on Monday, March 21, 2016 on the first floor of the Towers Administrative Building located at 520 Old Spanish Trail in Slidell. The DRC will be in operation Monday thru Saturday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and on Sunday, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. A second location on the western side of the Parish will open during the coming week.
The DRC will house FEMA, The Small Business Administration (SBA), and other agencies, in order to provide recovery assistance to citizens who have suffered losses in the recent flooding event. In the DRC, citizens can register for federal assistance with FEMA, and to receive information and assistance on disaster relief resources available from, Federal, State, and non-governmental organizations.
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