Smitty’s to Clean up Facility, State to Clean up River and Ponds

After leading cleanup efforts for almost two months, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is entering into a consent order with Smitty’s Supply, Inc. to assume responsibility for the cleanup of the facility damaged by a fire on August 22 and to pay certain response costs incurred by the United States. EPA is also issuing a Pollution Removal Funding Authorization (PRFA) to the state of Louisi…