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News from BVD Bayou Operations
August Totals
The BVD Bayou Operations workforce was very productive during the present report period in spite of the continuous and unrelenting heat wave. Bayou clean-up yielded 48 (forty-eight) 55-gallon barrels of floating debris, 33
(thirty-three) large items and 9 (nine) auto and truck tires removed from the bayou and its tributaries. Large items included the usual assortment of construction debris, lawn furniture, plastic culverts, metal and plastic barrels, wooden posts, ice chests, 5-gallon buckets, plastic crates, trash cans, large plastic toys, wooden boxes, plastic construction sheeting,
carpet, gasoline containers, gas tanks from automobiles, 1 air compressor and 1 highway sign.
July Totals
Although the amount of rainfall was above average during the present report period, the total amount of debris removed from the bayou and booms set in the tributaries was below average. Reasons for this are due to the fact that during a significant portion of the last 4 weeks, one or both of the BVD Bayou Operations workboats were out of service for repairs or upgrades. A total of 46 (forty-six) 55 gallon barrels of floating debris was removed from the Bayou during this time. In addition to the floating debris removed, 60 (sixty) auto and truck tires and 52 (fifty-two) large items were also removed and discarded. Large items included (but not limited to ) ice chests (coolers), propane tanks, plastic lawn furniture, tractor tires, metal and plastic barrels, landscaping materials (bed liners, wooden posts) 5 gallon buckets, wooden pallets, large toys, air tanks, a basketball goal
and post, one home or small business safe, a 4 wheeler and one microwave oven.
June Totals
BVD Bayou Operations Crew removed a total of 112 (One Hundred & Twelve) 55 gallon barrels of floating debris from the bayou and booms set in the tributaries.
In addition to the floating debris, 72 (Seventy-two) large discarded items and 32 (Thirty-two) automobile and truck tires were removed.
Large items included the usual assortment of things: 5 ice chests, car seat, bread crate, 5-gal buckets, toy 4-wheeler, 2 doors, lawn mower deck, 2 TVs, trash can, toilet, wheel barrow, and homemade boat.
May 2010 Totals
The one and a half inches of rainfall following the recent 4 week period of
drought was all it took to flush a huge amount of floating debris into the
tributaries that flow into the Bayou Vermilion within Lafayette Parish. BVD
Bayou Operations Crew removed a whopping total of 129 - (One Hundred and
Twenty Nine) 55 gallon barrels of floating debris from the bayou and booms
set in the tributaries. In addition to the floating debris, 85 -
(Eighty-five) large discarded items and 8 - (Eight) automobile and truck
tires were removed. Large items included the usual assortment things like
building materials, lumber, metal and plastic tanks and barrels, wooden
pallets, large toys, 5 gallon buckets, lawn and house furniture, ice chests,
window frames, one mattress box spring, discarded pieces of plastic culverts
and one very large (500 gallon) steel fuel tank. The tank contained no fuel
and the bayou water inside it was drained to make its removal possible with
our mono-rail hoist.
April 2010 Totals
A total of 68 (sixty-eight) 55-gallon barrels of floating debris was
collected and removed from the bayou and its tributaries. In addition to
the floating debris removed from the booms, 89 (eighty-nine) large items and
29 (twenty-nine) auto and truck tires were also removed. The large items
removed included things like sections of discarded telephone posts, large
plastic culverts, plastic and metal drums, lumber and other construction
materials, an abandoned homemade ski-jump, an old 12 man safety float, a
plastic (PVC) love seat, several trash cans, 5 gallon buckets, ice chests, a
plastic swimming pool, wooden pallets, an abandoned vinyl 14 ft. boat and
one baby carriage.
February 2010 Totals
The Bayou Operations crew
removed a total of 115 (One Hundred and Fifteen) 55-gallon barrels of
floating debris from the tributary booms and bayou side in the Bayou
Vermilion. In addition to the floating debris removed from the bayou, 141
(One Hundred and Forty-One) large discarded items were collected from the
bayou and roadside adjacent to the bayou.
A total of 57
(Fifty-seven) discarded auto and truck tires were also removed and
disposed
of from the bayou or roadside near the bayou.
January 2010 Totals
The BVD Bayou Operations crew removed a total of 69 (sixty-nine) barrels of
floating debris from the Bayou Vermilion and its tributaries during the
present reporting period. In addition to the floating debris removed 98
(ninety-eight) large items were also removed. A total of 60 (sixty) auto and
truck tires were also removed and disposed of. Large items removed were the
usual assortment of things like plastic barrels and drums, wooden spools and
pallets, large plastic toys, large containers, auto and truck parts,
buckets, furniture, construction materials and debris etc.
2010 Year to Date (as of August 2010)
587 55-gal. barrels of floating debris
570 Large Items
255 Auto & Truck tires
2010 Year to Date (as of August 2010)
587 55-gal. barrels of floating debris
570 Large Items
255 Auto & Truck tires
1000+ Barrells of Trash Removed from Bayou Vermilion in 2009
Several Tons of Debris Removed from by Bayou Vermilion District
January 28, 2010 - Lafayette, LA -- Bayou Vermilion District removed and disposed of 1,148 55-gallon barrels of floating debris from Bayou Vermilion within the boundaries of Lafayette Parish during 2009.
This is an increase of 150 barrels above the yearly average.
The 1,148 55-gallon barrels equal a net weight of 34.44 tons and a volume of 287 cubic yards of compressed garbage, an increase of about 4.5 tons more than average for one year.
Aside from the floating debris, Bayou Vermilion District also removed and properly disposed of 521 large items such as furniture, construction materials, appliances, TV’s, computer monitors, 3 and 4 wheelers, abandoned boats and jet skis, wooden spools and pallets and a few dead animals.
Also counted separately, BVD removed a total of 324 truck and tractor tires last year. All tires were taken to the Parish Waste Tire Facility for proper disposal.
Bayou Vermilion District’s mission is to improve the water quality of the Bayou Vermilion in an effort to promote the bayou as a recreational and cultural asset. Doing so will provide a diversified economic base for the city and parish through economic development adjacent to Bayou Vermilion.
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