Debris Monitors Help Counties
Release Date: January 25, 2001
Release Number: 1354-35
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Little Rock, AR -- As counties clean up after the December ice storms, they are contracting with private companies to dispose of storm debris.
Many counties have hired debris monitors to make sure the amount of debris claimed by their contractors is the same as the amount they actually removed. To help county debris monitors and to assist those counties without monitors, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is sending out 20 federal debris monitors to assist in the oversight of the debris removal process throughout the state.
FEMA's goal in sending out the monitors is not to impede the work counties are doing or override decisions made by local monitors. The FEMA debris monitors are being sent to report potential issues and to assist the counties in resolving them. These debris monitors will act as FEMA and the State's eyes and ears in the field, helping counties make sure there is no misuse of their disaster recovery funds.
Last Modified: Tuesday, 04-Nov-2003 12:13:34