Three communities are without drinking water. They are Marshall (a small community near Enid), Southern Hills Estates (a small community near Tuttle), and the Town of Mulhall. DEQ water quality engineers and field staff are working with all three communities to get their water systems back on line. All wastewater systems in the counties struck by the storms are in operation.

As power is restored to more areas and people are returning to their homes, we continue to be concerned about possible contamination of private water wells. We have a simple factsheet available to

The method(s) for debris disposal are under discussion for the Oklahoma City metro area and should be finalized by late this afternoon. Actual debris disposal will probably not begin for a while due to the continued search for missing persons. Cleanup methods outside the metro are being developed on a case by case basis.

A special team from the federal Environmental Protection Agency regional office in Dallas is operating from offices in the DEQ building. They have developed a list of potential sources and locations of hazardous materials. Teams of environmental specialists from the DEQ and EPA are contacting each potential source of hazardous materials to verify that nothing was released during or after the storms. As of this afternoon, NO hazardous chemicals were released as a result of Monday nights storms. We will keep you updated on this issue.

All of our tornado related material, news releases and updates are available on our web page at: www.deq.state.ok.us.

We continue to receive a large number of calls in response to our news releases. We appreciate your help in disseminating this information.

Please encourage people who have questions on environmental issues to call either our local office or the toll free number. Here are the phone numbers for our DEQ local offices in the counties affected by the storm:

Oklahoma County 702-6222

State of Oklahoma toll free (800) 522-0206

Blaine County (580) 774-7063

Caddo County 745-6036

Canadian County 745-7120

Cleveland County 872-5742

Craig County (918) 540-0150

Garfield County (580) 234-0997

Grady County 745-6036

Kingfisher County (580) 774-7063

Kiowa County (580) 357-9733

LeFlore County (918) 647-5734

Lincoln County 275-7967

Logan County 282-6405

McClain County 872-5742

Noble County (405) 372-7387

Ottawa County (918) 540-0150

Pottawatomie County 275-7967