Jefferson County offers the following tips as people begin to clean up from Tropical Storm Harvey.

As water levels recede, residents will be returning to homes to assess the damage from Tropical Storm Harvey and begin remediation.

DRC, which is the debris removal company for the rural areas of the county, would like residents to place debris out for pickup on the county right of way close to the road as possible.

Materials need to separated as follows:

Vegetation: Trees, leaves and logs

Spoiled food and contaminated recyclables: Unusable food and wet papers

Structural and building material: Drywall, lumber, carpet furniture, etc.

Appliances: freezers, stoves, washers and dryers

Electronics: Televisions, computers, telephones, etc.

Household hazards: Oils, batteries, paints, cleaning supplies and gasoline

Having everything separated as much as possible will expedite the debris pick up.

Anyone with questions about debris removal, DRC has set up a Customer Hotline at 1-888-721-4372, which will start taking calls on Tuesday, Sept. 5 and will start debris pickup on Thursday, Sept. 7.  It will take a few days before all parts of the county are reached.

DRC is contracted for the rural areas of Jefferson County and the Mid County areas. The city of Beaumont and the city of Port Arthur have other companies contracted for citizens in those cities.