1 EPA Region 4 Approach to a New Madrid Earthquake Response Art Smith Federal On-Scene Coordinator EPA Region 4 December 1, 2015

2 EPA Responsibilities Protect Human Health and the Environment Protect Human Health and the Environment Lead Federal Agency in the Inland Zone for response and mitigation of oil discharges and releases of hazardous substances Lead Federal Agency in the Inland Zone for response and mitigation of oil discharges and releases of hazardous substances Provide technical assistance to COE for assessment and repair to Drinking Water (DW) and Waste Water (WW) Facilities. Provide technical assistance to COE for assessment and repair to Drinking Water (DW) and Waste Water (WW) Facilities.

3 Response Action Priorities and Capabilities Emergency Phase Response Emergency Phase Response  Assessment and Reconnaissance of Releases  Support Rescue and Evacuation Activities  DW and WW Facility Assessment  Air Monitoring  Control Contaminant Migration Longer Term Response Longer Term Response  Environmental Monitoring Program (Sampling and Analysis)  DW and WW Facility Restoration  Systematic overall assessment and cleanup

4 Assumptions Discussion EPA will begin emergency response actions immediately pursuant to the National Contingency Plan (NCP), until a mission assignment is issued by FEMA EPA will begin emergency response actions immediately pursuant to the National Contingency Plan (NCP), until a mission assignment is issued by FEMA Because of its navigable waterways mission, USCG resources will be available for threats to rivers and on-water response activities Because of its navigable waterways mission, USCG resources will be available for threats to rivers and on-water response activities

5 Assumptions Discussion (cont’d.) FEMA will quickly issue a Mission Assignment to EPA for all the Activities herein. EPA will be the Federal lead for cleanup pursuant to ESF-10 FEMA will quickly issue a Mission Assignment to EPA for all the Activities herein. EPA will be the Federal lead for cleanup pursuant to ESF-10 CI/KR, including drinking water (DW) & wastewater (WW) facilities, will receive priority over other buildings and structures for assessment and restoration CI/KR, including drinking water (DW) & wastewater (WW) facilities, will receive priority over other buildings and structures for assessment and restoration

6 ESF #10 Introduction – Who are we? ESF #10 Federal Agencies Coordinating AgencyEPA Primary AgenciesEPA USCG Support AgenciesUSDA DOC/NOAA DOD DOE HHS/CDC/ATSDR DHS/FEMA DOI DOJ DOL/OSHA DOS DOT GSA NRC

ESF #10 Introduction – What do we do? Scope of ESF #10 Work Environmental response to oil and hazardous materials releases to protect public health and environment Environmental response to oil and hazardous materials releases to protect public health and environment Scenarios: Unintentional (natural Scenarios: Unintentional (natural disasters, accidents) and intentional disasters, accidents) and intentional (terrorism, sabotage) releases (terrorism, sabotage) releases Substances: Oil, chemical, biological, Substances: Oil, chemical, biological, nuclear, and radiological releases nuclear, and radiological releases Actions: Assess the environmental contamination and take appropriate action to address it (mitigate, stabilize, decontaminate, clean up, etc.) Actions: Assess the environmental contamination and take appropriate action to address it (mitigate, stabilize, decontaminate, clean up, etc.) 7

Scope of ESF #10 Work General – All Scenarios Respond to oil and hazardous materials (hazmat) releases to the environment: Respond to oil and hazardous materials (hazmat) releases to the environment: Detect and assess Detect and assess Prevent, mitigate, minimize Prevent, mitigate, minimize Provide public protective action Provide public protective action recommendations recommendations Contain and stabilize Contain and stabilize Clean up/decontaminate Clean up/decontaminate environment, structures, buildings environment, structures, buildings Collect, manage, and dispose Collect, manage, and dispose wastes wastes Develop site safety plan for oil/hazmat site Develop site safety plan for oil/hazmat site Provide technical support to ESF #15 on public messaging regarding releases and ESF #10 activities Provide technical support to ESF #15 on public messaging regarding releases and ESF #10 activities 8

Scope of ESF #10 Work Natural Disasters Assess extent of spills/contamination Assess extent of spills/contamination Soil, sediment, air, water monitoring/sampling Soil, sediment, air, water monitoring/sampling Laboratory analysis Laboratory analysis Aerial assets and mobile labs available Aerial assets and mobile labs available Respond to oil/hazmat spills and threats of spills Respond to oil/hazmat spills and threats of spills Collect/dispose “orphaned” containers (e.g., drums, tanks, cylinders) from impact area and debris piles Collect/dispose “orphaned” containers (e.g., drums, tanks, cylinders) from impact area and debris piles 9

Scope of ESF #10 Work Natural Disasters Collect/manage household hazardous waste Collect/manage household hazardous waste Collect/manage freon from white goods Collect/manage freon from white goods  Note: ESF #3/USACE may also conduct certain hazmat-related activities when managing natural disaster debris 10

Scope of ESF #10 Work Natural Disasters Debris support to USACE/states – ESF #10 or ESF #3 subtask Debris support to USACE/states – ESF #10 or ESF #3 subtask Air monitoring of debris operations/landfills Air monitoring of debris operations/landfills Landfill monitors to assure compliance with environmental requirements Landfill monitors to assure compliance with environmental requirements Technical advice to USACE/states/locals on proper debris management/disposal Technical advice to USACE/states/locals on proper debris management/disposal Review USACE/state/local debris management plans Review USACE/state/local debris management plans Check debris piles for oil/hazmat contamination Check debris piles for oil/hazmat contamination 11

12 Issues DW and WW Facilities DW & WW are High priority CI/KR DW & WW are High priority CI/KR EPA needs to quickly assess impacted facilities and sample to ensure safety of water supply EPA needs to quickly assess impacted facilities and sample to ensure safety of water supply Ongoing monitoring Ongoing monitoring Rapid response and cleanup to untreated sewage Rapid response and cleanup to untreated sewage Take actions to maintain operations if necessary and possible until restoration is complete Take actions to maintain operations if necessary and possible until restoration is complete

Scope of ESF #10 Work Worker S&H for Natural Disasters and CBRN NRF Worker S&H Support Annex led by OSHA NRF Worker S&H Support Annex led by OSHA Coordinates federal support for worker S&H management activities Coordinates federal support for worker S&H management activities Addresses broader worker S&H issues for entire response, e.g., physical hazards, heat exhaustion Addresses broader worker S&H issues for entire response, e.g., physical hazards, heat exhaustion Also includes advising on oil/hazmat issues Also includes advising on oil/hazmat issues EPA/USCG are support agencies EPA/USCG are support agencies ESF #10 develops a worker S&H plan for ESF #10 develops a worker S&H plan for ESF #10’s oil/hazmat response area ESF #10’s oil/hazmat response area 13

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ESF #10 Response Organization On-Scene Assets EPA/USCG Federal OSCs = ESF #10 Incident Commanders ~230 EPA OSCs and ~35 USCG OSCs with experience in, & delegated authority & training for, managing oil/hazmat incidents ~230 EPA OSCs and ~35 USCG OSCs with experience in, & delegated authority & training for, managing oil/hazmat incidents OSCs have extensive working relationships with federal, state, and local responders OSCs have extensive working relationships with federal, state, and local responders ESF #10 UC also staffed by: ESF #10 UC also staffed by: Other trained EPA/USCG and support agency IMAT personnel Other trained EPA/USCG and support agency IMAT personnel Federal contractors Federal contractors Special teams Special teams ESF #10 UC develops IAPs to manage ESF #10 work ESF #10 UC develops IAPs to manage ESF #10 work 15

 16 SONS 07 Organization - Evansville, IN Area Command EPA DHS Unified Incident Command Posts NRT CG HQ EPA HQ GA RRCC REOC 4 EPA 4 CGD 7 CGD 8 REOC 5 EPA 5 CGD 9 REOC 6 EPA 6 CGD 8 REOC 7 EPA 7 CGD 8 AC Jackson, TN AC Kansas City, KS AC Little Rock, AR AC Springfield, IL AC Evansville, IN ESF-10 MAC National Level Regional Level MO RRCC TX RRCC IL RRCC Field Level POTUS * NOC * NRCC * Legend = EPA Led Unified Commands = CG Led Unified Command =Strategic Resource Allocation and Conflict Resolution = Resource Acquisition and Advisory Body/Support = Coordination and Support = Simulated for SONS 07 *

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