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Removal Action |
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7/19/2010 |
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7/20/2010 |
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1.1.1 Incident Category
Disaster Response
1.1.2 Site Description
On 7/17/2010, a heavy rainstorm caused localized flooding in Pike County, Kentucky, five miles east of Pikeville, Kentucky. Two fatalities were linked to the floods. By 7/20/2010, the Red Cross estimated that 79 homes had been completely destroyed, 86 received major damage, and 44 had received minor damage. By 7/18/2010 both state and federal agencies began disaster recovery operations. On 7/19/2010, KYDEP requested EPA assistance in addressing various hazardous materials containers that had been spotted in debris piles along the washout corridor(s).
1.1.2.1 Location
The flooding encompasses several localities east of Pikeville within Pike County, Kentucky: Meta, Bent Branch, Zebulon, Raccoon, Justiceville, Millard, and Manowbone.
1.1.2.2 Description of Threat
The flood has washed away several hazardous materials containers and oil containers from residences and small commercial facilities. Materials within these containers present a threat of release or exposure to residents/responders if they are mishandled with other debris or if they are left unattended.
1.1.3 Preliminary Removal Assessment/Removal Site Inspection Results
Containers that have been spotted by KYDEP and EPA assessment teams include: oil storage tanks (5-1000 gallon capacity), drums, totes, saddle tanks, and compressed gas cylinders. Also, several large propane tanks have been spotted and may present a fire or explosion hazard if they contain product under pressure.
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2.1.1 Narrative
KYDEP requested EPA assistance on 7/19/2010; TEL dispatched R1 OSC Huyser to respond with START. OSC Huyser and START arrived on 7/20/2010 and met with KYDEP, FEMA, and Pike County Emergency Management. START and KYDEP assembled three assessment teams and each proceeded to collect GIS data on hazmat containers using the Disaster Assessment tool on the Trimble GeoXT. EPA, KYDEP and ERRS met with Pike County Solid Waste Management to scope locations for a potential staging area and selected a 1/2-acre area behind the county recycling center, within 1 mile of the county landfill. KYDEP contacted the State EOC and submitted a Mission Assignment requests for Federal technical assistance and direct Federal assistance.
2.1.2 Response Actions to Date
The three assessment teams covered approximately 25 miles of roadway along the impacted area.
2.1.3 Enforcement Activities, Identity of Potentially Responsible Parties (PRPs)
Owner permission is being sought before treading on private property. When available, commercial property owners are being encouraged to provide information on hazardous materials that may have been washed away from their facilities. Owners of containers will be sought prior to removing the container.
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2.2.1 Anticipated Activities
Debris piles are located behind several impassible areas, so assessment activities will continue for several more days and will overlap as visibility/access conditions improve. ERRS crews are being mobilized to collect the containers that have already been identified and a staging area is being established to process and store containers until they can be recycled or disposed of. EPA will work with the KYDEP and the Pike County Solid Waste department(s) to coordinate cleanup activities. Also, EPA will work with the NRCS, whose teams are in the process of accessing and hiring contractors to reconstruct damaged streams alongside the road, to coordinate pickups of containers that may be found in the debris piles as reconstruction/assessments are conducted.
2.2.1.1 Planned Response Activities
- Assessments of hazardous material threats in the community; (ONGOING)
- Coordinate response efforts with participating local/state/federal agencies; (ONGOING)
- Removal of hazardous materials;
- Disposal, treatment, and/or recycling of hazardous materials and/or containers.
2.2.1.2 Next Steps
Complete hazardous material threat assessments and simultaneously begin collection of identified containers.
2.2.2 Issues
The necessity and/or scope of weekend operations will be determined by the afternoon debriefing on 7/22/2010.
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