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The Partnership Between Tribes and EPA’s Emergency Response Program
Region 9
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Who am I?Amanda PeaseRegion 9 Emergency Response Tribal Liaison [email protected]
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Presentation Overview
• How can tribes contact us?• What do we do?• What are some response limitations?• What trainings can we offer to tribes?
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How can tribes contact us?
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Contacting R9 Emergency Response
• Region 9 Duty Officer, 24/7– Call for emergencies
1-800-300-2193
• Amanda Pease, Tribal Liaison– Call/email for general support
1-415-301-1503
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Sign-up for National Response Center Notifications!
• Apply for an NRC agreement with the Coast Guard by:– Emailing [email protected]– Faxing (202) 267-1322– Calling Bill Jones at EPA Region 9 for
assistance: 619-806-6737
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What do we do?
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EPA Emergency Response
• Emergency Response• “Time-Critical”
Removal Action• “Non Time-Critical”
Removal Action• Disaster Response
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Types of EPA Support
• Provide technical assistance to tribal response efforts
• Provide notification about emergencies where tribes may have interest
• Assist tribal environmental programs/cultural monitors with integrating into a unified command structure
• Tribes request EPA-lead emergency response or removal actions
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Example EPA Responses, and a Tribal Case Study
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Oil Spills
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Drum and Cylinder Cleanups
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Mixed Chemical Sites
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Mercury Spills
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Lead Cleanups
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Federally Declared Disasters
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Federally Declared Disasters
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San Carlos Herbicide Investigation – 2018 to present
• San Carlos Apache Tribe requested that EPA assess barrels used throughout reservation
• Thought to be associated with herbicides used in Agent Orange
• EPA collected barrels from over 100 homes and analyzed soil for herbicides
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San Carlos Herbicide Investigation (cont.)
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Some EPA Emergency Response Limitations
• Generally, $2 million and 12-month limitations on removal actions
• Generally respond to “hazardous substances” and “oil”
• Respond only to oil spills that may impact “Waters of the United States”
• Limitations related to naturally occurring substances and commercial products
• Do not directly handle federally illegal drugs (work with law enforcement)
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What trainings can we offer to tribes?
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EPA Recommendations for Tribal Responders:
• First Responder Awareness
• First Responder Operations
• Incident Command System
• HAZWOPER Compliance Assistance
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Specialty Courses
• Oil Spill Response and Booming
• Mercury Response and Cleanup
• Chemical Identification• Radiation• Drum and tank
sampling• Many more!
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Questions?
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Contacting R9 Emergency Response
• Region 9 Duty Officer, 24/7– Call for emergencies
1-800-300-2193
• Amanda Pease, Tribal Liaison– Call/email for non-emergency support
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Who am I?Amanda PeaseRegion 9 Emergency Response Tribal Liaison [email protected]