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www.epa.gov/ord
Office of Research and Development
National Homeland Security Research Center
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Incident Waste Decision Support Tool
(I-WASTE), v.6.3
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development
National Homeland Security Research Center
Decontamination and Consequence Management Division
Research Triangle Park, NC
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NOTICE
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), through its Office of Research and
Development's (ORD's) National Homeland Security Research Center (NHSRC) and National
Risk Management Research Laboratory (NRMRL), directed and managed this work through
Contract Number EP-D-11-006, Work Assignment 3-10 with Eastern Research Group. This
report has been subjected to the Agency's administrative review and approved for publication.
The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the
views or policies of the Agency. Mention of trade names or commercial products does not
constitute endorsement or recommendation for use.
Questions concerning this document or its application should be addressed to:
Susan Thorneloe
National Risk Management Research Laboratory
Office of Research and Development
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Mail Code E343-02
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
919-541-2709
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In the event of an incident of national significance involving the deliberate or accidental
contamination of buildings, outdoor areas, transportation infrastructure, or water
treatment/distribution infrastructure, there will be a process of cleaning up the contaminated site
and restoring it to normal operation. Waste is generated throughout the initial response and
decontamination activities, and although the management of waste and debris is normally
thought of as the final step in the restoration process, there are several waste management issues
that are inextricably linked with the entire cleanup process, including:
• The nature of the event and its impact on waste quantities and degree of
contamination;
• The impact of decontamination technologies on waste quantities and waste
characteristics;
• The consideration of tradeoffs between decontamination costs and treatment/disposal
costs; and
• The impact of waste characterization, decontamination effectiveness, and
contamination levels on the classification of waste for transportation, treatment, and
disposal.
Although on-site waste treatment activities, either as a part of the decontamination processes on
the contaminated facility, or specifically directed at treating the resultant waste, may have been
completed, the properties of some potentially contaminated materials, laboratory capacity
limitations, or limitations in analytical techniques may be such that no guarantee can be made
that no residual agent is present (e.g., in porous materials) in the waste. Ideally, the treated waste
must be characterized to determine the waste class (e.g., hazardous waste, solid waste, special
waste), so that waste management options can be explored, but there is the possibility that treated
waste may have to be managed as if it were still contaminated due to the lack of characterization.
The primary decision makers involved in making waste management decisions include:
1) emergency response authorities and property owners who have to decide the most appropriate
decontamination methods and management of the resulting waste(s); 2) tribal, state, and local
permitting agencies who have to make decisions about which facilities will be allowed to
manage the waste(s); and 3) the waste management industry that needs to accept and safely treat
or dispose of decontamination waste(s) without affecting the operation of its facilities and
without violating any of its environmental permits. The individuals tasked with removal and
management of waste materials will need to access a great deal of technical information,
regulations, and guidance to work through the series of decisions needed to assure safe and
efficient removal, transport, and management of these materials.
This report provides a high-level overview of the Incident Waste Decision Support Tool
(I-WASTE). I-WASTE is a web-based decision support tool developed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist all of the previously listed decision makers
through the process of planning the management of residual materials/waste from incidents of
national significance. This tool was developed in close collaboration with stakeholders
representing all of the important decision making entities as part of a larger program to
investigate issues related to management of materials from these incidents.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY n
LIST OF TABLES iv
LIST OF FIGURES v
LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION vi
1.0 BACKGROUND 1-1
1.1 Purpose 1-2
1.2 Overview 1-2
1.3 General Content 1-2
1.4 History 1-3
1.5 Design Philosophy and Technical Approach 1-10
1.6 Stakeholder Involvement 1-11
1.7 Uses and Application 1-12
1.7.1 Distribution of Users 1-13
1.7.2 Outreach Efforts 1-14
2.0 ACCESSING THE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL 2-1
3.0 DECISION TOOL NAVIGATION 3-1
4.0 INCIDENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE 4-1
5.0 WASTE MATERIALS ESTIMATOR 5-1
5.1 Accessing the Waste Materials Estimator 5-1
5.2 Waste Materials Estimator Page 5-2
5.3 Parameter Values 5-3
5.4 Estimated Waste Materials 5-4
6.0 TREATMENT & DISPOSAL FACILITIES 6-1
6.1 Facility Data Sources 6-3
6.1.1 Landfill Facilities 6-3
6.1.2 Combustion Facilities 6-4
6.1.3 Decontaminated Wastewater Facilities 6-5
6.1.4 Other Facilities 6-5
6.2 Facility Information Summary 6-9
7.0 GUIDANCE & INFORMATION 7-1
7.1 Quick Links 7-1
7.2 Browse Documents and Reports 7-2
7.3 Browse Guidance 7-2
7.4 Other Resources 7-2
7.5 Chemical/Biological Related Guidance 7-3
7.6 Natural Disaster Related Guidance 7-3
7.7 Agricultural Incidents & Foreign Animal Diseases Related Guidance 7-5
7.8 Radiological/Nuclear Related Guidance 7-6
7.9 Critical Infrastructure-Related Guidance 7-7
7.9.1 Water Systems (Chem/Bio Contamination) 7-8
8.0 SUMMARY 8-1
9.0 REFERENCES 9-1
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LIST OF TABLES
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Table 1-1. Summary of DST Releases and Enhancements 1-4
Table 4-1. Incident Record Steps by Event Type 4-1
Table 5-1. Waste Categories for Hospitals, Hotels, Offices, Open Spaces, Residences, Schools,
Shopping Malls, and Movie Theaters 5-6
Table 6-1. Facility Information 6-10
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LIST OF FIGURES
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Figure 1-1. I-WASTE User Distribution 1-14
Figure 2-1. Login Page 2-1
Figure 3-1. Accessing I-WASTE Functionality 3-2
Figure 3-2. EPA's Incident Waste Decision Support Tool Home Page 3-2
Figure 3-3. I-WASTE Global Links 3-3
Figure 3-4. I-WASTE Bottom Navigation Links 3-3
Figure 3-5. Left Navigation Links 3-4
Figure 5-1. Waste Materials Estimator Page 5-2
Figure 5-2. Parameter Values Page 5-4
Figure 5-3. Estimated Waste Materials 5-5
Figure 6-1. Treatment & Disposal Facilities 6-1
Figure 6-2. Facility Search Results 6-2
Figure 7-1. Guidance & Information Page 7-1
Figure 7-2. Browse Documents and Reports — Results Page 7-2
Figure 7-3. Chemical/Biological Basic Information and Left Navigation Menu 7-3
Figure 7-4. Natural Disaster Basic Information and Left Navigation Menu 7-5
Figure 7-5. Agricultural/Foreign Animal Disease Basic Information and Left
Navigation Menu 7-6
Figure 7-6. Radiological/Nuclear Basic Information and Left Navigation Menu 7-7
Figure 7-7. Critical Infrastructure Basic Information and Left Navigation Menu 7-8
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION
Acronym
AIST
AMWA
ASTSWMO
BDR
BoEE
BTU
C&D
CBRN
CDC
CHEM OTD
CMAT
CRCPD
CRWI
CTC
CWT
DCN
DHS
DOE
DST
EAF
EPA
ERG
FEMA
FOTW
GAO
GHGRP
HAZUS-MH
Hr
HSRP
HWC
IBRD
ICCR
ICR
I-WASTE
IWSA
LAW
MACT
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MSDS
MSW
NAHEMS
NEI
Definition
Association for Iron and Steel
Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management
Officials
Building Decontamination Residue
Back-of-the-Envelope Estimator
British Thermal Unit
Construction and Demolition
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Chemical Operational Technology Demonstration
Consequence Management Advisory Team
Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration
Concurrent Technologies Corporation
Centralized Waste Treaters
Document Control Number
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Energy
Decision Support Tool
Electric Arc Furnace
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Federally-Owned Treatment Works
Government Accountability Office
Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
Hazards U.S.-Multi-Hazard Loss Estimation Software
Hour
Homeland Security Research Program
Hazardous Waste Combustors
Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration
Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking
Information Collection Request
Incident Waste Decision Support Tool
Integrated Waste Services Association
Low Activity (Radioactive) Waste
Maximum Achievable Control Technology
Million
Material Safety Data Sheet
Municipal Solid Waste
National Animal Health Emergency Management System
National Emissions Inventory
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LIST OF ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATION
Acronym
NHSRC
NPDES
NRA
OHS
ORCR
OSC
OTD
POTW
PPE
RCRA
ROD
SCC
SIC
IRAQIS
USDA
WARRP
WCIT
WME
WMP
Definition
National Homeland Security Research Center
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
National Renderers Association
Office of Homeland Security
Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery
On-Scene Coordinator
Operational Technology Demonstration
Publicly-Owned Treatment Works
Personal Protective Equipment
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Radiological Dispersal Device
Source Classification Codes
Standard Industrial Classification
Transportation Routing Analysis Geographic Information System
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Wide Area Recovery & Resiliency Program
Water Contaminant Information Tool
Waste Materials Estimator
Waste Management Plans
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1.0 BACKGROUND
In the event of an incident of national significance involving the deliberate or accidental
contamination of buildings, outdoor areas, transportation infrastructure, or water
treatment/distribution infrastructure, there will be a process of cleaning up the contaminated site
and restoring it to normal operation. Waste is generated throughout the initial response and
decontamination activities, and although the management of waste and debris is normally
thought of as the final step in the restoration process, there are several waste management issues
that are inextricably linked with the entire cleanup process, including:
• The nature of the event and its impact on waste quantities and degree of
contamination;
• The impact of decontamination technologies on waste quantities and waste
characteristics;
• The consideration of tradeoffs between decontamination costs and treatment/disposal
costs; and
• The impact of waste characterization, decontamination effectiveness, and
contamination levels on the classification of waste for transportation, treatment, and
disposal.
Although on-site waste treatment activities, either as a part of the decontamination processes on
the contaminated facility, or specifically directed at treating the resultant waste, may have been
completed, the properties of some potentially contaminated materials, laboratory capacity
limitations, or limitations in analytical techniques may be such that no guarantee can be made
that no residual agent is present (e.g., in porous materials) in the waste. Ideally, the treated waste
must be characterized to determine the waste class (e.g., hazardous waste, solid waste, special
waste), so that waste management options can be explored, but there is the possibility that treated
waste may have to be managed as if it were still contaminated due to the lack of characterization.
The primary decision makers involved in making waste management decisions include:
1) emergency response authorities and property owners who have to decide the most appropriate
decontamination methods and management of the resulting waste(s); 2) tribal, state, and local
permitting agencies who have to make decisions about which facilities will be allowed to
manage the waste(s); and 3) the waste management industry that needs to accept and safely treat
or dispose of decontamination waste(s) without affecting the operation of its facilities and
without violating any of its environmental permits. The individuals tasked with removal and
management of waste materials will need to access a great deal of technical information,
regulations, and guidance to work through the series of decisions needed to assure safe and
efficient removal, transport, and management of these materials.
This report provides a high-level overview of the Incident Waste Decision Support Tool
(I-WASTE). I-WASTE is a web-based decision support tool developed by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist all of the previously listed decision makers
through the process of planning the management of residual materials/waste from incidents of
national significance. This tool was developed in close collaboration with stakeholders
representing all of the important decision making entities as part of a larger program to
investigate issues related to management of materials from these incidents.
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1.1 Purpose
Incidents of national significance that would result in a direct or indirect environmental
impact can be caused by industrial accidents; natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods,
wildfires, and earthquakes; terrorist attacks using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
(CBRN) weapons; and disease outbreaks or intentional contamination impacting the safety of the
U.S. food supply or agricultural sector. Any large incident may require an integrated response
from federal, state, tribal, and local governments1. Emerging waste management issues have
surfaced that underscore the need for emergency response plans to include tools that will assist
decision makers in effectively managing debris and waste from incidents of national significance
to minimize threats to human health and the environment.
Research is being performed through EPA's Homeland Security Research Program
(HSRP) to provide technical support to EPA and other parts of the federal government for
dealing with waste management issues. As part of the HSRP effort, technical information and
tools are being developed to help decision makers respond to incidents of national significance.
This waste management research program is coordinated through the EPA emergency response
community, Department of Homeland Security, other federal agencies and national laboratories,
and with state, tribal, and local government officials, industry, and international research
partners. One of the major outputs from this research is the development of the I-WASTE.
1.2 Overview
EPA's I-WASTE Tool provides a framework for planning and response decision-making
and consists of calculators to generate waste quantity estimates, databases of treatment and
disposal facilities, and includes a quick reference to technical information, regulations, and
guidance to work through the complicated series of decisions needed to assure safe and efficient
removal, transport, and management of waste materials. The objective of the decision support
tool is to help reduce restoration time and expense by providing quick access to information that
will inform the decision making process for incident waste management.
1.3 General Content
For the purposes of this tool, the term "waste management" refers to the entire process of
packaging, handling, treating, and transporting the waste until it resides in its final disposition, be
it a secure landfill, as recycled/reused materials, or other locations. Information has been
collected from the open literature, from state and federal regulatory agencies, and from landfill
and incinerator industry stakeholder groups, to develop technical guidance for treatment and
disposal of waste resulting from incidents of national significance. Information contained within
or accessible through the tool includes:
• An estimator to calculate order-of-magnitude debris/disposal quantities.
• A database of treatment and disposal facilities including contact information and
capacity on a geographical basis. Treatment and disposal facilities that are provided
include combustion facilities (hazardous waste incinerators, waste-to-energy
combustors, and medical/biohazardous waste incinerators), landfills (hazardous
waste, municipal waste, and construction and demolition debris), medical waste
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autoclaves, wastewater treatment facilities, electric arc furnaces, wood-fired boilers,
federal and commercial radioactive waste facilities, and rendering facilities.
• Information about on-site segregation and pre-processing of waste to make the
material more suitable for disposal in a given facility.
• Information on packaging to minimize risk to workers handling the waste, to the
treatment and disposal facility workers, and to people along the transportation route
to the treatment or disposal facility, and to minimize potential for contaminating the
facility.
• Information related to transporting incident-generated waste including links to
relevant packaging regulations, guidance on performance requirements for containers,
and possible suppliers of hazardous material transport containers.
• Information on characteristics of waste residues formed during the incineration
process and requirements for their safe disposal.
• Water systems materials characteristics and equipment and guidance for disposal of
water treatment facility equipment and residues.
• Agricultural incident disposal guidance.
• Natural disaster debris/waste characteristics and guidance.
• Radiological/nuclear incident waste information and guidance.
• Chemical and biological contaminant and decontaminant characteristics, and a
database of radionuclides.
• A library of waste management resources to assist in the decision making process.
For decontamination of buildings, waste streams that are addressed include construction
materials as well as building contents (e.g., furniture, ceiling tiles, wall hangings, and carpeting).
In the case of natural disasters, there can be significant quantities of waste that are contaminated
from damaged chemical and industrial facilities, mold, and other pollutants. Cleanup of
contaminated water treatment and distribution systems may involve the disposal of pumps,
filters, piping, and other equipment. The waste also may include personal protective equipment
(PPE) from the cleanup crews, which may be contaminated with residual agents at varying and
possibly unknown levels. For agricultural incidents involving animal carcass disposal and animal
byproducts, as we are driven by the need for quick response times to minimize further impacts,
and to reflect EPA's role as a support agency working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA) as the lead agency.
1.4 History
Work on the former Building Decontamination Residue (BDR) Disposal Decision
Support Tool (DST) began in September of 2003, and the completed Version 1.0 of the tool was
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released in September of 2004. The project was initiated in response to a recommendation
developed during the May 2003 Workshop on Transport and Disposal of Wastes from Facilities
Contaminated with Chemical or Biological Agents2. The workshop was conducted by EPA's
Office of Research and Development, and involved 34 participants representing federal and state
agencies, the solid waste industry, and chemical/biological agent experts from the U.S. Army.
Participants recommended that EPA develop a comprehensive inventory of candidate
combustion/incineration facilities, along with guidance that would assist those responsible for the
disposal of the BDR in selecting the appropriate combustion facility or facilities.
As shown in Table 1-1, subsequent versions of the DST were developed over time based
on recommendations made during subsequent stakeholder workshops and reviews. Additional
DSTs were added to comprise a suite of modules, and each version was built upon existing
functionality of the previous version. Content and functionality was developed based on input
obtained from stakeholders during workshops, reviews, and focus group meetings. The tool
underwent external peer review in August 2011 and Version 6.2 (released in April 2012)
incorporated revisions to address peer review comments, as well as a new waste estimator for
open spaces. The tool was renamed in April 2012 based on recommendations by the external
peer reviewers from the former Incident Waste Management Planning & Response Tool
(IWMPRT) to the Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE).
The most current version of the tool, Version 6.3, builds upon previous versions and
contains content updates and updated facility databases.
Table 1-1. Summary of DST Releases and Enhancements
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
1.0
09/2004
Provided information on chemical and biological agents and
decontaminating agents.
Included a database containing dimensions, weights, Btu content,
materials content and special combustion considerations for more than
500 items that could be included in waste resulting from a cleanup of a
contaminated building.
Included a comprehensive inventory of Municipal Solid Waste, Medical
Waste and Hazardous Waste combustion facilities.
Allowed the user to build and save detailed, item-by-item inventories of
waste items, including a total weight and volume, through use of a
"shopping cart" feature.
Allowed users to create a rough estimate of the weight and volume of
waste items using a "Back-of-the-Envelope Estimator (BoEE)" based
on building square footage or number of occupants.
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
2.0
04/2005
Provided guidance and/or regulations for worker PPE, waste removal,
packaging and shipment.
Added a comprehensive database of landfills (Municipal Solid Waste,
Construction & Demolition Waste and Hazardous Waste).
Provided a link to TRAGIS (Transportation Routing Analysis
Geographic Information System), a powerful Department of Energy tool
that allowed a user to evaluate routing options between the incident
location and the various candidate landfills or combustion facilities.
Included a database of wastewater treatment facilities for disposal of the
decontamination liquid wastes that would be generated from the
building decontamination process and waste removal activities.
2.1
09/2005
Provided updated facility inventories and facility contact information.
Added a BoEE hotels, associated waste items found in hotels, and other
indirect waste items (e.g., materials remaining from decontamination
activities).
Included access to state solid and hazardous waste contacts, additional
industry trade association contacts and information on available
laboratory networks.
3.0
02/2006
Added a BoEE for theaters.
Provided the ability to search for waste management facilities within a
specified search radius based on latitude and longitude data.
Added the option to view and print a Scenario Summary page.
Allowed users to save other users' scenarios to modify as their own.
Allowed the user to create a default or "typical" waste inventory based
on the input parameters used for the BoEE and further modify to fit the
site-specific conditions by adding and deleting items as appropriate.
4.0
05/2006
Introduced the Water Systems Materials Disposal DST addressing the
disposal of all components of a drinking water system that has been
chemically or biologically contaminated and subsequently
decontaminated and dismantled for disposal.
Included release of two of the four planned modules: the Drinking
Water Treatment Plant (solids, liquids and equipment) Decontamination
Disposal DST and the Drinking Water End User Items (e.g., plumbing
fixtures, ice-makers, washing machines, etc.) Disposal DST for both
residential and commercial/institutional drinking water customers.
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
4.1
11/2006
Added the Water Supply Distribution System and Wastewater
Treatment Plant modules to the Water System Materials Disposal DST.
Added shopping malls and residential dwellings to the list of building
types addressed with the BoEE.
Included enhanced reporting that allowed the user to enter comments
documenting the decision rationale at key points in scenario
development and to save scenario reports in a format that can be
manipulated with word processing software.
Added a number of new facility types to the facility database including:
commercial autoclaves (partial list), wood-fired boilers, electric arc
furnaces, and aluminum and copper recyclers.
Introduced two new DSTs to the EPA Suite of Disposal DSTs: the
Agricultural Biomass Disposal DST and the Natural Disaster Debris
Disposal DST.
The Agricultural Biomass Disposal tool provided access to a number of
modules developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and
contained a database of lessons learned as a result of past animal disease
incidents.
The Natural Disaster Debris Disposal tool provided access to a large
number of natural disaster case studies, preparedness guidance
documents and applicable rules and regulations. This tool also contains
a database of waste management facilities and recyclers.
4.2
09/2007
The BDR DST was updated to add hospitals to the list of building types
addressed with the BoEE.
A number of minor appearance and navigational changes were made in
response to stakeholder comments.
Included the addition of a new DST to support disposal efforts in the
aftermath of a Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD) incident.
The RDD DST was expanded to include information relevant to
accidental radiological dispersion (e.g., transportation accident), as well
as intentional dispersion (i.e., RDD).
Provided substantial additions to the Natural Disaster Debris Disposal
DST, including enhancing existing content, providing guidance for
dealing with a much expanded list of waste types (e.g., green waste,
auto batteries, white goods, putrescibles, etc.) that may be encountered
in a large-scale cleanup and recycling/disposal operation, and providing
access to a database of waste management facilities and recyclers.
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
5.0
06/2008
The BDR DST was updated to add functionality to allow users to
combine one or more BoEEs, so that the tool would be useful for a
wide-area restoration.
Updates to the following facility databases were made: municipal solid
waste combustion facilities, hazardous waste combustion facilities, and
autoclaves. A list of government-owned facilities/lands was also
included.
A number of minor appearance and navigational changes were made in
response to stakeholder comments, including additional options to
export information presented.
Provided enhancements to the RDD DST, including:
o Adding BoEE functionality and the ability to classify radioactive
waste quantities.
o Adding information addressing incident response cleanup and
applicable laws and regulations.
o Providing access to commercial and Federal radiological waste
management facilities, along with other waste management
facilities.
Provided several additions to the Natural Disaster Debris Disposal DST,
including expanded case studies, preparedness guidance documents,
applicable rules and regulations, and waste-specific guidance.
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
5.1
11/2009
A Wide Area BoEE was incorporated. The Wide Area BoEE allows
users to calculate disposal waste amounts for more than one structure
type at a time with minimal inputs. The calculations are based on
default parameter values that can be modified if desired.
Added functionality to the BoEEs to allow users to include building
structural materials within BoEE waste estimates.
Updated the following facility databases:
o Medical/ Biohazardous Waste Incinerators;
o Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle
C Hazardous Waste Landfills;
o Electric Arc Furnaces;
o Aluminum and/or Copper Recyclers;
o Commercial Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities;
o Federal Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities;
o Rendering Facilities;
o Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTWs); and
o Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs).
In addition, links to other sources of treatment/disposal facilities were
also incorporated for additional recycling facilities.
Significant additions to the Radiological Incident Waste DST were
made in response to stakeholder feedback received during a July 2009
focus group meeting.
Several new special considerations waste fact sheets and wildfire
guidance were incorporated into the Natural Disaster Debris Disposal
DST.
Access to USDA disposal training modules, pathogen fact sheets and
disposal hierarchies for poultry and large animal mortality events were
added to the Agricultural Biomass Disposal DST
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
6.0
05/2010
IWMPRT provided a new look and layout that was a direct result of
important feedback received through a series of stakeholder focus group
meetings held during 2009 and early 2010. Through collaboration with
targeted users, the former Suite of Disaster Debris Management and
Disposal DST (DDMD DST) was redesigned to improve the capability and
usability of the DST.
The Incident Waste Management Planning & Response Tool provided
access to all content and functionality previously accessible in past versions,
but now through a more intuitive interface. The following four key features
of the decision support tool were identified:
1. Create an incident planning and/or response record;
2. Access debris/waste estimators;
3. Access treatment and disposal facility databases; and/or
4. Access guidance and documents.
The home page provides access to each of these four primary paths. In
addition to existing content and functionality, several other enhancements
incorporated into version 6.0 included:
• Improved waste materials estimator (formerly known as the Back-of-
the-Envelope Estimator (BoEE)) that provides quick access to waste
estimation results, but also options for refining estimates with user-
defined inputs;
• Added functionality to create a response or planning record (formerly
known as "decision scenarios") for natural disaster,
radiological/nuclear, and agricultural incident event types; and
• Improved search capability to access guidance contained throughout
the tool, as well as to the compendium of useful documents and
reports.
6.1
01/2011
IWMPRT was updated to address additional comments and suggestions
received during a June 2010 stakeholder workshop. IWMPRT provided
access to all content and functionality previously accessible in past versions.
In addition to existing content and functionality, several other enhancements
incorporated into version 6.1 included:
Improved waste materials estimator that provides quick access to waste
estimation results, but also options for refining estimates with user-
defined inputs;
Streamlined functionality to create a response or planning record;
Improved facility search capability; and
Access to updated facility databases.
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Table 1-1 (Continued)
Version
Release
Date
Enhancements
6.2
04/2012
Additional waste materials estimator for open spaces;
Incident record export functionality to manipulate results generated
in the tool in external software tools;
Access to updated facility databases;
Ability to create a user-defined facility type; and
Content revisions and updates.
6.3
11/2013
Additional documentation and links to external resources;
Access to updated facility database; and
Content revisions and updates.
1.5 Design Philosophy and Technical Approach
I-WASTE is referred to as a decision support tool and is not an expert system. This
distinction guided the development of the tool from the outset. An opaque system that simply
"told" the user what to do would: 1) not be trusted, and 2) could not address the immense number
of situations and site-specific considerations that could be encountered. The tool is designed to
concisely provide users information to help make decisions, not tell the user what to do. The tool
is intended to streamline activities by anticipating what information might be useful and making
it easy to access that information.
It is important to understand that the information provided within the tool does not
override existing regulatory or legal requirements that may apply. Because the tool is not an
expert system, the information provided should be used as a starting point for understanding
some of the options available for disposal of these materials. Final disposal decisions can only be
made after contacting the appropriate authorities at local, state, tribal, and regional regulatory
offices and coordinating with the waste management facilities, among many other
considerations.
I-WASTE is web-based because of the significant amount of information that is being
made available via links to existing websites within the tool. In developing the tool, we have
tried to make the information and tool's processes specific enough to be useful, yet flexible
enough to fit the many possible situations that may result from a chemical or biological attack,
an animal disease incident, a natural disaster, or a radiological incident. To that end, there are a
number of places where users will find default values that can be accepted by the user or
changed to fit specific situations encountered by the user. Additionally, in places where the tool
present certain information (e.g., item heat content, residual ash, etc. and disposal tipping fees),
the assumptions involved are presented so that the user can adjust the results if the assumptions
are not valid for the case at hand. The results can also be exported into a text file suitable for
importing into a spreadsheet or database software package to allow the user to do further analysis
and manipulation of the results. A Quick Start Guide is available for additional information on
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getting started using the tool. The Quick Start Guide can be accessed within I-WASTE in the
global links (see Section 3.0).
1.6 Stakeholder Involvement
I-WASTE was developed using an iterative approach and in partnership with
stakeholders who could advise in the development and review of each version. Workshops have
been held nominally every six months to obtain feedback on the different DSTs as they were
developed. To date, ten stakeholder workshops and four online focus group meetings have been
held. Stakeholders attending and providing input into the development of I-WASTE have
included representatives from the following organizations:
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency;
o Environmental Response Team,
o Consequence Management Advisory Team,
o National Homeland Security Research Center,
o Office of Homeland Security,
o Office of Radiation and Indoor Air,
o Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery,
o Office of Emergency Management,
o Office of Water,
o Region 4, and
o Region 5.
• Other Federal Agencies;
o Department of Homeland Security,
o U.S. Department of Agriculture,
o U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
o U.S. Department of Energy,
o U.S. Department of Transportation,
o Federal Emergency Management Agency, and
o National Institute of Standards and Technology.
• State/Local Agencies;
o California Emergency Management Agency,
o Delaware Solid Waste Authority,
o District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority,
o Fairfax Water,
o Florida Department of Environmental Protection,
o Florida Division of Emergency Management,
o Iowa Department of Natural Resources Emergency Response & Homeland
Security,
o Leesburg, VA, Department of Utilities,
o Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection,
o Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments,
o Michigan Radiological Protection Program,
o Michigan Department of Environmental Quality,
o Michigan Department of Natural Resources and Environment,
o Minnesota Pollution Control Agency,
o New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection,
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o New York State Department of Environmental Conservation,
o Ohio Environmental Protection Agency,
o Pennsylvania Bureau of Radiation Protection,
o Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
o Polk County, Florida,
o Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation,
o Texas Commission on Environmental Quality,
o University of Fl ori da,
o Vermont Agency of Natural Resources/Solid Waste Management
Program, and
o Washington Department of Health.
• Waste and Water Industry Groups; and
o American Water Works Association,
o Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies (AMWA),
o Association of State Drinking Water Administrators,
o Association of State and Territorial Solid Waste Management Officials
(ASTSWMO),
o Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration,
o Covanta Energy,
o Integrated Waste Services Association,
o National Association of Clean Water Agencies,
o National Solid Waste Management Association,
o Solid Waste Association of North America, and
o Waste Management, Inc.
• National Laboratories and Professional Organizations.
o Argonne National Laboratory,
o Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC),
o Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD),
o CSC Biology Studies Group,
o Dewberry, and
o Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.
Typically receipt of feedback is accomplished by assigning "homework" as part of each
workshop to determine the ease of use in working with the tool and if users succeed in providing
needed information for the decision making process. In addition to highlighting newly available
functionality, the workshops are also designed to obtain feedback on future concepts and planned
functionality. Prior to addressing new topics or implementing new functionality, stakeholders are
presented with proposed concepts (often in the form of mock-ups and examples) to validate their
usefulness. Taking such an approach provides stakeholders the opportunity to inform the design
of the tool.
1.7 Uses and Application
I-WASTE has been used in responding to events of local, regional, or national
significance. The most recent use of I-WASTE was to identify disposal guidance for the 2008
floods in the Midwestern U.S. states. The tool was also used to locate information on disposal of
household hazardous waste resulting from the San Diego County, California, wildfires in 2007.
In addition, in February 2006, the tool was used to obtain information to manage debris from the
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cleanup of anthrax contamination at a New York City residence and again in 2007 as a result of
an anthrax contamination event in Connecticut. The former BDR DST was used to identify
information on potential disposal facilities for decontaminated personal effects. Finally, the tool
was used by NHSRC to locate information on potential disposal facilities in the aftermath of
Hurricane Katrina in 20053.
Most I-WASTE uses thus far have been as part of planning exercises as required in the
National Response Framework1 for regional and local authorities to design exercises and waste
management plans for exercise scenarios or real world incidents. Example uses in planning
include use in Snohomish County, Washington to (1) develop a plan for animal carcass disposal;
(2) refine the existing continuity of operations plan; and (3) update the disaster debris plan for
the Snohomish County Solid Waste Division. A second example is use in developing estimated
remediation costs for the Houston Airport involving a hazardous substances-related event in an
airport terminal. The tool has also been used to conduct capacity analysis as part of an
agricultural waste planning exercise by EPA's Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response.
Finally, the tool has been used in several Department of Homeland Security (DHS) "table top"
exercises for generating estimates of waste materials and identifying potential waste
management facilities. This exercise occurred in April 2005 for a scenario based on a
hypothetical mustard gas attack in New London, CT, and in April 2010 in the Liberty RadEx
National Level Exercise4. The tool has also been used in the DHS Airport Biological and
Chemical Operational Technology Demonstration5 planning exercises centered on the Los
Angeles International Airport, as well as the Department of Homeland Security's Interagency
Biological Restoration Demonstration (IBRD) Program6. I-WASTE was also used in support of
the Wide Area Recovery and Resiliency Program (WARRP)7 in the development of a
decontamination selection decision support tool and in the development of waste estimates for
chemical, biological, and radiological incidents based on the WARRP scenarios. In 2011 I-
WASTE was used during the multi-agency (EPA, DHS, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention [CDC], and Department of Defense) sponsored interagency field exercise as part of
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the Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation (BOTE) project . In addition, several EPA
On-Scene Coordinators have also used the tool as part of planning exercises. I-WASTE is
currently being incorporated as a resource in a tool being developed by EPA's Office of
Resource Conservation and Recovery (ORCR) and Office of Homeland Security (OHS) to
support state and local agencies developing waste management plans (WMPs) in anticipation of
wide-area all-hazards incidents. I-WASTE is also being included in guidance for agricultural
emergency response that is being developed by the USDA and DHS.
1.7.1 Distribution of Users
As of July 2013, there are over 750 registered I-WASTE users. Figure 1-1 presents the
overall distribution among the following seven categories of users:
• Commercial Institutions,
• Educational Institutions,
• International Organizations/Government,
• Organizations (e.g., national associations, non-profit centers, etc.),
• U.S. Federal Government,
• U.S. Military, and
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U.S. State/Local Government.
2%
I U.S. State/Local Government
I U.S. Federal Government
Commercial Institutions
I Organizations
! Educational Institutions
U.S. Military
International
Organizations/Government
Figure 1-1.1-WASTE User Distribution
1.7.2 Outreach Efforts
Papers, presentations, and demonstrations of I-WASTE have been presented at the
following meetings/conferences:
• October 19-20, 2009: DHS Chemical Operational Technology Demonstration (OTD)
Final Demonstration, Ontario, CA.
• October 5-9, 2009: Twelfth International Waste Management and Landfill
Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
• July 21-23, 2009: 3rd International Symposium Management of Animal Carcasses,
Tissue, and Related Byproducts, Davis, CA.
• March 31, 2009: Presentation to ASTSWMO Radiation Focus Group, Washington,
DC.
• March 1-5, 2009: WM2009 (Waste Management 2009 Conference), Phoenix, AZ.
• November 19-21, 2008: U.S. Conference of Mayors' Municipal Waste Management
Association 2008 Fall Summit, San Diego, CA.
• September 7-10, 2008: Global Waste Management Symposium 2008, Copper
Mountain, CO.
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• February 24-28, 2008: WM2008, Phoenix, AZ.
• October 16, 2007: WasteCon 2007, Reno, NV.
• October 1-5, 2007: Sardinia 2007, Eleventh International Waste Management and
Landfill Symposium, Cagliari, Italy.
• September 18, 2007: CHEM Restoration DOE/OTD Workshop, Los Angeles, CA.
• May 9-10, 2007: WasteExpo 2007, Atlanta, GA.
• March 27-29, 2007: Workshop on Waste Management Options in Natural Disasters,
Baton Rouge, LA.
• February 12-16, 2007: 2007 On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) Readiness Training,
Miami, FL.
• December 4-7, 2006: National Carcass Disposal Symposium, Beltsville, MD.
• July 10-14, 2006: 2006 OSC Readiness Training Program, Los Angeles, CA.
• June 20-23, 2006: 99th Annual Air & Waste Management Association Conference,
New Orleans, LA.
• January 19, 2006: 2006 Waste Management National Meeting, Washington, DC.
• March 8-10, 2005: Homeland Security Workshop on Transport, Treatment, and
Disposal of Solid Wastes Contaminated with Chemical or Biological Agents,
Washington, DC.
• June 29-30, 2004: Integrated Waste Services Association (IWSA) Health & Safety
Seminar, Washington, DC.
• April 19, 2004: EPA Safe Buildings Disposal Program's Stakeholder Meeting
Hosted by the Integrated Waste Services Association, Washington, DC.
Ten stakeholder workshops and four online focus group meetings have been held
following each new release of the tool to obtain feedback and demonstrate the tool's latest
enhancements:
• June 2010 (Version 6.0),
• January 13, 2010 - Online On-Scene Coordinator Focus Group Meeting,
• December 10, 2009 - Online Combined Focus Group Meeting,
• July 30, 2009 - Online Radiological Focus Group Meeting,
• May 27, 2009 - Online Planner Focus Group Meeting,
• August 20, 2008 (Version 5.0),
• November 20, 2007 (Version 4.2),
• April 2007 (Version 4.1),
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February 21, 2007 (Version 4.1 - Water Modules),
July 18, 2006 (Version 4.0),
July 25, 2006 (Version 4.0 - Water Modules),
January 5, 2006 (Version 2.1- Water Modules),
November 8-9, 2005 (Version 2.1), and
June 2, 2005 (Version 2.0).
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2.0 ACCESSING THE DECISION SUPPORT TOOL
I-WASTE is currently hosted on an Eastern Research Group, Inc. (ERG) server and is
accessed via the internet through a password-protected website. When users access the
following Web address: http://www2.ergweb.com/bdrtool/login.asp (date last accessed:
08/14/13) they are presented with a login page as shown in Figure 2-1. Users are required
to enter their user name and password in order to gain access to the tool.
Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE DST) a Provi
Welcome to EPA's Incident Waste Decision Support Tool, a decision support tool that organizes large amounts of information related to managing waste
resulting From incidents of national significance (e.g., contaminated ouildings and natural disasters). The too! can be used by individuals (i.e.. emergency
resoonse authorities and property owners; tribal, state, and local permitting agencies, treatment and disposal managers; and or planners) responsible for
making disposal decisions. The tool provides access to technical information, regulations, and guidance to work through important waste management
issues to assure safe and efficient removal, transport and disposal of waste materials. Specifically, the tool allows users to:
• Create an incident planning and or response record:
• Access debris waste estimators;
• Access treatment and disposal facility1 databases; and or
• Access guidance and documents.
It is important to understand that the information provided here does not override existing regulatory or legal requirements that apply to the disposal of
waste. This information should be used as a starting point for understanding some of the options available for disposal of these materials.
A UserlD and password are required to access the tool. Request a UserlD and Password or enter your UserlD and Password to get started.
UserlD:
Password:
Figure 2-1. Login Page
If users have not been assigned a user name and password, they can request one by
clicking Request UserlD and Password on the Login page and completing the request form. An
e-mail with the user's information and an indication that a request for a user account is pending
is sent to EPA's HSRP staff for authorization.
Users are presented with the I-WASTE home page upon successful login. From the home
page, users can access all of the functionality provided by the tool and described in the remaining
sections of this document.
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3.0 DECISION TOOL NAVIGATION
I-WASTE provides access to all content and functionality previously accessible in past
versions, with a more intuitive interface. To provide quicker access to information, the home
page presents the four key features of the tool:
1. Incident Planning and Response - Users can navigate through applicable guidance and
information presented at each step in the decision process. Records may be saved and
retrieved for future reference.
2. Waste Estimation - Users can produce an order of magnitude estimate for the weight
and volume of materials that may require disposal.
3. Treatment and Disposal Facilities - Users can choose one or more filter criteria to
generate a list of treatment and disposal facilities.
4. Guidance and Documents - Users can access guidance and information compiled to
assist with disposal decisions.
Figure 3-1 presents an overview of the content organization.
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Figure 3-1. Accessing I-WASTE Functionality
Users are initially presented with options to access the most sought-after functionality on
the home page. The functionality displayed on the home page includes the following, as shown
in Figure 3-2:
• Incident Planning & Response;
• Waste Materials Estimator;
• Treatment & Disposal Facilities; and
• Guidance & Information.
Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE DST) a Provide feedback
Planners, emergency responders, and other individuals responsible for making disposal decisions can access technical information, regulations, and
guidance to work through important disposal issues to assure safe and efficient removal, transport, treatment and or disposal of debris and waste
materials. Guidance and information contained in EPA's Incident Waste Decision Support Tool is accessible from this home page. You can navigate through
applicable guidance and information presented in a logical framework, quickly produce an order of magnitude waste estimate., and access the treatment
and disposal Facility database and or other guidance and information
Access the Quick Start Guide for a brief overview of key functionality. More detailed instructions for using the tool are contained in the Help System. If you
are a first-time user, or would like information on the Background, Status and Future Plans of the tool, and a discussion of the Design Philosophy and
Technical Approach we have apolied to the development of the tool, you may want to read Before You Begin.
1 Incident Planning & Response
Create a record of Incident planning exercises or
incident response decisions. Navigate through
applicable guidance and information presented at each
step in the decision process. Records may be saved and
retrieved for future reference.
1 Treatment & Disposal Facilities
Locate treatment and disposal facilities. Choose one
or more filter criteria to generate a list of treatment and
disposal facilities. Note: The facilities presented in the tool
are not endorsed by EPA, nor have any facility owners
agreed to accept any material. A facility's ability to accept
incident waste is case specific and determined by the
facility and its regulators. Facility contact information is
provided to facilitate the initiation of treatment and
disposal discussions.
Waste Materials Estimator
Use the Waste Materials Estimator to produce an order
of magnitude estimate for the weight and volume of
materials that may require disposal. Ease estimates on
default values contained in the tool, or refine estimates
based on more specific user-defined values.
Guidance & Information
Access guidance and information compiled to assist
with disposal decisions. View guidance, reports, and
websites organized by events or topics, view contact
information, and access other useful tools.
t is important to understand that the information provided here does not override existing regulatory or legal requirements that apply to the disposal of
waste materials. This information should be used as a starting point for understanding some of the options available for disposal of these materials.
•Note that you will be required to re-login after 30 minutes of inactivity.
Figure 3-2. I-WASTE Home Page
Users can also access the following global links that are always displayed at the bottom
of the screen, as shown in Figure 3-3.
• Home:
• Contact Us;
• Quick Start:
Help:
• Acronyms;
• Site Map:
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Manage My Account: and
Logout.
Home | Contact Us | Quick Start | Help | Acronyms | Site Map | Manage My Account | Manage Users | Logout
Figure 3-3.1-WASTE Global Links
Additional navigation is provided by a secondary footer that is displayed on all other
pages accessed from the home page, shown in Figure 3-4. This secondary footer provides users
with one-click access to any of the four key features of the tool from anywhere within the tool.
Incident Planning & Response;
Waste Materials Estimator;
Treatment & Disposal Facilities; and
Guidance & Information.
Incident Planning & Response
Waste Materials Estimator
Treatments Disposal Facilities
Guidance & Information
Figure 3-4.1-WASTE Bottom Navigation Links
Breadcrumb navigation links that "track" where users are within the tool and how users
arrive there are also available. These links are displayed near the top of the page beneath the tool
name.
Users can access all other components specific to incident planning and response or
guidance via the left side navigation menu. Figure 3-5 presents a representative left navigation
menu associated with the chemical/biological event topic accessed from the Guidance &
Information area of the tool. Each event topic has a unique left navigation menu specific to
content and functionality available (see Section 6.0).
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Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE DST)
You are here: Home » Guidance & Information » Chemical 'Biological >* Basic Information
Chemical/Biological
I jProvide feedback
Create Building Waste
View Saved Building Waste
Building Waste
C harat te ristics
Additional guidance and functionality specific to chemical biological events can be accessed using the following left navigation menu
items or accessing the quick links below:
• Chem, 3ic & Decon Agent Information - View detailed information available for chemical agents, biotoxins, biological agents, or
decontamination agents. Hyperlinks to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS), Center for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheets, and
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidance provide users access to additional information.
• Create Building Waste Inventory - Create an inventory (i.e., shopping cart) of items that may require treatment or disposal.
Inventories can be saved and retrieved for later use by you or other users of the tool.
• View Saved Building Waste Inventories - Access saved building waste inventories.
• View Building Waste Characteristics - Access characteristics of building waste for over 900 items. Default values for weight,
volume and dimensions can be viewed.
Access Incident Planning & Response to create an incident record for a chemical biological event, or return to the guidance home page
to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports-
Incident Planning & Response
Waste Materials Estimator
Treatment & Disposal Facilities
Guidance & Information
Figure 3-5. Left Navigation Links
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4.0 INCIDENT PLANNING AND RESPONSE
Users can create records of planning exercises or incident response decisions for future
reference. Applicable guidance and information is presented in a logical, step-wise sequence in
the decision process. Incident planning and response records can be created for all event types
addressed within the tool, including:
Chemical/Biological;
Natural Disaster;
Radi ol ogi cal/Nucl ear;
Agricultural/Foreign Animal Disease;
Drinking Water Treatment Plant;
Water Supply Distribution System;
Drinking Water System End Users; and
Wastewater Treatment Plant.
The sequence of steps and the information presented is tailored based on the event type
selected.
Users can select Incident Planning & Response from the home page and select Create
a New Incident Record from the left side navigation menu options. Doing so initiates the series
of steps that guides the user through the waste management process. Table 4-1 presents a
summary of the Incident Record steps for each event type.
Table 4-1. Incident Record Steps by Event Type
Event Type
Incident Record Steps
Chemical/Biological
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Waste Estimation Approach
Step 3: Waste Estimation Details
Step 4: Estimated Waste Materials
Step 5: Waste Inventory Summary
Step 6: View Waste Profiles
Step 7: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
Natural Disaster
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Waste Estimation Details
Step 3: Specify Additional Disaster Wastes
Step 4: Specify Disposal Methods/Facility Types
Step 5: Waste Stream Summary
Step 6: View Waste Profiles
Step 7: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
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Table 4-1 (Continued)
Event Type
Incident Record Steps
Radiological/Nuclear
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Waste Estimation Approach
Step 3: Waste Estimation Details
Step 4: Estimated Waste Materials
Step 5: Waste Inventory Summary
Step 6: View Waste Profiles
Step 7: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
Agricultural/Foreign Animal Disease
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Specify Affected Population
Step 3: Specify Disposal Facility Types
Step 4: Waste Material Summary
Step 5: View Waste Profiles
Step 6: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
Critical Infrastructure
Drinking Water Treatment Plant
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Plant Builder - Plant Operating Parameters and Sludge
Basis
Step 3: Plant Builder - Unit Operations Summary
Step 4: Plant Builder - Other Equipment Summary
Step 5: Waste Disposal Summary
Step 6: View Waste Profiles
Step 7: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
Water Supply Distribution System
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Equipment Summary
Step 3: Distribution System - Associated Soil and Liquid Waste
Step 4: Waste Disposal Summary
Step 5: View Waste Profiles
Step 6: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
Drinking Water System End Users
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Residential Service Community Description
Step 3: Adjust Residential Community Characteristics
Step 4: Residential End User Items Summary
Step 5: Commercial/Institutional Service Community Description
Step 6: Adjust Commercial/Institutional Community
Characteristics
Step 7: Commercial/Institutional End User Items Summary
Step 8: End User Items Disposal Summary
Step 9: View Waste Profiles
Step 10: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
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Table 4-1 (Continued)
Event Type
Incident Record Steps
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Step 1: Incident Information
Step 2: Plant Builder - Select Unit Operations
Step 3: Plant Builder - Plant Operating Parameters and Sludge
Basis
Step 4: Plant Builder - Unit Operations Summary
Step 5: Plant Builder - Other Equipment Summary
Step 6: Waste Disposal Summary
Step 7: View Waste Profiles
Step 8: Facility Selection/Transportation Planning
Incident Summary
At various steps within the incident record creation process, users can access detailed
guidance that is specific to each step, print and/or save estimates presented, and save records for
future access.
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5.0 WASTE MATERIALS ESTIMATOR
Note: Please refer to the Waste Materials Estimator (WME) Technical Documentation9 for a
more detailed description of the methodology used to create gross estimates for offices, open
spaces, schools, hospitals, hotels, movie theaters, shopping malls and residences. The user
interface to the waste materials estimator is described below.
The tool allows users to generate order-of-magnitude estimates for the weight and volume of
materials/waste that would require management following an incident. The WME generates
these estimates utilizing factors that were developed for various types of structures and requires
minimal user input. Users are able to generate waste materials estimates by clicking the Waste
Materials Estimator button from the tool home page. Several typical structure types are available
for the user to select, including:
• Offices (individual-walled and cubicle arrangement);
• Open spaces;
• Schools (elementary, middle, and high);
• Hospitals;
• Hotels;
• Movie theaters;
• Single-family residences; and
• Shopping malls.
Additionally, users are able to generate estimates for a single structure type, multiple
structures of the same type, or for a combination of multiple structure types (e.g., an elementary
school and an office building). Two options for generating estimates are available using either:
(1) default parameter values, or (2) user-specified parameter values. Users choosing to generate
estimates using default parameters need to only specify the number and type of structures that
will form the basis of the estimate. Users who wish to modify the parameters are asked to modify
or input basic information regarding the structures, such as square footage, number of students,
or some other parameter appropriate for that structure type and for which estimation factors were
developed. If users choose not to modify the default parameter values, then estimates based on
the defaults can be generated quickly in only one step.
Multiple WMEs can be combined creatively to generate waste estimates for facility types
not explicitly included in the tool. For example, for the DHS Chemical OTD activities, the waste
profile for an airport terminal was generated using a combination of the Office and Shopping
Mall WMEs, and then supplemented by individual items from the item databases. The resulting
inventories were exported to MS Excel and combined manually.
5.1 Accessing the Waste Materials Estimator
The Waste Materials Estimator is accessed primarily by clicking Waste Materials
Estimator on the home page (see Figure 3-2). A link to the Waste Materials Estimator is also
available in the global navigation buttons located at bottom of each page within I-WASTE (see
Figure 5-3).
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5.2 Waste Materials Estimator Page
After selecting Waste Materials Estimator from the tool home page, users are presented
with the Waste Materials Estimator page shown in Figure 5-1. On this page, users can specify the
quantity of each structure type included in the estimate. Users can click the hyperlinked structure
type to access a description of the structure type and a description of how it is represented in the
estimator. Additional guidance is accessible within the More Information box that provides
details on the various data, assumptions, and calculations used by the estimator. Guidance is also
provided that briefly outlines the differences between the Waste Materials Estimator and Federal
Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA's) Hazards U.S.-Multi-Hazard (HAZUS-MH) Loss
Estimation Software program10, a freely available loss estimation software package that uses
geospatial data and census information to estimate debris from natural disasters.
Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (1-
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The Waste Materials Estimator will generate order of magnitude estimates for the types and quantities of materials that may require decontamination and or
disposal. Estimates can be generated for one or more structure types and combination of structure types. Estimates can be based on default parameter values,
or on user-soecified values. Additionally, several structure types can be used to generate estimates for other types of structures that are not currently included in
the tool, but that have similar characteristics Click the hyperlinked structure name to view the potential applicability of the existing structure types.
Additional details on the data and methodology used to generate estimates for each structure type can be accessed via the links in the More Information box
below. Click Generate Estimates to generate estimates using the default parameter values, or click Modify Default Parameters to view or modify the default
parameter values before generating an estimate.
Specify Area and Structures:
Open Space
| | Total affected area (square miles)
Offices
Qty | | Small Office (Individual Walled)
Qty: | | Medium Office (Individual Walled)
Qty: | | Large Office (Individual Walled)
Qty: | | Small Office (Cubicle)
Qty: | | Medium Office (Cubicle)
Qty: | | Large Office (Cubicle)
Hospitals
Qty: Medium Hosoital
Qty: 1 Large Hospital
Hotels
Qty: | 1 Small Hotel
Qty: | | Medium Hotel
Qty: | | Large Hotel
X Modify Default Paramete
Movie Theaters
Schools
Qty:^
Shopping Malls
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Qty:
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Middle School
~| High School
Small Snooping Mall
Medium Shopping Mall
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• Default Parameter Values for
Structures
• Modeling Other Structure Types
• Non-Structural Interior Waste
Materials
• Structural Waste Materials
• Waste Materials Estimator and
HAZUS-MH
Single-Family Residences
rs tj Clear Quantities ?^ Generate Estimates
Incident Planning & Response Waste Materials Estimator
Treatment £ Disposal Facilities
Guidance £ Information
Figure 5-1. Waste Materials Estimator Page
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After specifying the number of structures, users may choose to generate estimates
directly using the default parameters for each structure type, or users may view or modify the
default parameters in order to refine their estimates. Clicking Generate Estimates takes users
directly to the Estimated Waste Materials page. Alternatively, clicking the Modify Default
Parameters link takes the users to the Parameter Values page. A Clear Quantities link is available
to clear entries previously made if users are returning to the WME home page from previously
generated estimates.
5.3 Parameter Values
Users that choose to view and/or modify the default parameters are presented with the
Parameter Values page, shown in Figure 5-2. Users can view and/or modify the default
parameters for each of the structure types specified on the Waste Materials Estimator page. Users
can click through the tabs across the top of the page to view or modify values for the parameters
associated with each structure type that was selected. The default parameter values are pre-
populated for each structure type.
For any given structure type, users may choose to create groupings of structures with the
same parameter values. For example, if a user specifies ten medium hotels on the Estimator main
page, then the user can use a single set of parameter values for all ten hotels, or assign a different
set of parameter values to some of the ten hotels and not to others. Groupings of structures can
be created by clicking the Add Another Set of Parameters link on the Parameter Values page for
each structure type. At least one grouping is required to generate estimates. For each grouping,
users have the option of specifying a unique text description for each structure grouping included
in the estimate.
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Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE DST) , provide feedback
You are here: Home* Waste Materials Estimator * Parameter Values
Default parameters for a representative structure are populated on one or more tabs below. Modify the values if necessary and click Generate Estimate to
continue. Use the hyperlinks below to access guidance on how the tool can be used to generate estimates for other types of structures and details about the
default parameters on which estimates are based.
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Figure 5-2. Parameter Values Page
For each structure type, the default parameters may be modified and additional options
selected to generate estimates for each category. By default, all waste estimates include building
structural materials. Users can review details about the input parameters required to generate the
associated estimate by clicking one of the relevant links in the More Information box located on
each tab.
Users can click the Generate Estimate link to view the results of calculations for gross
weight, volume, and combined total for each waste category grouping.
5.4 Estimated Waste Materials
The Estimated Waste Materials page, shown in Figure 5-3, displays estimated results
based on the structure type(s) selected and the parameters used (whether default or user-
modified). Estimates are divided into several categories depending on the structure type(s)
selected on the Estimator main page and the options selected on the respective Parameter Values
pages (if users chose to modify the default parameters). Waste categories that are applicable to
more than one structure type are aggregated as necessary whereby only one summary row exists
for each waste category. Cautionary language that explains the magnitude of error that may be
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associated with the gross estimate is included at the top of the page. The criteria specified in
previous steps to generate the estimates can be viewed by clicking the arrow to the left of
Estimate Criteria.
Users can view the details and assumptions associated with each category by clicking the
hyperlinked waste category on the left side of the results table. In addition, functionality to
export the tabular data presented to print or save outside the tool is available. Users can click the
Save to File link to print or export results.
Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE DST) [-provide feedback
You are here: Home »» Waste Materials Estimator » Estimated Waste Materials
Waste material estimates for the selected structure type(s) are presented below. Click the hyperlinked waste category name for an explanation of the waste
categories. View the criteria used to generate the estimates by clicking the arrow to the left of Estimate Criteria. Note: The nformation provided here represents
an order- of- magnitude estimate oased on limited data and information. The results presented here should be considered as a reasoned judgment and not a
precise estimate. The difference between the estimated mass and volume of items and materials and actual values will vary considerably., given the wide range of
building designs and layouts.
Waste Category
Structural
Brick, Wood, and Other Structural Building Materials
Reinforced Concrete and Steel
Interior/ Non-Structural
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
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Ceiling Tiles
Carpet
Marble and Ceramic Tiles
Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
Industrial Electronic Equipment
Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Office and Other Furniture
Retail Furniture
Paper and Office Supplies
Food
Linens
Dishwaire
Personal Effects
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Users have the option to revise the current estimate or create a new estimate by clicking
the corresponding buttons (found at the bottom of the Web page as shown in Figure 5-3). If users
choose to revise their estimates, the previous entries made are retained, including any
modifications made on the parameters pages for each structure. Clicking Make a New Estimate
clears out any previous entries.
Table 5-1 presents the waste categories for hospitals, hotels, offices, open spaces,
residences, schools, shopping malls, and movie theaters.
Table 5-1. Waste Categories for Hospitals, Hotels, Offices,
Open Spaces, Residences, Schools, Shopping Malls, and Movie Theaters
Hospital Categories
Hotel Categories
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
-Carpet
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
- Patient Care Equipment
- Imaging Equipment
- Laboratory/Surgery Equipment
- Industrial Electronic Equipment
- Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
- Office & Other Furniture
- Patient Care Furniture
Medical Supplies
Pharmaceuticals
Linens
Food
Paper & Office Supplies
Medical Waste
Other Items & Equipment
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
-Carpet
- Marble and Ceramic Tiles
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
- Industrial Electronic Equipment
- Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Paper/Office Supplies
Food
Linens
Dishware
Personal Effects
Other Hotel Supplies
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Table 5-1 (Continued)
Office Categories
Open Space Categories
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
-Carpet
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Paper and Office Supplies
Soil
Vegetation
Asphalt
Concrete
Residence Categories
School Categories
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
-Carpet
-Wood
- Concrete/Masonry
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Bathroom/Kitchen
Personal Effects
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
-Carpet
- Wood Flooring
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
- Industrial Electronic Equipment
- Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Paper and Office Supplies
Gym and Sports Equipment
Art and Music Equipment
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Table 5-1 (Continued)
Movie Theater Categories
Shopping Mall Categories
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
- Carpet
- Floor Tiles
- Curtains and Acoustical Material
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
- Concession Electronic Equipment
- Theater Electronic Equipment
- Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
Food
Other Items & Equipment
Structural Materials
- Brick, Wood, and Other
- Concrete and Steel
Interior/Non-Structural Materials
Total Non-Structural Building Materials
- Drywall
- Ceiling Tiles
-Carpet
- Marble/Ceramic Tiles
- Other Non-Structural Building Materials
Electronic Equipment
- Industrial Electronic Equipment
- Other Electronic Equipment
Furniture
- Office & Other Furniture
- Retail Furniture
Paper and Office Supplies
Food
Linens
Other Items & Equipment
Several other factors may affect the amount of materials requiring disposal. These factors
are considered when generating an estimate based on a user's selections. Additional factors
considered can include:
Building structural materials (all structure types);
Additional weight and volume added by packaging materials;
Removal of paper and office supplies from furniture prior to shipment and
disposal (for offices and schools);
Material in common areas (shopping malls);
Whether the hotel is luxurious, containing extensive marble/decorations (hotels
only); and
Whether to include only materials in patient care areas (hospitals only).
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6.0 TREATMENT & DISPOSAL FACILITIES
Users can access treatment and disposal facilities by clicking Treatment & Disposal Facilities
on the home page. As shown in Figure 6-1, users are presented with one or more of the following
search criteria that they may apply:
• Facility Type (sorted either alphabetically or by facility grouping);
• Radioactive Waste/Materials Accepted (available only for radioactive waste
disposal facilities);
• State; and/or
• EPA Region.
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You are here: Ho-rie »Treatments Disposal Facilities
You may customize the list of treatment and disposal facilities generated by applying one or more of the following filter criteria. To view all facilities., leave the
selection boxes blank. Click View List of Facilities to generate a list of facilities that meet all of the specified criteria.
Note: The facilities presented in the tool are not endorsed by EPA, nor have any facility owners agreed to accept any material. A
facility's ability to accept incident waste is case specific and determined by the facility and its regulators- Facility contact information is
provided to facilitate the initiation of treatment and disposal discussions.
Filter Criteria
Facility types:
Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple facility types
Sort list box alphabetically C'Sort list box by facility grouping (e.g.. landfills, incinerators, other)
Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Facilities
Commercial Autoclaves
Commercial Radioactive Waste Disoosal Facilities
Electric Arc Furnaces
Federal Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities
Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTW)
Government-Owned Land Facilities
Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities
Inert or Construction and Demolition (C and D) Landfills
Large Landfills (largest oy state oased on acceotance rate)
State:
Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple states
AK - ALASKA
AL - ALABAMA
AR - ARKANSAS
AZ - ARIZONA
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Hold down the CTRL key to select multiple EPA regions
Region i !CT, ME, MA, NH, Rl, VT)
Region 2 1NJ, NYj
Region 3 IDE, MD, PA, VA, WV, DC)
Region 4 (AL, FL, CA, KY, MS, NC, SC. TN)
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Figure 6-1. Treatment & Disposal Facilities
Clicking View List of Facilities displays the Facility Search Results page shown in
Figure 6-2. Results are limited to 1,000 facilities. A message to the user is displayed to inform
the user of the limitation on the results screen and describes how to narrow the results using
additional criteria.
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You are here: Home » Treatment & Disposal Facilities ** Facility Search Results
The list of facilities matching your criteria are listed below. Foir your reference, the criteria used to conduct this search are also listed below.
Note: The facilities presented in the tool are not endorsed by EPA, nor have any facility owners agreed to accept any material. A
facility's ability to accept incident waste is case specific and determined by the facility and its regulators. Facility contact information is
provided to facilitate the initiation of treatment and disposal discussions.
Filter Criteria:
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Landfills
StatetsV VA VIRGINIA
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EH Accomack County- Northern Landfill 2
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9403 Cutter Ln, Atlantic Vft 3 Vanlue Morgan
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D Amelia Landfill (Chambers Maptewood RDF: Maplewood 20221 Maptewood Road. Jetersvite VA 3 Nat Available
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CH Augusta Regional Landfill
D Battle Creek Landfill
D Bedford Crty Hylbn Site (Bedford City LF)
CH Bedford County Sanitary Landfill
D Bethel LF (Big Bethel LF SLF Incorporated)
CH Botetourt County Landfill
n Brunswick Waste Management Facility
D Carroll Grayson Galax SW Authority Landfill (Twin
County Landfill;
D Chartes City County SLF (Chambers Charles City LF;
Chambers LF. Charles City LF)
EH City cf Bristol Virginia Quarry Balefill
71 5 Kentmoor Farm Road. Madison VA 3 Ms Teresa M. Nuckote
He^hts 434-846-3324
3874 Atlantic Lane, Waverly VA 3 ,'..w -vs.-.'si.'s
749 Christians Creek Road, Staunton VA 3 Mr. GregThomasson P.E.
540-337-2S57
806 US-340 South 219 Landfill Drive, 7 VA 3 Henry Mikui
mi. W of Luray, Luray 540-743-3SS4
B56 Orange Street, Bedford VA 3 Kevin C. Dells
703-SB6-7186
1 060 RecycteRd. Bedford VA 3 Michael Dorsey
540-347-6811
100 North Park Lane, Hampton VA 3 William Tennant
757-345-1259
259 Landfill Road. Troutvilte VA 3 Landfill Contact
540-473-B316
107 Mallard Crossing Road. VA 3 Mr. Bill Held
Lawrencevilte 480-627-7123
310 Landfill Road. HiHwife VA 3 Kenneth Reece
276-723-4907
SOOO Chambers Ruad, Charles City VA 3 Not Available
2125 Shaknvilte Road. BrstolCJy VA 3 Mr. Alksn J. Morris
276-645-3791
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Figure 6-2. Facility Search Results
As shown in Figure 6-2, the facility name, location, and contact information is displayed,
if available. The facility name is hyperlinked to additional information collected for each facility.
Clicking on the facility name opens a new window displaying a facility information summary.
This information may be printed or saved for future reference by clicking the corresponding
links.
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In addition, users can export the complete set of results (up to 1,000 records) by clicking
the Save List to File link. The exported file can then be further manipulated using other software
programs.
6.1 Facility Data Sources
Information describing the sources and methodologies used to compile the facility
databases is provided in the sections below. Note that the facilities presented in the tool are not
endorsed by EPA, nor have any facility owners agreed to accept any material. A facility's ability
to accept incident waste is case specific and determined by the facility and its regulators. Facility
contact information is provided to facilitate the initiation of treatment and disposal discussions.
6.1.1 Landfill Facilities
The following types of landfills are included in the tool:
Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) RCRA Subtitle D Landfills;
• Inert or Construction & Demolition (C&D) Landfills; and
RCRA Subtitle C (Hazardous Waste) Landfills.
6.1.1.1 MSW, Inert, and C&D Landfills
Active MSW landfills were identified using EPA's Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program's
(GHGRP) Publication Tool (date last accessed: 08/14/13). GHGRP 2011 MSW landfill facility
data were incorporated into I-WASTE. C&D landfills were identified using publicly-available
sources in 2010. C&D landfill data were identified using the websites of state solid waste
departments and of five major commercial landfill companies (Casella Waste Services, Inc.,
IESI-BFC Ltd., Republic Services, Inc., Veolia Environmental Services, and Waste
Management, Inc.). The type(s) of waste accepted at each landfill was determined based on
information provided within the publicly-available landfill data. A subset of large landfills was
developed by compiling the largest five landfills from each state based on the Waste and
Recycling News' list of Largest Landfill Rankings by State (derived from 2008 tonnage data). For
some states, facilities were added to the list of the largest five based on the size of the state, the
comparative sizes of other landfills in the state (based on acceptance rate), and the geographic
distribution of the landfills in each state with regard to major metropolitan areas. The list of
largest landfills contains 295 facilities - approximately 9% of the total number of MSW and
C&D landfills. Where available, links to electronic versions of permits, commercial websites and
EPA's Facility Registry or Envirofacts Data Warehouse are provided for the largest landfills on
each Facility Information Summary page.
6.1.1.2 RCRA Subtitle C (Hazardous Waste) Landfills
The RCRA Subtitle C Landfills information was compiled from EPA's RCRAInfo
databases. Landfills listed in the RCRAInfo Permit Module and EPA's National Biennial RCRA
Hazardous Waste Reports were compiled into a single list containing facility-specific
information from both sources. Surface impoundments, waste piles, and land application sites
were not included although some of these operations may be collocated with landfills. This
database was last updated in 2013 with new information from the 2011 Biennial Report.
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Additionally, RCRA Subtitle C landfills that have disposal authority for Low Activity
Radioactive Waste (LAW) are also identified and listed in the tool. Information on these
facilities was compiled from a report issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Materials & Waste, dated April 30, 2008 and titled "Advisory
Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials Low-Activity Radioactive Waste Working Group
Meeting of February 13-14, 2008." A copy of this document can be found in the Useful
Resources and Documents section of the tool.
6.1.2 Combustion Facilities
The following types of combustion facilities are included in the tool:
• Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities;
• Medical/ Biohazardous Waste Incinerators; and
• MSW Combustion Facilities.
6.1.2.1 Hazardous Waste Combustion Facilities
Hazardous Waste Combustors facilities data were obtained from EPA's 2002 Hazardous
Waste Combustors (HWC) Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) database,
updated with input from the Coalition for Responsible Waste Incineration (CRWI) in April 2008,
and updated again with input from CRWI in 2012. The facilities included for use in this tool
include cement kilns and incinerators capable of handling solid waste items. The following types
of combustors were specifically excluded from this list: liquid-only and slurry-only units, boilers,
munitions popping furnaces, HC1 production furnaces and lightweight aggregate kilns. Cement
kilns remain in the tool's database at this time, but may be of limited use for disposal of some
wastes due to feeder size restrictions and product quality concerns. Links to EPA's Facility
Registry or Envirofacts Data Warehouse are provided on each Facility Information Summary
page.
6.1.2.2 Medical/Biohazardous Waste Incinerators
The original database of Medical Waste Incinerator facilities was created from an EPA
inventory updated in 2004. The database of facilities was updated in 2009 based on a newer
version of the EPA inventory for 2008 and was updated again in 2012 to exclude inactive
facilities. Hospital-based incinerator facilities are not presented in this tool. Where available,
links to electronic versions of air permits and commercial websites are provided. Links to EPA's
Facility Registry or Envirofacts Data Warehouse are also provided on each Facility Information
Summary page.
6.1.2.3 MSW Combustion Facilities
The MSW Combustion facilities were initially extracted from EPA databases compiled in
2000 and 2001, respectively. These lists were updated in 2004 with data and contact information
supplied by the Energy Recovery Council (formerly the Integrated Waste Services Association),
again in 2008 with new data from EPA's Combustion Group, and again in 2012 with new data
from the Energy Recovery Council. Each Facility Information Summary page provides basic
contact information and technical information. When available for a specific facility, electronic
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versions of facility air permits and facility commercial websites are accessed using a link
provided on the Facility Information Summary page. Links to EPA's Facility Registry or
Envirofacts Data Warehouse are also provided.
6.1.3 Decontaminated Wastewater Facilities
The following types of decontaminated wastewater facilities are included in the tool:
Centralized Waste Treatment (CWT) Facilities;
Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTW); and
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW).
6.1.3.1 Centralized Waste Treatment Facilities
The list of CWTs was received from EPA's Office of Water. The list was used for the
promulgation of the effluent guidelines for the CWT industry and is dated February 16, 2000. It
is contained in the Centralized Waste Treatment regulatory record at Document Control Number
(DCN) 33.2.4. The list contains information on 169 CWT facilities.
6.1.3.2 Federally Owned Treatment Works (FOTW)
A list of FOTWs was compiled by accessing EPA's Envirofacts website in 2009
(http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_iava.html; date last accessed: 08/14/2013).
Results were limited to federal facilities with Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code 4952
for both National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) "major" and "minor"
facilities. In 2012, the FOTW facilities were reviewed and updated by comparing them to
Envirofacts query results for all facilities under SIC code 4952.
6.1.3.3 Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTW)
A list of POTWs was compiled by accessing EPA's Envirofacts website in 2009
(http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/fii/fii_query_iava.html; date last accessed: 08/14/2013).
Results were limited to SIC code 4952 for NPDES "major" facilities. Any facilities that also
appeared as FOTWs were eliminated as duplicates. In 2012, the POTW facilities were reviewed
and updated by comparing them to Envirofacts query results for all facilities under SIC code
4952.
6.1.4 Other Facilities
Several other types of disposal facilities are also included in the tool, including:
• Rendering Facilities;
• Commercial Autoclaves;
• Electric Arc Furnaces;
• Wood-Fired Boilers;
• Commercial Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities;
• Federal Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities;
• Transfer Stations; and
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• Government Owned Lands.
6.1.4.1 Rendering Facilities
The Rendering facilities database that you may access through this tool comprises
companies identified as producers of animal fats and proteins by the National Renderers
Association (NRA). This information was obtained from the NRA's public 2009 active member
directory and updated in 2013 based on the NRA's 2012 active member directory. Users are
encouraged to contact the facility using the contact information provided to confirm that the
facility is operating and will accept specific animal material. This database does not include
NRA members identified as associate members (including brokers and equipment
manufacturers) or international members. Rendering facilities that may accept horse carcasses as
of 2008, as indicated by the NRA, are identified.
6.1.4.2 Commercial Autoclaves
A list of the largest commercial autoclaves was compiled with the assistance of state
stakeholders and industry stakeholders, particularly Stericycle, Inc. The list was last updated in
March 2012. Updates for additional contact information were located through Internet searches.
6.1.4.3 Electric Arc Furnaces
Three sources of data were used to compile the original electric arc furnace (EAF) list.
The first was the 2003 National Emissions Inventory (NEI), which listed 95 sites. Data available
from the NEI included facility name, address, city, and the latitudinal and longitudinal
coordinates.
The second data source was the 2003 Electric Arc Furnace Roundup from the
Association for Iron and Steel (AIST) (available at http://www.aist.org/publications/pubs.htm:
date last accessed: 08/14/2013). In addition to location information, the 2003 Roundup contained
numbers of furnaces as well as production data.
The third data source was the 2006 Directory of Iron and Steel Plants, also from AIST.
This source provided current contact information for all facilities.
Each of the databases contributed a unique set of data characterizing each arc furnace.
The first step taken was to integrate the NEI and EAF Roundup data. Data were compiled into a
single spreadsheet and a crosswalk was constructed to match facilities from each data source.
Duplicate facility records were merged and where uncertainty about potential duplicates existed,
web searches were conducted for maps, corporate websites, and press releases that would help
resolve whether two facilities were duplicates of each other, or had been closed. The tool's
database of electric arc furnaces contains information on 103 facilities.
Lastly, contact and location information for each facility was added from the 2006 AIST
directory. If a facility was not in the directory, the Internet searches were performed for
corporate headquarters contact information. Typically, corporate websites did not have plant-
specific data, but rather just information on how to reach the central office.
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The electric arc furnace database of facilities was updated in 2009 using the 2009
Directory of Iron and Steel Plants from AIST and the 2005 NEI. In December 2010, the electric
arc furnace database was updated with information from the 2010 EAF Roundup from AIST.
6.1.4.4 Wood-Fired Boilers
Data for wood-fired boilers were compiled from three sources:
1. NEI - EPA's National Emissions Inventory was last conducted in 2002. NEI is primarily
comprised of data acquired from state agencies. NEI uses SCCs and SIC codes to identify
fuel types and industry sectors. There were 1,520 wood-fired boilers in the pulp & paper
industries listed in the 2002 NEI.
2. Industrial Combustion Coordinated Rulemaking (ICCR) (EPA) - This database used
survey data collected in 1996-1997 and contains facility, fuel and emissions data on
4,446 boilers in use at pulp & paper mills, 721 of which were listed as wood-fired boilers.
The data include capacity data and supplemental fuel usage for some of the units.
Addresses of the facilities are also provided. The survey used to collect these data,
however, was not a complete survey of the industry, and therefore the list of boilers
provided by this resource is not complete.
3. Lockwood-Post's Directory of the Pulp, Paper, and Allied Trades — Lockwood-Post's
directory provides a listing of all major pulp and paper mills across North America and
Latin America, with profiles of onsite equipment, production capacity, and location. Data
for mills with wood-fired boilers were retrieved from the 2002 directory.
Data from each of the three sources were compiled into a single file and condensed to
facility-specific records. Although the native NEI and ICCR data contained separate records for
each boiler, boiler-specific data (type/description and capacity) were preserved to provide
additional detail in the tool. Fields such as Facility Contact Name, Facility Contact Phone #,
Latitude, and Longitude were also imported from the native files. For many facilities, the total
capacity was available from the native data, but usually was a valid total only in the case of
facilities with a single boiler. Therefore, the calculated total capacity field was created for
facilities with multiple boilers and is presented in units of mmBtu/hr unless otherwise indicated.
Once the data were compiled and formatted properly, duplicate facilities were identified
and as a guideline, the NEI-native records were retained as the NEI is the most recent and
complete data source. If any additional information existed in the duplicate ICCR or Lockwood-
Post record that was not present in, or was less specific than, the NEI data for that facility, the
data were copied to the NEI record. The tool's database of wood-fired boilers contains data on
956 facilities with over 2,400 boilers. In December 2010, the wood-fired boiler database was
updated using the 2005 NEI and a survey database containing results of the 2008 EPA
Questionnaire for Boilers, Process Heaters, and other Combustion Units (Information Collection
Request (ICR) No. 2286.01) April 30, 2010 - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air
Pollutants for Area Source Industrial/Commercial/Institutional Boilers: Proposed Rule. In March
2012, the wood-fired boiler database was updated with new information from the 2008 NEI
database.
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Facilities that are not part of this compilation include:
1. "Commercial/Institutional" boilers based on SCC codes. The majority of these
boilers are believed to be too small to be useful for the purposes of this tool,
therefore only "Electrical Generation" and "Industrial" boilers were included.
2. Facilities where all boilers at the location were less than 10 mmBtu/hr capacity
were excluded. Facilities with at least one boiler greater than 10 mmBtu/hr were
NOT excluded, even if boilers less than 10 mmBtu/hr were also present at that
facility.
6.1.4.5 Commercial Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities
The list of commercial radioactive waste disposal facilities was collected from a variety
of publicly available Internet sources, including the website of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
Contact information for the commercial facilities was also collected from the Internet
websites of either the facility or the corporate website of the facility owner/operator. Disposal
capacities were collected from the following sources for the commercial facilities listed below:
1. Chem-Nuclear Systems Barnwell Disposal Facility: "South Carolina Department
of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Land and Waste Management -
Status of the Barnwell Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility"
(February 2007). Available at:
http://www.scdhec.net/environment/Iwm/pubs/barnwell_llwdf_status.pdf: date
last accessed: 08/14/2013
2. EnergySolutions LLC Clive Disposal Site: "Minutes of the Utah Radiation
Control Board (June 1, 2007). Available at:
http://www.radiationcontrol.utah.gov/Board/docs/2007/minutes/06012007 min.p
df; date last accessed: 08/14/2013
3. US Ecology Washington, Inc.: "Low-Level Radioactive Waste - Disposal
Availability Adequate in the Short Term, but Oversight Needed to Identify Any
Future Shortfalls" (June 2004). United States General Accounting 263 Office.
Government Accountability Office (GAO)-04-064. Available at:
http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04604.pdf: date last accessed: 08/14/2013
In addition to specific facilities, I-WASTE also provides access to a list of low-level
radioactive waste compacts. The Radioactive Waste Policy Act gives states the responsibility to
dispose of low-level radioactive waste generated within their borders and allows them to form
compacts to locate facilities to serve a group of states. Information on the following compacts is
available:
• Appalachian States Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
• Central Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
• Central Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
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• Midwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
• Atlantic Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
• Northwest Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact;
• Rocky Mountain Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact;
• Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact
Commission;
• Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact; and
• Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority.
6.1.4.6 Federal Radioactive Waste Disposal Facilities
The list of Federal radioactive waste disposal facilities and disposal capacities was taken
from the following source: "The Current and Planned Low-Level Waste Disposal Capacity
Report, Revision 2" (December 2000). U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Environmental
Management. Available at: http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/em/llwrev2.pdf; date last accessed:
08/14/2013.
Contact information for the federal disposal facilities, or for the host Department of
Energy (DOE) National Laboratory sites where specific facility contact information could not be
identified, was located from the Internet through publicly available information.
6.1.4.7 Transfer Stations
Data for active transfer stations were purchased from Chartwell Information in 2004. The
"family" of transfer stations in Chartwell's database includes transfer stations, materials recovery,
and mixed waste facilities. The tool's database contains information on 4,193 transfer stations.
6.1.4.8 Government-Owned Land/Facilities
The government land/facilities database contains data on name, owning agency, state, and
size and was retrieved from the federal lands map layer provided by the National Atlas of the
United States (a part of the U.S. Department of Interior). This database includes government
land/facilities that are greater than 640 acres (approximately one square mile). These data were
last updated in December 2005.
Taking into consideration the potential use of federal land/facilities for temporary storage
or as transfer stations, a decision was made to include only military installations and a few
federal lands owned by the U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Energy, Agricultural Research
Service, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A total of 403 sites/facilities are included in I-
WASTE.
Note the contact person provided in the database may not have the decision making
authority to commit the site for its intended purpose, but this information is a starting point from
a management perspective.
6.2 Facility Information Summary
The data available for each facility vary by facility type. Table 6-1 below lists typical
data elements available in addition to characteristics of several specific facility types.
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Table 6-1. Facility Information
Facility Information
Facility Information
Type of facility
Facility name
Address
Longitude and latitude, if available
Contact name
Telephone
Contact Information
Contact name
Address
Telephone
Related Websites
Facility Website, if available
EPA's Envirofacts Data Warehouse, if available
EPA Regional Website
State Solid Waste Information
State Hazardous Waste Information
Specific Facility Characteristics
Landfill Facility Characteristics
Permit number, if available
Permitted capacity, if available
Operating times, if available
Total waste acceptance rate (tons per day), if
available
Remaining landfill capacity, if available
Transportation access
Combustion Facility Characteristics
Permit number (including access to online permit if
available)
Air pollution control devices
Total throughput capacity
Primary feed mechanism
Commercial Autoclaves Characteristics
Capacity (tons/day), if available
Maximum waste dimensions, if available
Displacement type (e.g., gravity vs. vacuum), if
available
Electric Arc Furnace Characteristics
Capacity (short tons/year), if available
Scrap, if available
Average heat size (short tons), if available
Alternate iron, if available
Fume Collection System, if available
State Facility ID, if available
- NEI Site ID, if available
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7.0 GUIDANCE & INFORMATION
I-WASTE does not promulgate any new guidance, but has links to existing guidance
documents for various activities. The Guidance and Information area of I-WASTE provides a
compilation of documents and resources related to specific categories of events, as shown in
Figure 7-1. Users can view guidance and information related to chemical/biological incidents,
agricultural/foreign animal disease incidents, radiological/nuclear incidents, and incidents
affecting critical infrastructure. Users access the Guidance and Information page by clicking
Guidance & Information on the home page, shown in Figure 3-2.
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Users can click the arrow to the right of the event heading to view a description of the
guidance content that is available for the event.
7.1 Quick Links
Links to the most sought-after guidance are available to users on the right panel of the
Guidance & Information page (see Figure 7-1). The quick links include access to:
Treatment & Disposal Facilities;
Waste Management Guidance;
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• Size Reduction Guidance;
• Packaging/Container Guidance;
• Hazardous Waste Transportation Regulations; and
• Waste Transportation Guidance.
7.2 Browse Documents and Reports
Users can access documents and reports that have been indexed with regard to specific
event types and topics using the Browse Documents and Reports functionality. From the right
panel of the Guidance & Information page, users can specify an event type and a topic and click
Go. The user is presented with a results page displaying the documents associated with the event
and topic that the user selected, as shown in Figure 7-2. Users can select all event types to view
all documents reports.
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CDC Bioterrorism Emergency Preparedness and Response.
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Provides fact sheets for various biclogical agents, planning, communication, and training resources: laboratory information; and guidance for first res ponders .
CDC Chemical Emergency Preparedness and Response.
By: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Provides fact sheets for various chemical agents; information for professionals and the general public, planning., communication., and training resources;
laboratory information; and guidance for first responders.
FEM.A National Response Framework.
By: FEUA
Presents the guiding principles that enable all response oartners to prepare for and provide a unified national resoonse to disasters and emergencies - from the
smallest incident to the largest catastrophe. The Framework establishes a comprehensive, national, all-hazards approach to domestic incident response, January
2008.
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7.3 Browse Guidance
Users can access guidance pages that have been indexed with regard to specific event
types and topics using the Browse Guidance functionality. From the right panel of the Guidance
& Information page, users can specify an event type and a topic and click Go. The user is
presented with a guidance page associated with the topic that was selected. Users must specify an
event and a single topic in order to view guidance.
7.4 Other Resources
Links to other useful resources are available to users on the right panel of the Guidance &
Information page (see Figure 7-1). The other resources include access to:
• Key Terminology;
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• Regional, State, and Local Contacts;
• Other Planning & Response Tools; and
• Laboratory Information.
7.5 Chemical/Biological Related Guidance
Users can access guidance and functionality specific to chemical/biological events using
the following left navigation menu items, shown in Figure 7-3:
• Chem/Bio & Decon Agent Information - View detailed information available for
chemical agents, biotoxins, biological agents, or decontamination agents. Hyperlinks to
Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDSs), CDC Fact Sheets, and PPE guidance provide users
access to additional information.
• Create Building Waste Inventory - Create an inventory (i.e., shopping cart) of items that
may require treatment or disposal. Inventories can be saved and retrieved for later use by
users of the tool.
• View Saved Building Waste Inventories - Access saved building waste inventories.
• View Building Waste Characteristics - Access characteristics of building waste for over
900 items. Default values for weight, volume and dimensions can be viewed.
Users can access Incident Planning & Response to create an Incident Record for a
chemical/biological event, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance
and documents and reports.
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Additional guidance and functionality specific to chemical biological events can be accessed using the following left navigation menu
items or accessing the quick links below.
• Chem Bio & Decon Agent Information - View detailed information available for chemical agents. biotoxins; Piological agents, or
decontamination agents. Hyperlinks to Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).. Center for Disease Control (CDC) Fact Sheets, and
Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) guidance provide users access to additional information
• Create Building Waste Inventory - Create an inventory (i.e., shopping cart) of items that may require treatment or disposal.
Inventories can be saved and retrieved for later use by you or other users of the tooi.
• View Saved Building Waste Inventories - Access saved building waste inventories
• View Building Waste Characteristics - Access characteristics of building waste for over 900 items. Default values for weight..
volume and dimensions can be viewed.
Access Incident Planning & Response to create an incident record for a chemical oiological event, or return to the guidance home page
to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
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7.6 Natural Disaster Related Guidance
The natural disaster related guidance addresses disposal of waste and debris resulting
from a natural disaster and is designed to provide access to case studies, preparedness guidance
documents, and applicable rules and regulations.
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The natural disaster guidance is designed to provide quick access to large amounts of
information including:
• Information organized by disaster type and access to applicable case studies;
• Information on mass and special considerations waste;
• Disaster debris reduction/recycle/disposal methods and equipment;
• Guidance and regulatory information; and
• Facilities capable of recycling and/or safely disposing of disaster debris.
Users can access guidance and functionality specific to natural disaster events using the
following left navigation menu items, as shown in Figure 7-4:
• Waste & Debris Fact Sheets - Access over twenty fact sheets that address
disposal issues related to special considerations waste.
• Debris Management Equipment - Access an inventory of FEMA debris removal
equipment.
• Planning Documents - Access a library of natural disaster case studies,
preparedness guidance documents, and planning documents.
Users can access Incident Planning & Response to create an Incident Record for a natural
disaster event, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and
documents and reports.
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Additional guidance and functionality saecific to natural disaster events can be accessed using the following left navigation menu items or
accessing the quick links below:
• Waste & Debris Fact Sheets - Access over twenty fact sheets that address disposal issues related to special considerations
waste.
• Debris Management Equipment - Access an inventory of Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) debris removal
equipment.
• Planning Documents - Access a library of natural disaster case studies, preparedness guidance documents and planning
documents.
Case Studies by Natural Disaster Event Type
• Ea*tnquake
• Flooding
• Hurricane
• Tornado
- Wildfire
Regulations, Guidance, and Facilities
Hazardous
• Transportation
Regulations
• Other Disposal
Guidance
• Hazardous Waste
Disposal Facilities
Non-Hazardous
• Disposal Guidance
• Disposal Facilities
• Recycling
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• Recycling Facilities
Types of Waste
Mass Waste Special Considerations Waste
• Construction and • Ammunition and Explosives
Demolition • Animal Carcasses
. Green Waste • Asbestos-containing Materials
• Soils and • Auto Batteries
Sediments • Biohazard Waste
• CCA-treated Wood
• Computer, TVs, and Electronics
* Construction and Demolition
• Cylinders and Tanks
• Fluorescent Lamps
• Food Wastes (putrescibles)
• Green Waste
• Household Hazardous Waste
• Mercury-containing Products
• Methampheramine Labs
• Orphan Containers
• Petroleum Products
• Pharmaceuticals
• Polychlorinated Byphenyls (PCBs)
• Pool Chemicals
• Radiological Orphan Sources
• School Biological Labs
• School Chemistry Labs
• Small Engines
- Soils and Sediments
• Underground Storage Tanks
• Vehicles and Boats
• White Goods
Access Incident Planning & Response to create an incident record for a natural disaster event., or return to the guidance home oage to
access other relevant guidance and documents and reports-
Incident Planning & Response Waste Materials Estimator Treatment & Disposal Facilities Guidance & Information
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Additional information available from the Basic Information page includes quick access
to case studies; regulations, guidance and facilities; and waste and debris fact sheets.
7.7 Agricultural Incidents & Foreign Animal Diseases Related Guidance
The agricultural incidents & foreign animal diseases guidance provides users access to
information related to the disposal of animal carcasses in the aftermath of an event. Waste
management hierarchies and training modules can be accessed, as well as information on
pathogens and past events. Users can access guidance and functionality specific to agricultural
incidents and foreign animal disease events using the following left navigation menu items, as
shown in Figure 7-5:
•
Waste Management Guidance;
Case Studies;
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• Pathogen Information; and
• Training Modules.
Access to several other key resources for additional guidance is provided via the
hyperlinks below:
• National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management; and
• National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)
Guidelines.
Users can also access Incident Planning & Response to create an Incident Record for an
agricultural incidents & foreign animal disease event, or return to the guidance home page to
access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
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Additional guidance and functionality specific to agricultural incidents & foreign animal disease events can oe accessed using the
following left navigation menu items or accessing the quick links below:
• Disposal Guidance - View disposal preference hierarchies for large animal and poultry mortality.
• Case Studies - Access a compilation of historical incidents that includes a clearinghouse of summarized background information,
disposal methods, and 'lessons learned" information obtained from publicly available articles and other documents.
• Pathogen Information - Access several fact sheets prepared for I 7 high priority pathogens.
• Training Modules - Access several training modules developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Access to several other key resources for additional guidance is provided via the hyperlinks below:
• National Center for Animal Health Emergency Management
• National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS) Guidelines
Access Incident planning & Response to create an incident record for an agricultural incidents & foreign animal disease event, or return
to the guidance home oage to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
Incident Planning & Response
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Menu
7.8 Radiological/Nuclear Related Guidance
The radiological/nuclear related guidance provides access to information on nuclear
materials, nuclear incidents and cleanup, radioactive waste, regulations, and properties of
selected radionuclides. Users can access guidance and functionality specific to
radiological/nuclear events using the following left navigation menu items, as shown in Figure 7-
6:
• Incident Response & Cleanup Information;
• RDD Information;
• Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts;
• Radionuclide Information; and
• Radioactive Materials & Waste Regulations.
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Users can also access Incident Planning & Response to create an Incident Record for a
radiological/nuclear event, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance
and documents and reports.
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Additional guidance and functionality specific to radiological nuclear events can oe accessed using the following left navigation menu
items or accessing the quick links oelow.
• Incident Resocnse & Cleanup Information - Access information related to Radiological Disoersal Device (ROD) incident resoonse
and cleanup.
• Radiological Dispersal Device (ROD) Information - Access information describing an RDD and descriptions and common uses of
the radioisotopes radionuclides of greatest concern for potential use in an RDD.
• Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compacts - Access a brief discussion of the Radioactive Waste Policy Act and view member states,
host states, and associated disposal facilities for low-level radioactive waste compacts
• Radionuclide Information - Access available radionuclide data, including half-life, specific activity., decay mode, and radiation
energies.
• Radioactive Materials & Waste Regulations - Access information describing radioactive materials and waste regulations by topic
and or governing agency.
Radiological Incidents
• Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
• Orphan Sources
• Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
• Transportation Accidents
- Satellites and Rockets
Nuclear Materials
• Source Material
• Special Nuclear Material
• Byproduct Material
Radioactive Waste
• Categories
o High-Level Radioactive Waste (HLW) and Spent Nuclear Fuel
-= Transuranic Waste (TRU)
o Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW)
o 11 .e.(2) Byproduct Material
o Mixed Wastes (MHLW, MTRU, MLLW)
• Other Waste Types
3 Orphan Sources
; Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials (NORM)
o Low Activity Radioactive Waste
• Transportation
• Treatment
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• Storage
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• Waste Classification
• Disposal
o Federal Facilities
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Access Incident Planning & Resocnse to create an incident record for a radiological nuclear event, or return to the guidance home page
to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
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Figure 7-6. Radiological/Nuclear Basic Information and Left Navigation Menu
Additional information available from the Basic Information page includes quick access
to information on radiological incidents, nuclear materials, and radioactive wastes.
7.9 Critical Infrastructure-Related Guidance
Access to information related to the disposal of materials resulting from compromised
critical infrastructure components is accessible from the left navigation menu items, including
information that addresses disposal issues resulting from chemical or biological contamination of
water systems. A sub-home page provides additional access via left navigation menu links to
access functionality described in this section, as shown in Figure 7-7.
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Users can also access Incident Planning & Response to create an Incident Record for an
event, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and documents and
reports.
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Access to information related to the disposal of materials resulting from compromised critical infrastructure components is accessible
from the left navigation menu items, including information that addresses disposal issues resulting from chemical or biological
contamination of the following four types of water systems:
• Drinking Water Treatment Plant Decon Residue Disposal
• Water Supply Distribution Systems Residue Disposal
• Drinking Water System End User Items Disposal
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Decon Residue Disposal
Drinking water treatment plants, water supply networks., the water using community, and wastewater treatment plants are linked
together in an integrated system. In the event that chemical or biological contamination is introduced at some point in this system, the
disposal requirements associated with each component of the system differs. Therefore, the tool separately addresses each system.
Access Incident Planning & Response to create an incident record for a critical infrastructure event, or return to the guidance home page
to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
Incident Planning & Response
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7.9.1 Water Systems (Chem/Bio Contamination)
Information is accessible that addresses disposal issues resulting from chemical or
biological contamination of the following four types of water systems:
• Drinking Water Treatment Plant Decontamination Residue Disposal;
• Water Supply Distribution Systems Residue Disposal;
• Drinking Water System End User Items Disposal; and
• Wastewater Treatment Plant Decon Residue Disposal.
Drinking water treatment plants, water supply networks, the water-using community, and
wastewater treatment plants are linked together in an integrated system. In the event that
chemical or biological contamination is introduced at some point in this system, the disposal
requirements associated with each component of the system differ. Therefore, the tool separately
addresses each system.
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7.9.1.1 Drinking Water Treatment Plant Decontamination Residue Disposal
Users can access additional guidance and functionality specific to drinking water
treatment plant decontamination events using the following left navigation menu items:
• View Agent Info - Access water contaminant summary information and link to
EPA's WCIT. Note that users must have a separate user ID and password to
access WCIT; and
• View Other Equipment - Access drinking water treatment equipment information
and default values stored within the tool.
Users can also create an Incident Record describing plant capacity, unit operation
characteristics, and estimated disposal quantities resulting from decontamination of a drinking
water treatment plant, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and
documents and reports.
7.9.1.2 Water Supply Distribution Systems
Users can access additional guidance and functionality specific to water supply
distribution system decontamination events using the following left navigation menu items:
• View Agent Info - Access water contaminant summary information and link to
EPA's WCIT. Note that users must have a separate user ID and password to
access WCIT; and
• View Other Equipment - Access water equipment information and default values
stored within the tool.
Users can also create an Incident Record describing affected distribution system
components and characteristics, as well as estimated quantities of liquid and soil that may require
disposal resulting from an event affecting a drinking water distribution system, or return to the
guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and documents and reports.
7.9.1.3 Drinking Water System End User Items Disposal
Users can access additional guidance and functionality specific to drinking water system
end user items disposal using the following left navigation menu items:
• View Agent Info - Access water contaminant summary information and link to
EPA's WCIT. Note that users must have a separate user ID and password to
access WCIT; and
• View End User Items - Access end user item characteristics and default values
stored within the tool.
Users can also create an Incident Record describing the affected service community and
associated end user items that may require disposal resulting from an event affecting a drinking
water system, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and
documents and reports.
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7.9.1.4 Wastewater Treatment Plant Decontamination Residue Disposal
Users can access additional guidance and functionality specific to wastewater treatment
plant decontamination events using the following left navigation menu items:
• View Agent Info - Access water contaminant summary information and link to
EPA's Water Contaminant Information Tool (WCIT). Note that users must have a
separate user ID and password to access WCIT; and
• View Other Equipment - Access wastewater treatment equipment information
and default values stored within the tool.
Users can also create an Incident Record describing plant capacity, unit operation
characteristics, and estimated disposal quantities resulting from decontamination of a wastewater
treatment plant, or return to the guidance home page to access other relevant guidance and
documents and reports.
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8.0 SUMMARY
In the U.S., a single comprehensive approach to all-hazards domestic incident
management has been established by the Department of Homeland Security through the National
Response Framework. This helps prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from terrorist
attacks, major disasters, and other emergencies. A significant component of responding to and
recovering from wide-area disasters, natural, accidental, or intentional, is the management of
waste resulting from the incident itself or from activities cleaning up after the incident. To
facilitate the proper management of incident-derived waste, EPA developed the Incident Waste
Decision Support Tool (I-WASTE). I-WASTE was developed by the U.S. EPA's Homeland
Security Research Program in partnership with EPA program offices, other U.S. government
agencies, industry, and state and local emergency response programs.
I-WASTE is an online web-based suite of decision support tools that provides quick and
easy access to information needed for making decisions associated with handling, transport,
treatment, and disposal of waste and disaster debris. I-WASTE includes calculators to rapidly
provide rough estimates of the quantities and characteristics of waste that would be produced by
contamination incidents and subsequent cleanup activities in various building types. It provides
location-specific information to identify specific facilities and key contacts for managing waste
and debris. I-WASTE provides references to technical information, regulations, and other
information that is important for the protection of public health, first responders, and the
environment.
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9.0 REFERENCES
1 U.S. Department of Homeland Security. National Response Framework (date last accessed:
August 14, 2013), January 2008.
2 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Report on the Homeland Security Workshop on
Transport and Disposal of Wastes From Facilities Contaminated With Chemical or Biological
Agents (EPA/600/R-04/065) (date last accessed: August 14, 2013), November 2003.
3 Thorneloe, S., P. Lemieux, L. Miller, M. Rodgers, and R. Christman, "Decision Support Tool
for the Management of Disaster Generated Waste and Debris Including Agricultural Emergency
Responses," in Proceedings of the Twelfth International Waste Management and Landfill
Symposium2009: Sardinia, Italy.
4 Liberty RadEx National Level Exercise (date last accessed: August 14, 2013), April 2010.
5 U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Airport Biological and Chemical Operational
Technology Demonstration (date last accessed: August 14, 2013), October 2009.
6 Department of Homeland Security. Interagency Biological Restoration Demonstration (IBRD)
(date last accessed: August 14, 2013), October 2009.
7 Department of Homeland Security and Denver Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI). Wide
Area Recovery and Resiliency Program (WARRP) (date last accessed: August 14, 2013),
October 2012.
8 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Bio-Response Operational Testing and Evaluation
Project (date last accessed: August 14, 2013), 2012.
9 Eastern Research Group, Inc. Technical Documentation for the Incident Waste Management
Planning and Response Tool - Waste Materials Estimator, Version 6.1, January 2011.
10 Federal Emergency Management Agency. Hazards U.S.-Multi-Hazard Loss Estimation
Software (HAZUS-MH) (date last accessed: August 14, 2013).
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