Region 8

Emergency Preparedness Newsletter

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Volume VIII No. I January 2018 Quarterly Newsletter

Welcome to the EPA Region 8 Preparedness Newsletter.

Feel free to page through the entire newsletter or click on the links to the

stories you want to read first.

Chemical Safety Board Statement

Arkema Fires Investigation

North Dakota

Delegated RMP Program

Utah WEBER County

An LEPC in Northern Utah

Animal

CERCLA

Requirements

Chemical Safety Board

Preventing Inadvertent
Mixing Incidents

Region 8

LEPC Meetings

CAMEO — Tier2 Submit

New Releases Available

WOTUS Update

Waters of the United
States

Accident Reports
for Region 8

NRC 2006-2017

National
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Center

1-800-424-8 80 2

NDSERC Update

Two long-term members

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Contacts and Information

Region 8 EPA

Waste at Farms

Reporting

Riverstreet Warehouse Fire

Portland. Oregon


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Chemical Safety Board Fire Investigation
ARKEMA Chemical Plant

Crosby, Texas

Taken from the Statement of Chairperson Sutherland 11/15/17:

An investigation of this type of disaster is somewhat new ground for the Chemical Safety Board (CSB). As
Hurricane Harvey was approaching the Gulf Coast, a number of the industrial facilities in the region were making
plans to shut down all or part of their operations. That's when the CSB re-issued a safety bulletin about startup
activities. Based on an investigative history, quick shut downs and startups are opportunities that can expose
these systems to greater risk which, if not carefully managed, can result in a major industrial incident.

There are a significant number of chemical plants and refineries that lie within the direct path of major storms like
Hurricane Harvey. Many of these plants and facilities are interconnected. So, a major disaster in one facility can
have a cascading effect on fuel and other commodity productions and storage which can be disruptive to the
regional and national economy. There are major lessons to be learned from this event that can be shared within
the industry to better prepare for future severe weather and environmental events.

The water rose so rapidly at the Arkema site, the first combustion occurred less than 72 hours after flooding
commenced. The facility was not prepared for such heavy rainfall which led to a rapid flood rate. Facilities across
the Gulf Coast experienced similar problems.

As tropical storms in the Gulf of Mexico increase in frequency or intensity, it is imperative that facilities have
effective emergency response procedures in place. The backup generators at Arkema were elevated two feet off
the ground, whereas the flooding exceeded three feet in the vicinity of the generators.

Conclusions:

Reassess
continuity of
operations plans
and worst case
scenario
assumptions.

—~ Plan and
plan again,

—~ Don't be
lulled into a false
sense of safety
by thinking that
it won't happen
here.

Link to CSB Animation:

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i.5 mile radius

Timeline Related to Arkema Inc. Chemical Plant Fires

August 24

Tropical storm
Harvey
becomes
Hurricane
Harvey

August 25

Arkema plant
shuts down units
and prepares for
Hurricane Harvey

August 26

Arkema plant is fully shut
down and the Hurricane

ride out crew are all
on-site. The ram continues
through the day and the
water level begins to rise.

f

August 28

2:00 AM- Water nses to
the transformer level and
cuts power to the entire
Arkema plant.

August 28

As the water continues to
rise workers move all the low
temperature organic peroxide
into nine refrigerated trailers. The
rising water prevents the workers
from moving three of the
trailers to higher ground.

August 31

1:31AM Black
smoke reported
from Arkema plant,
first trailer combusts

September 3

3:40 PM Remaining
six trailers are
intentionally
ignited by Harris
County Emergency
Responded

August 25

10:00 PM - Harvey is
upgraded to a Category
3 Hurricane and makes
landfall near Corpus
Christi, Texas.

August 27

Rain continues and the
water levels continues to
rise. As water levels threaten
electrical equipment
buildings, including low
temperature warehouses
storing organic peroxide
products are turned off.
Organic peroxide is moved
into trailers and other
buildings to stay cold.

August 29

11:00 AM - All workers
at Arkema facility evacuated
by Harris County Emergency

Responders. 1.5 mile
evacuation zone established
around the site.

September 1

September 4

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from around

the plant

EVACUATION

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North Dakota Delegated Responsibilities
Agricultural Anhydrous Ammonia

In 2014, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted a partial delegation to the North
Dakota Department of Agriculture (NDDA) to administer the Risk Management Program (RMP) for
agricultural anhydrous ammonia facilities. Eric Delzer, Pesticide & Fertilizer Program Director,
administers the program for North Dakota which manages the following activities.

Education arid Outreach

North Dakota's approach to regulation is focused towards education and outreach. The philosophy is
'education before regulation', and state regulators strive to communicate the value of compliance
assistance visits. For example, the NDDA staff spent two weeks traveling around the state providing
annual industry training classes. These trainings, reaching over 500 people, included RMP requirements
as well as anhydrous ammonia safety, emergency response, and nurse tank and facility
maintenance. This training is provided at no cost to the industry and qualifies toward the annual
'refresher training requirements' under the North Dakota Century Code.

Completeness Checks, Compliance Assistance Visits and Inspection Activities

NDDA staff inspected over 50 storage facilities during 2017 to enforce the requirements of the North
Dakota Century Code. During these inspections, they visit with managers and safety personnel about
the RMP requirements and perform completeness checks on certain components of the RMP.

NDDA also received requests from several companies asking for compliance
assistance inspections to help ensure that they were properly complying
with the rule as required. A benefit of the extensive outreach and
communication is facilities are not afraid to call when they have
questions. Compliance has risen significantly ever since the NDDA took over
the RMP program for these facilities.

Common Violations and Enforcement Actions

While performing inspections over the last year, the most common violations seen are hazard analysis,
maintenance, training, compliance audits, and failure to perform a timely hazards review.

NDDA has been able to raise compliance rates by 37%. They believe that using a mix of outreach and
regulation is vital to building a good regulatory program.

Summary

NDDA's implementation of this program has had a very beneficial impact to the agricultural anhydrous
ammonia industry in North Dakota. The agency has been able to make large strides in compliance rates
and general awareness of the program requirements in a
relatively short period of time. The average compliance rate
per facility has gone up and the average number of violations
has gone down. Most of the violations they are now seeing
are very minor/low risk ones with easy corrections. NDDA
believes their implementation is very successful and hopes to
continue to raise compliance rates and awareness in the
future for the benefit and safety of North Dakota. For more
information, contact Eric at Delzer@nd.gov.

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Prevent Future Inadvertent Mixing Incidents
Chemical Safety Board

Washington D.C., January 3, 2018 - Today the U.S. Chemical Safety Board released its case study titled "Key Lessons for
Preventing Inadvertent Mixing During Chemical Unloading Operations/' which examines a mixture of incompatible ma-
terials at the MGPI Processing Plant in Atchison, Kansas on October 21, 2016. The mixture resulted in a chemical re-
lease containing chlorine and other compounds that traveled into the community. The CSB's investigation examines
several key issues including the design of chemical transfer equipment, automated and remote shut off systems, and
chemical unloading procedures.

The MGPI facility produces distilled spirits and specialty wheat proteins and
starches. The chemical release occurred when sulfuric acid was inadvertently un-
loaded from a tanker truck into a fixed sodium hypochlorite tank at the plant. The
two materials combined to produce chlorine gas and other by-products that sent
over 140 individuals, both workers and members of the public, to area hospitals,
and resulted in shelter-in-place and evacuation orders for thousands of local resi-
dents.

The CSB's final report includes 11 key lessons and outlines clear safety improvements that can be implemented at simi-
lar facilities across the country.

•	Among these are facilities should evaluate chemical unloading equipment and processes and implement safeguards
to reduce the likelihood of an incident, while taking into account human factors issues that could impact how facili-
ty operators and drivers interact with equipment.

•	Facility management should evaluate their chemical transfer equipment and processes and, where feasible, install
alarms and interlocks in the process control system that can shut down the transfer of chemicals in an emergency.

The CSB's investigation found that on the morning of the incident, a tanker truck arrived at the MGPI facility to deliver
sulfuric acid. A facility employee escorted the driver to the locked loading dock and unlocked the gate to the fill lines
and the sulfuric acid fill line.

But unknown to the operator, the sodium hypochlorite fill line was also unlocked. And the two lines, which were only
18 inches apart, looked similar but were not clearly marked. The driver inadvertently connected his truck's sulfuric acid
hose to the sodium hypochlorite line and sulfuric acid began flowing inside.

As a result of the incorrect connection, thousands of gallons of sulfuric acid
from the tanker truck entered the facility's sodium hypochlorite tank. The
resulting mixture created a dense green cloud that traveled northeast of the
facility until the wind shifted the cloud northwest towards a more densely
populated area of town.

CLICK HERE to view the CSB's safety video detailing events leading to the
release and key recommendations from the investigation.

The CSB's report issues safety recommendations to the companies involved
in the incident as well as the County's department of emergency manage-
ment. The recommendations focus on proper guidance regarding unloading

procedures, planning, and training for personnel as well as emergency responders. The case study also reiterates an
existing recommendation for ventilation guidance for control buildings.

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Cameo and Tier2 Submit — Two New Releases
November and January

Both CAMEO and Tier2Submit were upgraded in November and then again in early January. Both releases
are very similar and you can use either release for Tier II reporting this year.

What's changed in CAMEOfim 3.4?

•	Added new physical and health hazard categories (to match the revised
safety data sheet options)

•	Updated resource types with latest categories from FEMA

•	Incorporated 2017 North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes

•	Added contact phones to the Special Locations report

•	Added "Outside Storage Pile" to the list of storage types

•	Updated to allow import of Tier2 Submit 2017 files

•	Updated state-specific fields

•	Revised helps

What's changed in Tier2 Submit 2017?

•	Added new physical and health hazard categories (to match the revised safety data sheet options)

•	Adjusted validation requirement so that "county" is now required for all facilities

•	Adjusted validation requirements so that "type", "pressure", and "temperature" are now required for all
storage locations (even those marked confidential)

•	Added import check for older MER files to warn users if there are record ID issues that must be resolved
this year

•	Added export check to warn uses if the file contains invalid characters that would prevent an XML export
file from being generated

•	Incorporated 2017 North American Industry Classification (NAICS) codes

•	Added "Outside Storage Pile" to the list of storage types

•	Updated state-specific fields

•	Revised helps

MER files vs XML.t2s files

In 2016, a national Tier II Data Standard' requirement was adopted in response to EO 13650 to improve
operational coordination between federal, state, local and tribal organization as well as enhance information
collection and sharing. The Data Standard requires reports to be generated in an XML format. XML is a
universal way of structuring data and makes it much easier for software applications to understand the
output reports. (More information about the XML files and the Data Standard can be found at https://
cameo.noaa.gov/epcra tier2/data standard/v1/index.htmi.)

For Tier2 Submit to comply with the Tier II Data Standard, a modification was required to the reports
generated by Tier2 Submit. Historically, Tier2 Submit files were created with files in a MER format which
was proprietary and not easily read by files other than CAMEO. The XML files now being generated by
Tier2 Submit have the extension '.t2s'.

Tier2 Submit 2017 will support import and export via both the new XML and the older MER file
formats. However, next year, Tier2 Submit 2018 will only support XML files.

Several checks have been added to Tier2 Submit this year noting potential issues that might be present in
Tier II data. These issues will prevent an XML file from being generated during export. The Tier2 Submit
2017 export will still include files in the MER format. Additionally, if you only have a MER-based export file,
you will not be able to import that into Tier2 Submit 2018. Therefore, if Tier2 Submit alerts you to potential
issues in your Tier II data, it is important for you to resolve those issues this year and create a valid XML



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CAMEOfm 3.4.1, Tier2 Submit 2017 Rev 2

Download CAMEOfm 3.4.1 at https://www.epa.gov/cameo/cameo-software
Download Tier2 Submit 2017 rev 2 at https://www.epa.gov/epcra/tier2-submit-software

What's changed in CAMEOfm 3.4.1 and Tier2 Submit 2017 rev 2?

Newer versions of CAMEO 3.4 and Tier2 Submit 2017 are now available with a slight modification to the
functionality of the new Hazard Category checkboxes. The 'Hazard Not Otherwise Classified' checkbox
can now be checked together with other physical and health hazard categories (if appropriate).

A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) may list physical hazards, health hazards, and/or a hazard not otherwise
classified in the list of specific physical and health hazards. Users should check the boxes in CAMEO fm
and Tier2 Submit for alj hazards that apply to the chemicals they are reporting for their facilities. In
some cases, that may mean users are checking specific hazards and also checking the Hazard Not
Otherwise Classified box. If the SDS includes information on the additional hazard, then we recommend
that users enter the details about the hazard into the Facility Notes field found on the Certification Page
of Tier2 Submit.

Either version of Tier2 Submit 2017 (November or Rev 2) can be used for reporting purposes and both
can be used by CAMEO.

MARPLOT 5.1.1

Download MARPLOT 5.1.1 https://www.epa.gov/cameo/marplot-software.

What's changed in MARPLOT 5.1.1?

•	Made improvements to the auto-upgrade process to resolve rare issues some users experienced
when upgrading to 5.1

•	Modified new layer creation process so that layers default to Individual Graphics Mode

•	Updated U.S. Boundaries layers to 2017 data

•	Enhanced threat zone information display in ALOHA popup notes

•	Made improvements to the installers and the data upgrade process for existing users

•	Added enhancements for program stability and improvements for program speed

•	Made additional improvements to the program interface and fixed bug

Note: If you're upgrading to CAMEO or MARPLOT from a previous version, follow the instructions on the
download page to ensure that your data is transferred successfully to the new version.

For More Information

For specific Tier II questions or more information, please contact Lori Reed at Reed.Lori@epa.gov.

Also, you may wish to view the Tier2 Submit online tutorial for step by step assistance with Tier2 Submit
2017.

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Waters of the US

On February 28, 2017, the President of the United States issued an Executive Order directing EPA and
Department of the Army to review and rescind or revise the 2015 rule. EPA, Department of Army, and the
Army Corps of Engineers are in the process of reviewing the 2015 rule and considering a revised definition
of "waters of the United States" consistent with the Executive Order.

The EPA and Department of Army (the agencies) are implementing the Executive Order in two steps to
provide certainty to the regulated community and the public while the agencies develop a revised definition
of "waters of the United States."

1)	The agencies are proposing to establish the legal status quo in the Code of Federal
Regulations, by recodifying the regulation that was in place prior to issuance of the Clean Water
Rule and that is being implemented now under the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit's
stay of that rule.

2)	The agencies plan to propose a new definition that would replace the approach in the 2015
Clean Water Rule, taking into consideration the principles that Justice Scalia outlined in

the Rapanos plurality opinion.

The agencies are aware that the scope of CWA jurisdiction is an issue of great national importance and
therefore want to provide time for appropriate consultation and deliberations on the ultimate regulation. In
the meantime, in light of the nationwide stay of the 2015 rule, the agencies will continue to implement the
regulatory definition in place prior to the 2015 rule, consistent with Supreme Court decisions, agency
guidance, and longstanding practice.

The agencies hope to take final action in early 2018 and schedule a webinar for the States and Tribes in
February 2018. More information can be found on the EPA Waters of the US website.

North Dakota SERC

Two long-time members of North
Dakota's Department of Emergency
Services (DES) and the North Dakota
SERC announced in December they
were retiring: Ray DaBoer, Hazardous
Chemical Program Coordinator, (left)
and Greg Wilz, Director (right).

Greg and his family were featured in
the Great Light Fight on NBC in
December. Helping with the light
display were his DES team members;
playing Santa Claus was not part of the
competition.

We will miss both Ray and Greg and
their dedicated public service.

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WEBER COUNTY L

.EPC, UTAH

Weber County is strategically located in northern Utah between the eastern shores of Great Salt Lake
and the rugged Wasatch Mountains rising several thousand feet above the valley floor. Along this
narrow corridor run interstate transportation routes, railroads, rivers, multiple industries, and the city
of Ogden. And yet, it is one of Utah's smallest counties.

Lance Peterson is the director of Weber County Emergency Management and the Weber
County LEPC Secretary. He has been in emergency management for much of his career
and has worked through four disaster declarations. In his spare time, he prefers to be on
his farm, driving his tractor. In a recent conversation, he relayed some of the Best Practices for the
successful and active Weber County LEPC.

The LEPC chairperson position is rotated yearly. One year the chair is from the government sector; the next year it is
from the private sector. Private sector LEPC members are typically assigned to the LEPC by the job they hold in their
business. Many members are Tier2 reporting facilities. Some are plant managers who volunteer. The LEPC also
encourages members of their county hazmat task force to attend. The 'private sector—first response' connectivity is an
important element of their LEPC.

The LEPC meetings are held monthly, excepting July and December. They move their
meetings around to members' facilities, taking tours and having the host present their safety
plans or RMP plans. The LEPC has several committees reporting at the meeting including
Tier2, Planning, Training, and Membership Committees. As Secretary, Peterson supports the
LEPC administratively and as a member of the executive committee. He is in charge of ail
correspondence to the membership as well as receiving Tier2 reports.

Weber County, along with Davis County, uniquely sponsors an annual LEPC "Peer Exchange." The LEPCs meet together
to learn more about LEPC activities, regulations, chemical concerns, emergency planning and other topics. It is a
communal time for the members of the LEPC to share ideas amongst themselves. It is well attended each year with
upwards of 100 attendees. Next year it will expand to six counties and be a northern Utah conference.

Peterson cited two important roles for the Weber
LEPC. First, it should provide comprehensive safety
training to the membership. He believes that each
monthly meeting should be actively working toward
providing front line protection of their citizens.

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information to the first responders, and the community, about existing chemical hazards. It is vital responders know the
hazards involved before an accident happens. "Finding out about hazards in the middle of the battle doesn't cut it. That
is how disasters get really bad. I don't want our county to be a case study on what not to do."

Their biggest challenge as an LEPC is trying to provide good, meaningful training for their members. Chemical safety is
the primary objective and they strive to provide timely and applicable training. This mission makes attendance easier to
justify, especially when budgets are tight. "Information exchanges are great, but the information has to be useful."

Peterson envisions a future where the LEPC has helped all their RMP sites to be fully prepared including integrated
plans, table top exercises, plume modelings, joint drills with the hazmat task force, and a well-trained facility safety
team.

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Animal Waste at Farms

Due to a recent court decision, farms (including ranches, livestock
operations and/or animal operations) will soon be required to report
hazardous substance air releases from animal waste under the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
(CERCLA) when they release hazardous substances from animal waste in
amounts greater than or equal to their reportable quantity within a 24-
hour period.

Facility owners and operators are required to report an estimate
only—monitoring data is not required. Additionally, farmers are not
required to reduce emissions. Farmers should keep a copy of their
calculation for future reference. For more information, please see
Resources at www.epa.gov/animalwaste.

When Do I Report?

Farms are not required to report until the Court issues its mandate.

The EPA filed a motion with the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals to
further delay issuance of the mandate by three months. To stay informed on Court actions, use the resources at
the end of this article.

How Do I Report for CERCLA?

Farms may use a streamlined reporting process known as "continuous release reporting." This requires the farm
owner or operator to follow these steps:

Step 1: Provide the National Response Center (NRC) with an initial continuous release notification by email
(farms@uscg.mil). The email should include the name of the farm, the location (city and state) and the hazardous
substance(s) released. You will receive a standard generic Continuous Release-Emergency Response Notification
System (CR-ERNS) identification number for your farm.

Step 2: Within 30 days of the NRC notification date, submit a written notification to the EPA Regional Office for
the area where the release has occurred. Then submit a one-time first anniversary follow-up report to the EPA
office.

Do farms with animals residing out of doors need to comply?

Yes, if the farm has releases above the reportable quantity. For purposes of determining whether you have a
reportable release, a person must identify all of the sources of hazardous substances releases, identify the
quantifies that are emitted from each source and add them up. The farms should include all releases from the
facility, including releases from animal waste due to animals that reside primarily outside.

Do I need to submit an EPCRA report?

EPA interprets the statute to exclude farms that use substances in "routine agricultural operatons" from
reporting under EPCRA section 304. This encompasses farms, feeding oeperations, nurseries, horticultural
operations and aquaculture. For more information go to: www.epa.gov/epcra/question-and-answer-epcra-
reporting-requirements-air-releases-hazardous-substances-animal.

Additional Resources

Email comments or suggestions on guidance materials to: CERCCL103guidance@epa.gov

Regional Contacts: www.epa.gov/epcra/cr-erns-regional-contacts

CERCLA and EPCRA guidance for more information: www.epa.gov/animalwaste

Questions?

Call EPCRA, RMP & Oil Information Center: 1-800-424-9346

For more information within Region 8, contact Danny Nguyen, CR-ERNS Coordinator at Nguyen.Danny@epa.gov.

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SERC and LEPC Meetings

West Valley City LEPC, West Valley City, Utah

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River Street Warehouse Fire, Portland Oregon

On Sunday, May 14th, 2017, a fire broke out at a warehouse in North
Portland, Oregon. The warehouse was located on the northern bank of
the Willamette River and was constructed on wood pilings partly over
the river. No one was injured in the fire. Wind-blown ash and debris was
found southwest of the river in a densely populated residential area
consisting of mostly multi-story buildings. Fire crews were on the scene
when the fire started. The building had a history of safety and other
violations and the building owner had no insurance.

The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) conducted a preliminary assessment of the
warehouse and nearby properties and determined that the roofing paper contains 90% chrysotile
asbestos. The roofing paper was significantly deteriorated and friable when touched. ODEQ requested
EPA assistance in conducting air monitoring, surveying the area for debris, and addressing mixed
asbestos contamination at the warehouse and the debris deposited in the residential area across the
river.

EPA mobilized three On-Scene Coordinators and an Incident
Management Team to form unified command with ODEQ. The EPA, in
coordination with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, the
City of Portland, and other state and local partners, continued to clean up
hazardous materials and secure the property where the warehouse
burned down. The River Street Warehouse Fire site includes the area
where the warehouse was located and other areas containing
contaminated debris from the warehouse fire.

How is EPA cleaning up the River Street Warehouse Fire Site?

Activities to contain the fire and Asbestos Containing
Material (ACM) debris occurred immediately after the
warehouse burned, and included spraying the site with water
mist and also applying a glue-like material over burned debris
in order to prevent mobilization of ACM. Additional work was
conducted to remove all of the ACM debris from the site. In
order to address safety concerns about the structural
integrity of the site during the second phase of the cleanup,
EPA constructed two trestles (metal frames) over the site to
safely access and remove all remaining ACM. EPA used water
to minimize the amount of dust and ACM that may be carried
offsite by the wind during the cleanup activities.

Site documents and the most current information regarding the River Street Warehouse Fire Cleanup
are available to view online at response.epa.gov/RiverStreetWarehouseFire .

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NRC Accident Report Analysis 2006-2017

The National Response Center (NRC) is the sole national point of contact for reporting ali oil, chemical, radiological,
biological and etiological discharges into the environment. In addition to gathering and distributing spill data and
serving as the communications and operations center for the National Response Team (NRT), the NRC makes
notifications regarding incidents meeting established trigger criteria. Region 8 has recently gathered the
information from reportable spills within the region dating from 2006-2017 into a graphical report. Below are a few
graphics from the consolidated data for the region. The full report is available here.

Incidents By State	Incident Causes

Transport Unknown

Dumping	20%

4%

Operator
Error

9%	WOtiL I

Equipment
Other	Failure

24%	32%

CO
35%

MT
8%

1808	Total Incidents Reported 2006-2017

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EPA Region 8 Preparedness Unit

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OUR
MISSION

We will increase EPA Region 8 preparedness through:

•	Planning, training, and developing outreach relations with federal agencies, states, tribes,
local organizations, and the regulated community.

•	Assisting in the development of EPA Region 8 preparedness planning and response
capabilities through the RSC, IMT, RRT, OPA, and RMP.

•	Working with facilities to reduce accidents and spills through education, inspections, and enforcement.

To contact a member of our Region 8 EPA Preparedness Unit team, review our programs or
view our organization chart, click this link.

Region 8 SERC Contact Information

Colorado

Mr. Greg Stasinos, Co-Chair
Phone: 303-692-3023
greg.stasinos@state.co.us

Mr. Mike Willis, Co-Chair

Phone:720-852-6694

mike.willis@state.co.us

North Dakota

Mr. Cody Schulz, Chair
Phone: 701-328-8100
nddes@nd.gov

Montana

Ms. Delila Bruno, Co-Chair
Phone: 406-324-4777
dbruno@mt.gov

Mr. Bob Habeck, Co-Chair
Phone: 406-444-7305
Email: bhabeck@mt.gov

South Dakota

Mr. Bob McGrath, Chair
Phone: 800-433-2288
Trish.Kindt@state.sd.us

Utah

Mr. Alan Matheson, Co-Chair
Phone: 801-536-4400
amatheson@utah.gov

Mr. Keith Squires, Co-Chair
Phone: 801-965-4461
ksquires@utah.gov

Wyoming

Mr. Rick Lopez
Phone: 307-777-4663
ricklopez@wyo.gov

RMP Hotline: (303) 312-6345

RMP Reporting Center: The Reporting Center can answer questions about software or installation
problems. The RMP Reporting Center is available from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday - Friday:
(703) 227-7650 or email RMPRC@epacdx.net.

RMP: https://www.epa.gov/rmp	EPCRA: https://www.epa.gov/epcra

Emergency Response: https://www.epa.gov/emergencv-response

Lists of Lists

Questions? Call the Superfund, TRI, EPCRA, RMP, and Oil Information Center at (800) 424-9346
(Monday-Thursday).

To report an oil or chemical spill, call the National Response Center
at (800) 424-8802.

U.S. EPA Region 8
1595 Wynkoop Street (8EPR-ER)

Denver, CO 80202-1129
800-227-8917

1 (800) 424-8802

. Y> \ National
PtCO ! Response
Center

This newsletter provides information on the EPA Risk Management Program, EPCRA, SPCC/FRP (Facility Response Plan) and other issues relating to
Accidental Release Prevention Requirements. The information should be used as a reference tool not as a definitive source of compliance information.
Compliance regulations are published in 40 CFR Part 68 for CAA section 112(r) Risk Management Program, 40 CFR Part 355/370for EPCRA, ami 40 CFR
Part 112.2 for SPCC/FRP.

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