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Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan Public Access Version Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties, Illinois Prepared by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 and the Greater Chicago Sub-Area Committee June 2018 I Public Access Version Greater Chicago Sub-area Contingency Plan Special Notice This is a special public access version of the Greater Chicago Sub-area Contingency Plan, and is thus suitable for broad dissemination. This version of the document includes the main body of the Plan in its entirety and the majority of the Appendices, but omits selected Appendices due to security concerns. The omitted sections are listed in the Table of Contents. Questions regarding the omitted sections or other issues related to the plan may be directed to Barbi Lee, US EPA Region 5 Contingency Planner at [email protected] or Mark Ellis, Upper Mississippi River Basin Association at [email protected] . II Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan (PUBLIC ACESS VERSION) June 2018 EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PHONE LIST GREATER CHICAGO SUB-AREA IF YOU DISCOVER A SPILL OF OIL OR CHEMICALS, MAKE SURE THE PROPER ORGANIZATIONS ARE NOTIFIED: Local Contact DIAL 911 Cook County DHSEM Lake County EMA 312-603-8180 847-549-5200 DuPage County OHSEM Will County EMA 630-682-7207 815-725-0911 Chicago OEMC 312-746-9111 State Contact Illinois Emergency Management Agency 800-782-7860 OR 217-782-7860 (Out-of-state calls) Federal Contact National Response Center (NRC) 800-424-8802 NOTE: Contacting any one of these organizations does not relieve the potentially responsible party and others of the requirement to make all required notifications of hazardous substance releases. These numbers are provided for the convenience of potentially responsible parties and others and are not to be considered an all-inclusive list of required notifications. For other agency phone numbers in the Sub-area see Appendix VI. If you play any part in the response to a spill, make sure you understand your role in the INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM See Section VII of this plan for more details. I Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan (PUBLIC ACESS VERSION) June 2018 Obtaining Additional Copies of the Greater Chicago Sub-Area Plan For further information about the Greater Chicago Sub-area Plan, contact: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 Response Section 2, Response Branch 1 77 West Jackson Blvd. (SE-5J) Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-8200 The public access version of the Greater Chicago Sub-area Plan can be downloaded from: http://umrba.org/spillplans.htm Updating the Greater Chicago Sub-area Plan The Greater Chicago Sub-area Committee encourages you to submit corrections or updates to the plan using the form on Appendix X. Updated information should be sent to: On-Scene Coordinator for Greater Chicago Sub-area Contingency Plan U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 5 Response Section 2, Response Branch 1 77 West Jackson Blvd. (SE-5J) Chicago, IL 60604 (312) 353-8200 II Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan (PUBLIC ACESS VERSION) June 2018 TABLE OF CONTENTS EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PHONE LIST I OBTAINING ADDITIONAL COPIES OF THE CHICAGO SUB-AREA PLAN II I. INTRODUCTION 1 I.A. Purpose and Objective -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 I.B. Statutory Authority ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 I.C. Scope ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 I.D. Updating ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 II. DESCRIPTION OF GREATER CHICAGO SUB-AREA 3 II.A. Metropolitan Governance Approach to Sub-area Planning ------------------------ 4 II.B. Geography of Sub-area ------------------------------------------------------------------ 4 II.B. Sub-area Climate ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4 III. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER CONTINGENCY PLANS 7 III.A. Private Sector Response Plans -------------------------------------------------------- 8 III.B. Local Response Plans ----------------------------------------------------------------- 10 III.C. Illinois Emergency Operations Plan ------------------------------------------------ 10 III.D. Sector Lake Michigan Area Contingency Plan ----------------------------------- 10 III.E. Regional Contingency Plan/Area Contingency Plan ----------------------------- 11 III.F. National Plans -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13 1. National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan ------ 13 2. National Response Framework --------------------------------------------------- 13 IV. RESPONSE NOTIFICATION AND PROTOCOL 14 IV.A. Emergency Notification -------------------------------------------------------------- 15 IV.B. Notification of Natural Resource Trustees ---------------------------------------- 15 IV.C. Greater Chicago SACP Response Protocol ---------------------------------------- 15 V. ROLES OF RESPONSIBLE PARTIES 17 V.A. Responsible Party ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 18 V.B. Contractors/Oil Spill Removal Organizations ------------------------------------- 18 III Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan (PUBLIC ACESS VERSION) June 2018 VI. ROLES AND AUTHORITIES OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES 19 VI.A. Local Authorities ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 20 1. Role of Local Responders --------------------------------------------------------- 20 2. Role of Hazmat Responders ------------------------------------------------------- 20 3. Role and Procedure of Local Emergency Management Agencies ----------- 21 4. Role of Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago ----- 21 VI.B. State Authorities ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 22 1. Role of Illinois Environmental Protection Agency ---------------------------- 22 2. Role of Illinois Emergency Management Agency ----------------------------- 22 3. Role of Illinois State Fire Marshal ----------------------------------------------- 23 4. Role of Illinois State Police ------------------------------------------------------- 23 5. Role of Illinois National Guard --------------------------------------------------- 24 6. Role of Illinois Commerce Commission ---------------------------------------- 24 7. Role of Illinois Department of Agriculture ------------------------------------- 24 8. Role of Illinois Deaprtment of Natural Resources ----------------------------- 24 9. Role of Illinois Department of Public Health ----------------------------------- 26 10. Role of Illinois Department of Transportation ---------------------------------- 26 VI.C. Federal Authorities -------------------------------------------------------------------- 26 1. National Response System and Policy-------------------------------------------- 26 2. Role of EPA Region 5 -------------------------------------------------------------- 27 3. Role of US Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Chicago ------------------------- 28 4. Role of Federal On-Scene Coordinator ------------------------------------------- 28 VI.D. Multi-Agency Response and Planning Groups ----------------------------------- 30 1. Role of Regional Response Team and Area Committee ----------------------- 30 2. Role of Sub-area Committee ------------------------------------------------------- 30 3. Role of Three Rivers Response Cooperative ------------------------------------ 30 VI.E. Natural Resource Trustees ----------------------------------------------------------- 31 1. Role of Illinois Department of Natural Resources ------------------------------ 31 2. Role of United States Department of the Interior ------------------------------- 31 VI.F. Mutual Assistance Agreements ------------------------------------------------------ 32 IV Greater Chicago Sub-Area Contingency Plan (PUBLIC ACESS VERSION) June 2018 VII. INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEM 33 VII.A. Role of the Incident Commander -------------------------------------------------- 34 VII.B. Evolution of Command in an Incident -------------------------------------------- 35 VII.C. Unified Command -------------------------------------------------------------------- 35 VII.D. Commands During Long Term Cleanup ------------------------------------------ 36 VII.E. Joint Information Center ------------------------------------------------------------ 37 VIII. COMMUNICATION 39 VIII.A. Communication Policy ------------------------------------------------------------- 40 VIII.B. Communications Framework ------------------------------------------------------ 40 1. Statewide Tactical Interoperable Communication Plan ----------------------- 40 2. Other Communication Resources ------------------------------------------------ 41 VIII.C. Telephones --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 VIII.D. Cellular Phones ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 IX. HEALTH AND SAFETY 42 IX.A. Integration of Site Safety Plans ----------------------------------------------------- 43 IX.B. Site Safety Plan Requirements ------------------------------------------------------ 43 X. OIL SPILL RECONNAISSANCE, CONTAINMENT, COUNTERMEASURES AND CLEANUP/REMOVAL TECHNIQUES 47 X.A. Reconnaissance ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 48 X.B. Containment, Countermeasures and Cleanup Techniques ----------------------- 48 X.C. Oiled Wildlife and Waterfowl Capture and Rehabilitation ----------------------
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