LOWER COLORADO RIVER GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN LOWER COLORADO RIVER CORRIDOR AREA 3 SAN BERNARDINO, RIVERSIDE, AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES, CALIFORNIA LA PAZ AND YUMA COUNTIES, ARIZONA FEBRUARY 2014 PREPARED BY: LOWER COLORADO RIVER AREA COMMITTEE (LCRAC) This page intentionally left blank. Lower Colorado River Geographic Response Plan February 2014 If this is an Emergency… …Involving a release or threatened release of hazardous materials, petroleum products, or other contaminants impacting public health and/or the environment Most important – Protect yourself and others! Then: 1) Turn to the Immediate Action Guide (Yellow Tab) for initial steps taken in a hazardous material, petroleum product, or other contaminant emergency. 2) Make the initial notification to Dispatch by dialing 911. Dispatch will make operational notifications that will prompt formation of Incident Command. 3) Incident Command will make the following Mandatory Notifications: National Response Center (800) 424-8802 California Office of Emergency Services (800) 852-7550 or (916) 845-8911 Arizona Division of Emergency (800) 411-2336 Management 4) After the Mandatory Notifications are made, use Notification (Red Tab) to implement the notification procedures described in the Immediate Action Guide. 5) Use the Lower Colorado River Corridor Maps (Green Tab) to pin point the location and surrounding geography of the incident site. 6) Use the Emergency Response Site Strategies (Blue Tab) to develop a mitigation plan. 7) Review the Supporting Documentation (White Tabs) for additional information needed during the response. i This page intentionally left blank. Lower Colorado River Geographic Response Plan February 2014 Lower Colorado River Geographic Response Plan – Area 3 Table of Contents Page Number If this is an Emergency.............................................................................................................. i Table of Contents..................................................................................................................... iii Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................ vii Color Tabs – Time Critical Information for use in an Emergency Response Plan Overview (Purple Tab).................................................................................................. P-1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. P-1 Purpose....................................................................................................................... P-2 Plan Objectives ........................................................................................................... P-2 Incident Objectives ...................................................................................................... P-3 Immediate Action Guide (Yellow Tab) ................................................................................. Y-1 How to Use the Immediate Action Guide ..................................................................... Y-1 Make Immediate Notifications...................................................................................... Y-2 Review General Information Regarding HazMat Response......................................... Y-3 Identify Railroad, Pipeline, Roadway, and Fixed Facility Incidents............................... Y-4 Abandoned/Unknown Containers and WMD................................................................ Y-5 Public Information/Press Release................................................................................ Y-6 Notification (Red Tab)...........................................................................................................R-1 Notification Overview...................................................................................................R-1 Federal Mandatory Spill Notification Requirements .....................................................R-3 List of Dispatch Centers ..............................................................................................R-5 Emergency Notification Guide .....................................................................................R-6 Contact Number List....................................................................................................R-7 NRC Incident Report Form ........................................................................................R-11 Radio Frequencies (Aqua Tab).............................................................................................A-1 Incident Radio Communications Plan .......................................................................... A-2 Resources (Orange Tab) ......................................................................................................O-1 Spill Response Resources...........................................................................................O-1 Hazardous Materials Teams........................................................................................O-3 Specialized Teams ......................................................................................................O-4 LCR Water Operations Control Center ........................................................................O-5 24 Hour Communication Center ..................................................................................O-6 Spill Response and Vessel Salvage Contractors.......................................................O-12 Significant Response Equipment Inventory ...............................................................O-12 Maps (Green Tab)..................................................................................................................G-1 Area 3 Map Overview..................................................................................................G-1 Lake and River Response Strategies (Blue Tab) ................................................................B-1 Historical Mean Monthly Stream Flows........................................................................ B-2 Locations of Stream Gages along the Colorado River ................................................. B-3 iii Lower Colorado River Geographic Response Plan February 2014 Lower Colorado River Geographic Response Plan – Area 3 Table of Contents (continued) Page Number White Tabs – Supporting Documentation for use in an Emergency Response Concept of Operations (White Tab #1) ............................................................................. W1-1 Roles and Responsibilities (White Tab #2) ...................................................................... W2-1 Arizona ...................................................................................................................... W2-1 Local Government .............................................................................................. W2-1 State Government............................................................................................... W2-2 California ................................................................................................................... W2-3 Local Government .............................................................................................. W2-3 State Government............................................................................................... W2-8 Nevada.................................................................................................................... W2-16 Local Government ............................................................................................ W2-16 State Government............................................................................................. W2-17 Tribal Government Entities ...................................................................................... W2-19 Federal Government................................................................................................ W2-19 Private/Public Organizations.................................................................................... W2-24 Cost Recovery/Funding/Reimbursement (White Tab #3) ................................................ W3-1 Local Government Funding........................................................................................ W3-1 Arizona Funding/Reimbursement............................................................................... W3-2 California Funding/Reimbursement............................................................................ W3-2 Nevada Funding/Reimbursement .............................................................................. W3-7 Federal Funding/Reimbursement............................................................................... W3-9 Relationship to Other Plans (White Tab #4) ..................................................................... W4-1 Sensitive Populations (White Tab #5)............................................................................... W5-1 Hospitals and Nursing Homes ................................................................................... W5-1 Schools...................................................................................................................... W5-3 Childcare Centers.................................................................................................... W5-10 Potential Hazards (White Tab #6).....................................................................................