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Kimmell, Louis Martino, Robert Johnson Environmental Sciences Division Paul L. Hewett, Ken Lerner, Robert Sharp Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division Prepared for U.S. Army Chemical Materials Activity, Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program November 2018 This page blank. CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Pre-Event Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF) Blue Grass CSEPP Community This page blank. BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Pre-Event Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF) Blue Grass CSEPP Community November 2018 iii BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF This page blank. iv BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Pre-Event Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF) Blue Grass CSEPP Community FOREWORD In April 2008, the Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) released the Final CSEPP Recovery Sampling and Analysis Plan (RSAP) Protocol for Chemical Warfare Agent Accidents/Incidents. The 2008 protocol was state of the art at the time, laying out a logical and well-planned approach to developing sampling and analysis plans geared toward determining when it was safe to re-enter areas off-post impacted by a chemical agent release. However, it is now 2018 and much has changed since the 2008 protocol was developed. First, chemical warfare agent demilitarization operations are complete at six of the eight chemical storage depots across the United States. The only remaining facilities are the Pueblo Chemical Depot east of Pueblo, Colorado, and Blue Grass Chemical Activity (BGCA) east- southeast of Richmond, Kentucky. Second, there are additional (new) resources available to plan a more efficient and effective sampling and analysis program in response to a chemical agent release. These include updated regulations, guidance documents, plume models, sample design tools, field and analytical methods, remote sensing technologies, and federal and state resources. The Blue Grass CSEPP Community, noting these changes, decided to develop an updated sampling and analysis framework tailored to the BGCA. The initial working draft took approximately 18 months to develop through a cooperative effort led by a Blue Grass CSEPP Community workgroup and supported by technical subject matter experts (SMEs) from Argonne National Laboratory (Argonne). The workgroup held four “Big Picture Issue” sessions to present and discuss issues and develop a path forward. The workgroup incorporated input from these sessions into an initial draft Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF). The RSAF was reviewed in a series of conference calls and in a workshop held in January 2018. This document reflects the judgment and conclusions of the workgroup as expressed in the review sessions, calls and workshop. The Blue Grass CSEPP Community RSAF reflects the unique aspects of the BGCA’s storage operation, the specific chemical agents present at BGCA, the environment and climate of the Blue Grass area, and the Community’s input and preferences. v BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF This page blank. vi BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Pre-Event Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF) Blue Grass CSEPP Community ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The Kentucky CSEPP Workgroup: Ms. Laura Hawthorne (KYEM), Lead Planner and Organizer Mr. Chris Cline (KYEM), Mr. Kevin Strohmeier (KDEP) Mr. James (Buck) McCloud (KDEP) Mr. Steve Jackson (KDEP) Mr. Tom Webb (Madison County) Mr. Dustin Heiser (Madison County) Mr. Lucas Barnes (Estill County) Mr. Jason Finley (KYNG) Mr. John Eggum (BGCA CSEPP) Mr. Martin Cybulski (FEMA CSEPP) Mr. Kevin Wells (FEMA Region IV) Ms. Michelle Sharman (FEMA Region IV) Mr. Robert Kasper (CMA Environmental) Mr. Richard Holgers (CMA CSEPP) Mr. Robert Sharp (Argonne BGCA CSEPP) Observers and Contributors: Mr. Joshua Bailey (KYEM) Mr. Andrew Blevins (Madison County) Mr. Jimmie Bell (FEMA Region IV) Mr. Allen Gilbert (BGCA Environmental) 1LT James Hatch, KYNG CERFP 1LT Christopher Cook, KYNG CERFP Ms. Ofia Hodoh, EPA Region 4 Workshop Participants: Ms. Laura Hawthorne (KYEM) Mr. Chris Cline (KYEM) Mr. Mark Klaas (KYEM) 1LT Chris Ballard (KYNG 41st WMD Civil Support Team) vii BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF Workshop Participants cont’d: Mr. Robert Francis (KDEP) Mr. Kevin Strohmeier (KDEP) Mr. Steve Jackson (KDEP) Mr. James (Buck) McCloud Mr. Michael Goss (KDEP State Laboratory) Mr. Tom Webb (Madison County) Mr. Dustin Heiser (Madison County) Mr. Howard Logue (Madison County) Mr. Michael Bryant (Madison County) Mr. Lucas Barnes (Estill County) Mr. Martin Cybulski (FEMA HQ) Mr. Ron Barker (FEMA HQ) Mr. Rob Mc Williams (FEMA HQ) Mr. Kevin Wells (FEMA Region IV) Ms. Michelle Sharman (FEMA Region IV) Mr. Eric Thurston (FEMA Region IV) Mr. David Andrews (EPA Region IV) Mr. Brian Englert (EPA Region IV) Ms. Ofia Hodoh (EPA Region IV) Mr. John Eggum (BGCA CSEPP) Mr. Robert Sharp (Argonne BGCA CSEPP) Mr. Allen Gilbert (BGCA Environmental) Mr. Robert Kasper (CMA Environmental) Mr. Richard Holgers (CMA CSEPP) Mr. Gabriel Rothman (CMA CSEPP) Mr. Jack Long (IEM, Inc.) Ms. Farrah Stewart (IEM, Inc.) Mr. Ken Lerner (Argonne) Dr. Paul Hewett (Argonne) Mr. Todd Kimmell (Argonne) Subject Matter Expert Reviewers: Mr. Ken Mioduski, U.S. Army Public Health Center (APHC) Mr. Craig Myers, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 8 Argonne RSAF Team: Mr. Todd Kimmell, Environmental Science Division Dr. Paul Hewett, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division Mr. Ken Lerner, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division Dr. Robert Johnson, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division Mr. Louis Martino, Environmental Science Division Mr. Robert Sharp, Decision and Infrastructure Sciences Division viii BLUE GRASS CSEPP RSAF Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program (CSEPP) Pre-Event Recovery Sampling and Analysis Framework (RSAF) Blue Grass CSEPP Community CONTENTS FOREWORD..................................................................................................................................v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ....................................................................................................... vii CONTENTS.................................................................................................................................. ix ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ....................................................................................xv 1 INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................1 2 BACKGROUND AND TECHNICAL APPROACH ..............................................................3 2.1 Overview of 2008 RSAP Protocol ......................................................................................3 2.2 Relationship of RSAF to 2008 Protocol ..............................................................................3 2.3 Comparison to other Hazardous