United States Environmental Protection Agency RED RIVER VALLEY SUB-AREA SUPPORT DOCUMENT - FINAL - Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina, Richland, Traill, Walsh Counties - North Dakota Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, Wilkin Counties - Minnesota Town of Emerson and Province of Manitoba, Canada September 2003 (Revision: 2) Upper URS Mississippi River OPERATING SERVICES, INC. Basin Association ILLINOIS, IOWA, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, WISCONSIN Red River Sub-Area Contingency Plan - Support Document Revision: 2 Date: 09/2003 TOC Page i RED RIVER VALLEY SUB-AREA SUPPORT DOCUMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS i Section - Page # 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1 - 1 1.1 Scope 1 1.2 Purpose 1 1.3 Statutory Authority 2 1.4 Coordinated Emergency Response Planning 2 1.4.1 Federal Response Plan 2 1.4.2 National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan 2 1.4.3 Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan 3 1.4.4 EPA Region V and Region VIII Regional Contingency Plans 3 1.4.5 Manitoba Emergency Plan 4 1.4.6 Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan 4 1.4.7 North Dakota Emergency Operations Plan 5 1.4.8 Minnesota - County Emergency Hazardous Materials Plans 5 1.4.9 North Dakota - County Emergency Hazardous Materials Plans 6 1.4.10 Manitoba - Local Emergency Plans 7 1.4.11 Facility Response Plans 7 1.4.12 “The Next Flood: Getting Prepared” 8 1.4.13 Cross-Border Understanding for Cross-Border Response 8 2.0 DESCRIPTION OF THE RED RIVER VALLEY SUB-AREA 2 - 1 3.0 RESPONSE OPERATIONS AND ROLES 3 - 1 3.1 Response Roles 1 3.2 Responsible Party 3 3.3 Local Jurisdictions 4 3.4 State Government 4 3.4.1 State of Minnesota 4 3.4.2 State of North Dakota 6 3.5 Federal Government 7 3.5.1 Role of the Federal On-Scene Coordinator 8 3.5.2 Regional Response Team 10 3.5.3 National Response Team 10 3.6 State, Federal, and Tribal Natural Resource Trustees 11 3.6.1 State of Minnesota 11 3.6.2 State of North Dakota 12 3.6.3 U.S. Department of the Interior 12 3.6.4 Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe 13 3.7 Manitoba Provincial Government 13 3.7.1 Local Response 13 3.7.2 Provincial/Federal Support 14 TDD No. 0009-0022 P:\Start2\Red River ACP\Most Current\SD\Text.wpd Red River Sub-Area Contingency Plan - Support Document Revision: 2 Date: 09/2003 TOC Page ii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) 4.0 HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION 4 - 1 4.1 Fixed Facility Hazards 1 4.1.1 Facilities with Reportable Quantities of Hazardous Materials 1 4.1.2 Hazardous Waste Facilities 2 4.1.3 Abandoned Facilities (CERCLA Sites) 3 4.1.4 Active Oil and Gas Wells 3 4.1.5 SPCC Facilities 3 4.1.6 FRP Facilities 3 4.1.7 Radioactive Facilities 4 4.2 Transportation Hazards 4 4.2.1 Primary Highways 5 4.2.2 Railroads 5 4.2.3 Pipelines 6 4.2.4 Air 7 4.3 Hazardous Materials Spill Events 7 4.4 Natural Hazards 8 5.0 VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS 5 - 1 5.1 High Density Populations 1 5.2 Sensitive Human Populations 1 5.3 Environmentally Sensitive Areas 2 5.3.1 Waterways 2 5.3.2 Wetlands 3 5.3.3 Fish and Wildlife 3 6.0 RISK ANALYSIS 6 - 1 7.0 CREDIBLE WORST-CASE SCENARIO 7 - 1 7.1 Selection of the Credible Worst-Case Scenario 1 7.2 Description of the Credible Worst-Case Scenario 1 7.2.1 Accident Scenario 1 7.2.2 Vulnerable Populations and Resources 2 7.2.3 Credible Worst-Case Scenario Conclusions 4 8.0 COST RECOVERY 8 - 1 8.1 Cost Recovery Within the U.S. 1 8.1.1 Federal Statutes and Regulations 1 8.2 Cost Recovery Within Canada 2 8.2.1 Emergency Costs 2 8.2.2 Damage Estimation/Compensation 2 9.0 TRAINING AND HEALTH AND SAFETY 9 - 1 9.1 Exercises and Drills 1 9.2 Training 4 9.3 Occupational Safety and Health Administration Standards 4 9.4 Site Safety 5 TDD No. 0009-0022 P:\Start2\Red River ACP\Most Current\SD\Text.wpd Red River Sub-Area Contingency Plan - Support Document Revision: 2 Date: 09/2003 TOC Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS (continued) APPENDICES Appendix A List of Participants, Definitions and Acronyms Appendix B Total Risk Values of Hazards; Tier II Reporting Facilities Appendix C RCRIS Information Appendix D CERCLIS Information Appendix E Transportation Hazards – Highways Appendix F Population and Area Data Appendix G Sensitive Populations – Hospitals and Nursing Homes Appendix H Sensitive Populations – Schools Appendix I Sensitive Populations – Child Care Facilities Appendix J Reimbursement for Emergency Response TDD No. 0009-0022 P:\Start2\Red River ACP\Most Current\SD\Text.wpd Red River Sub-Area Contingency Plan - Support Document Revision: 2 Date: 09/2003 Section 1 Page 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 SCOPE The Red River Valley Sub-Area Contingency Plan has been prepared for six counties in eastern North Dakota, six counties in western Minnesota, and a portion of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. The counties in North Dakota include: Cass, Grand Forks, Pembina, Richland, Traill, and Walsh. The Minnesota counties include: Clay, Kittson, Marshall, Norman, Polk, and Wilkin. In Manitoba, Canada, the following towns and Rural Municipalities (RMs) are included in the scope: Town of Emerson, RM of Montcalm, RM of Morris, Town of Morris, RM of Ritchot, City of Winnipeg, RM of East St. Paul, RM of West St. Paul, RM of St. Clements, RM of St. Andrews, and City of Selkirk. The Sub-Area Contingency Plan is provided in two parts, the Support Document and the Emergency Response Action Plan (ERAP). The Support Document provides information that should be helpful in planning to minimize the impact of an oil or hazardous material incident. It contains discussions of planning and response roles, hazards identification, vulnerability analysis, risk analysis, cleanup, cost recovery, training, and health and safety. The Emergency Response Action Plan is intended to be a “grab and run” document. It contains specific information on the incident command system, notifications, response capabilities, emergency response organizations, evacuation and shelter-in- place, immediate actions, and mapping. 1.2 PURPOSE The Red River Valley Sub-Area Contingency Plan is designed to coordinate timely and effective responses by private industry, local and state officials, and various federal agencies to minimize damage resulting from releases of oil or hazardous materials into the environment. It is intended to describe how notification and response activities are coordinated in the area, especially for incidents involving multiple jurisdictions. The Plan outlines the type of cooperative activities that should be carried out during an oil or hazardous material incident response. This Sub-Area Contingency Plan was prepared under the direction of the predesignated U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Federal On-Scene Coordinator (OSC) in conjunction with the National Oil and Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan (NCP), Region V Area Contingency Plan (ACP), Regions V and VIII Regional Contingency Plans (RCPs), the Minnesota Emergency Operations Plan (MN EOP), North Dakota Emergency Operations Plan (ND EOP), the Manitoba Emergency Plan (MEP), and the applicable local contingency plans/emergency operations plans in Minnesota, North Dakota and Manitoba. The Plan has been developed with the cooperation of the participants listed in Appendix A. In addition, this Plan intends to identify potential sources of oil and hazardous material releases, identify vulnerable environments and populations, and analyze the associated risks posed to the Red River Valley environment and populations. To serve these functions, this Plan must be a current, evolving document. Responsibility for yearly updates rests with EPA, but the responsibility for timely notification of changes to information included in this Plan is the responsibility of each agency named therein. Proposed changes to this Plan may be made using the form found in Section 9. TDD No. 0009-0022 P:\Start2\Red River ACP\Most Current\SD\Text.wpd Red River Sub-Area Contingency Plan - Support Document Revision: 2 Date: 09/2003 Section 1 Page 2 1.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY This Plan is required by Section 311(j) of the Clean Water Act (CWA), as amended by the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq. This Plan is written as part of and in conjunction with the Region V ACP and RCP; the Region VIII RCP; the MEP (under the authority of the Emergency Measures Act, Section 6); the NCP (40 CFR Part 300); Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq., as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA); and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA, also known as SARA Title III), Public Law 99-499. 1.4 COORDINATED EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLANNING Federal, state, local, and industry plans are available to supplement this Plan in the event of an oil or hazardous material incident. Federal plans include the NCP, the Federal Response Plan, and the Region V and VIII RCPs. State plans include the MN EOP and ND EOP. The Plan for the Province of Manitoba, Canada is the Manitoba Emergency Plan. Each county in Minnesota is required to develop an all-hazards Plan. Local plans in North Dakota have been prepared by the Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) in Grand Forks, Pembina, and Walsh Counties as designated by the North Dakota State Emergency Response Commission (SERC). Each of the counties in the Sub-Area may use this Red River Sub-Area Plan as their oil and hazardous material emergency response Plan.