Region 5 Regional Contingency Plan / Area Contingency Plan

Table of Contents

  • SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 1.1 Purposes and Objectives
    • 1.2 Authority
    • 1.3 Scope and Provisions
    • 1.4 Response Jurisdictions
      • Overview
      • EPA OSCs
      • 9th District
      • 8th District
    • 1.5 Updating
    • 1.6 Crosswalk with NCP
  • SECTION 2. COMMAND
    • 2.1 Response Organization
      • 2.1.1 Response to Public Safety and Property Caused by Spills
      • 2.1.2 Response to Environmental and Health Threats Caused by Spills
    • 2.2. Federal Response
      • 2.2.1 Federal OSC Responsibilities
      • 2.2.2 Regional Response Team
      • 2.2.3 Federal Agency Responsibilities
      • 2.2.4 Subarea Contingency Plans
    • 2.3 State Response
      • 2.3.1 Illinois
      • 2.3.2 Indiana
      • 2.3.3 Michigan
      • 2.3.4 Minnesota
      • 2.3.5 Ohio
      • 2.3.6 Wisconsin
    • 2.4 Tribal Response
      • 2.4.1 Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
      • 2.4.2 1855 Mille Lacs Reservation
    • 2.5 Multi-Regional Responsibilities
      • 2.5.1 Great Lakes Commission
      • 2.5.2 Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission
      • 2.5.3 Upper Mississippi River Basin Association
    • 2.6. International Response
      • 2.6.1 International Joint Commission
      • 2.6.2 Joint Contingency Plans
    • 2.7 Notifications and Public Affairs
      • 2.7.1 Discovery
      • 2.7.2 Public Information
    • 2.8 Safety
      • 2.8.1 Worker Health and Safety
      • 2.8.2 Volunteer Worker Health and Safety
      • 2.8.3 Safety / Environmental Health Officers
      • 2.8.4 Emotional Health Services
  • SECTION 3: OPERATIONS
    • 3.1 Assessment and Classification
      • 3.1.1 Spill of National Significance
      • 3.1.2 Worst Case Discharge
    • 3.2 Discharge or Release Control
      • 3.2.1 General Guidelines for Oil Spills
      • 3.2.2 Actions to Lessen Impact
      • 3.2.3. Use of Chemical Agents
    • 3.3 Containment and Collection
      • Tactics Manual
    • 3.4 Sample Collection
      • 3.4.1 Sample Collection Procedures
      • 3.3.2 Chain-of-Custody Record
      • 3.4.3 Photographic Records
    • 3.5 Wildlife Training Materials
    • 3.6 Transportation & Disposal
      • 3.6.1 Federal Disposal-Hazardous Materials
      • 3.6.2 Federal Management-Oil
  • SECTION 4. PLANNING
    • 4.1 Resource Protection
      • 4.1.1 Environmentally and Economically Sensitive Areas
      • 4.1.2 Trustees for Natural Resources
    • 4.2 Technical Support Services
      • 4.2.1 Field Services Section
      • 4.2.2 Underwater Response
      • 4.2.3 Remote Sensing
      • 4.2.4 Models
    • 4.3 Tools
      • 4.3.1 Air Monitoring Evaluation Flowchart
      • 4.3.2 Inland Response Tactics Manual
      • 4.3.3 Habitat Factsheets
      • 4.3.4 Incident Command System Forms
  • SECTION 5: LOGISTICS
    • 5.1 Support
      • 5.1.1 Ground Support
      • 5.1.2 Supply
      • 5.1.3 Facilities
    • 5.2 Services
      • 5.2.1 Food
      • 5.2.2 Medical
      • 5.2.3 Communications
      • 5.2.4 Transportation
  • SECTION 6: FINANCE
    • 6.1 CERCLA-Funded Response
      • 6.1.1 Local CERCLA Access
    • 6.2 Oil Pollution Act
      • 6.2.1 Local OPA Access
    • 6.3 FEMA Disasters, Stafford Act
    • 6.4 Forms
  • Appendix I: RRT Roster
  • Appendix II: Acronyms and Definitions
  • Appendix III: Worst Case Discharges in Region 5
  • Appendix IV: Shoreline Cleanup Guideline Matrices
  • Appendix V: Chemical Use Checklist
  • Appendix VI: In Situ Burning of Oil
  • Appendix VII: Fish and Wildlife Annex
  • Appendix VIII: Oil Spill Solidifier Preapproval
  • Appendix IX: Disinfection Procedures for Invasive Species in Vessels and Water Wetted Equipment