• CSC: For the period September 30, 1999 through October 12, 1999 (as of 10:15 AM), the CSC has received a total of about 180 hurricane-related calls. On October 12, 1999 CSC received 16 hurricane-related calls and 15 regular CSC calls.
• DAQ: No response.
• DCM: No change.
• DEH: There has been no change in status for the 18 community water systems discussed in yesterday's Situation Report. Assistance to local health departments is essentially unchanged. Mosquito landing counts in the impacted area have been initiated. Training on indoor air problems associated with flooding has been offered in several locations and a total of 1210attendees participated.
• DFR: As a request by the NC Department of Agriculture, DFR will be transporting donated hay to assist Floyd impacted farmers in eastern North Carolina. Claridge Nursery continues to work on infrastructure repairs including drainage and roads. Work to remove sandbars from orchards continues. Sand is being stockpiled for use in repairs to roads and agricultural fields. Stabilization work on eroded areas has begun. DSW Engineers have completed field survey work on eroded areas and are in mapping phase. Rain may hamper operations today, and may affect operations the remainder of the week; it depends on how much rain is received. No seed lost during flooding. Seed was removed prior to flooding. Number of seedlings lost is being reevaluated.
• DLR: No change.
• DMF: DMF may conduct additional sampling of finfish, shellfish and shrimp tissue, depending upon the results of the samples sent to the DWQ lab earlier this week. Anticipate sample results will be available next week.
• DPPEA: 1. Mobile Homes - DEM has agreed to manage the mobile home recovery contract. We are meeting today at 9:00 AM with DEM to go over the contract scope and develop roles and responsibilities for the project. DPPEA and DWM will be heavily involved in the technical aspect of the contract.
• DPR: Tom Wells, Superintendent of State Parks, has written a policy for the FEMA guidelines regarding Public Safety for Debris Removal.
• DSW: The initial evaluation of animal waste lagoons that were possibly compromised by the recent storms has been completed. DSW will continue to monitor animal operations that require additional follow-up. The Division continues to work with other state and local agencies to assist with the repair of damaged structures and facilities. DSW continues to cooperate with DWQ in monitoring animal operations that require follow-up. Operation review staff are also pursuing their normal duties. DSW is surveying damaged flood control structures in Wayne County and is working with DFR to assess damages and implement repairs to their forest nursery at Goldsboro. Survey work on one flood control structure in Wayne County has been completed. The survey of a second should be completed this week. The survey of a third structure is scheduled to begin this week, weather permitting. The survey of DFR's nursery at Goldsboro should also be completed this week.
• DWM: A number of issues related to disposal of flood-destroyed mobile homes have been raised in relation to issuance of a state-wide contract. Those issues include 1. Health Hazards Control Branch (HHCB) staff stated asbestos inspections would have to be conducted on each of the units and if asbestos was present, removals must be conducted. Mobile home manufacturers are also being contacted to determine when asbestos-use was terminated. 2. The total number of mobile homes requiring demolition and disposal is not known. Estimates will most likely come from the counties and cities as they inspect the units. The County Manager of Edgecombe County related that perhaps as many as 1,200 mobile homes in that county alone may be affected, although no formal count has as yet been made. 3. Mobile homes can be disposed in any permitted C&D or MSW landfills that have capacity and will accept the waste. Before disposal, the mobile homes should have the metal frames, axles, and wheels removed, and possibly white goods and household hazardous waste. 4. Other discussion included: FEMA requirements, condemnation issues, buy-outs, who determines which mobile homes are to be demolished, where to conduct the demolition, request for building inspectors from other states, and defining ownership of the mobile homes. 5. A process must be established for condemnation procedures, and disconnection from all utilities. Outbuildings on lots containing mobile homes are not considered part of the contract. 6. Clarification memo concerning solid waste issues has been developed. 7. HHCB stated that they are checking with EPA on asbestos issues, and exemptions may be possible. DPPEA staff has checked with officials involved in mobile home demolitions resulting from floods in Georgia and Alabama. No asbestos was reported to be found in those units. 8. The issue of the Division of Motor Vehicles' concerns about transporting condemned mobile homes is being addressed. 9. Discussions were held concerning whether demolitions should take place on site or at central staging areas. 10. Pitt County has over 1,000 flood-damaged mobile homes. 11. Emergency Management will issue the contract. A meeting on this subject was scheduled to be held at 9:00 AM today. Underground Storage Tank - Raleigh Regional Office reports that to date 383 facilities have been contacted, 337 facilities have provided information, 56 facilities reported flooding and 91 sites were visited. Inspectors are in the field today checking sites. Wilmington, Washington and Fayetteville Regional Offices had no new information to report. Superfund has no new information to report.
• DWQ: As of 10/12/99, there were no significant changes to the Wastewater Treatment Plant status.

• CSC
• DAQ
• DCM
• DEH
• DFR
• DLR
• DMF
• DPPEA: We will be focused on the Household Hazardous Waste collection efforts and mobile home recovery.
• DPR
• DSW
• DWM
• DWQ

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