Hurricane Floyd Daily Response and Recovery Update
Department of Environment and Natural Resources • October 14, 1999 • 1600 hours
Current Situation:
CSC: For the period September 30, 1999 through October 14, 1999 (as of 10:00 AM), the CSC has received a total of 192 hurricane-related calls. Yesterday, October 13, 1999, CSC received 14 hurricane related calls and about 10 regular CSC calls.
DEH: 18 Community public water supplies remain not cleared.
DPPEA: Mobile Homes - Emergency Management is the lead on the mobile home demolition and removal contract, and DPPEA is continuing to provide technical assistance. DPPEA is providing a draft scope of work, a list of contractors, and the county contacts. DPPEA is making phone calls to the counties to provide them with updated information, and to get an estimate of mobile homes requiring demolition. Counties are also being asked to contact local governments to inform them of the statewide contract, and to begin to channel the information to the county level. Emergency Management will begin contacting the counties within the next two days with information on the condemnation process, and which mobile homes qualify. They plan to have a draft of the contract late this week, and have a pre-bid meeting for contractors early next week. The bid will go out next week, and will have to be out for 10 days. Health and Human Services (HHS) has determined that asbestos testing will not be required provided mobile homes are disposed, and only the metal base of the structure is salvaged. HHS is writing the guidelines for the scope of work pertaining to the safe handling of asbestos, mold and spores. The mobile homes will be demolished on-site because of safety considerations with transporting dilapidated structures. DOT will not allow any to be transported, and any counties that have been transporting are being told to stop. The Solid Waste Section is assisting with the disposal capacity issue. The number of mobile homes damaged is approximately 15,000. The number that will actually require demolition is not yet known. According to FEMA, approximately 80 cubic yards of waste material is produced from an average mobile home demolition. If half will require demolition, then we can expect a disposal capacity need of approximately 600,000 cubic yards, or 150,000 to 200,000 tons, assuming 3-4 cubic yards per ton.
DWM: Household Hazardous Waste central and satellite location collection points have been established in Carteret, Lenoir (central location only), Edgecombe, and Pitt Counties. Underground Storage Tanks - Raleigh Regional Office reports that to date 389 facilities have been contacted, 340 facilities have provided information, 59 facilities reported flooding and 137 sites were visited.
Operational Priority:
Animal Operations
Dam Integrity
Drinking Water
Waste Disposal
Restrictions
Disposal methods
Inspections
Assessments
Re-permitting
Damaged high hazard dams
Animal waste lagoons
Lower water levels
Testing
System backups
Systems/plants operational
Mobile Home Recovery
Household Hazardous Waste
These priorities expected to remain during the next 72 hours
DPPEA: We will be focused on the HHW collection effort and mobile home recovery.
Operational Status:
CSC: Volunteer staffing is currently adequate for volume of phone calls.
DWM: EPA Region IV Emergency Response and Removal Branch in cooperation with USCG and FEMA have responded to 98 incidents as of 10/12/99. 63 of these sites were determined to have no further action required. 4 of the sites have completed responses. 8 of the sites require follow-up work. 23 sites have on-going responses.
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