Hurricane Floyd Daily Response and Recovery Update
Current Situation:
Temporary debris staging or burn sites established in 9 counties: Bertie, Bladen, Craven, Duplin, Hertford, Onslow, Pitt, Sampson, Wilson. Fifteen counties are handling debris in existing locations: Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare, Edgecombe, Halifax, Hoke, Martin, Nash, Pasquotank, Richmond, Scotland, Warren, Wayne.
Portable toilet waste (septage) sites are available in 13 counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Currituck, Duplin, Franklin, Halifax, Martin, Onslow, Robeson, Sampson, Wilson. Eight counties have no available sites: Camden (can use Currituck sites), Craven, Green, Lenoir, Pasquotank, Pender, Pitt, Wayne.
171 superfund sites in the flood area - five have been flooded with known effects or releases, 29 other sites have been flooded with possible effects or releases.
355 regulated hazardous waste sites in flood impacted areas – minimal impact determined by field contacts (precautions were taken prior to Hurricane Floyd)
3900 USTs at 1556 facilities impacted (excluding home heating or farm fuel tanks) – unable to distinguish between oil sheens resulting from USTs, junkyards, or workshops.
20 failed dams, 6 are high hazard. 52 are overtopped / damaged.
10 parks closed. 7 others remain open with specific areas closed.
168 restaurants are closed in impacted counties, 29 previously closed have reopened
6450 (+) private wells flooded in impacted counties
40% of wells sampled positive for bacteria in Carteret County
Operational Priority:
Drinking Water
Animal Operations
Waste Disposal
testing
system backups
systems/plants operational
inspections
assessments
repermitting
restrictions
disposal methods
temporary measures
garbage collection
site selection
contingencies in place and executed
These priorities expected to remain during the next 72 hours
Operational Status:
Counties that can take septage are being coordinated with counties that need capacity. Emergency permitting of septage land application sites is occurring where setbacks are met, land is dry and landowner gives permission.
UST spills are being documented and owners are provided information to prevent further leakage. Follow-up is occurring to ensure hazards are reduced or eliminated.
Land Quality Section has 14 teams inspecting all known dams east of Raleigh that represent a threat. Additional inspectors are being utilized from other parts of the state.
DENR field personnel from water quality and land quality are mobilizing to inspect hog waste lagoons in counties that are accessible during the week of September 27.
Parks has provided 2000 hours of law enforcement services to the towns of Bethel and Tarboro. 65% of Parks staff working on hurricane response. 80 personnel in closed parks directed to hurricane recovery. 15 additional staff are doing damage assessment. 101 personnel in open parks splitting time between park operations and hurricane response.
Marine Fisheries patrols have shifted from fisheries enforcement (already hampered by environmental conditions) and are supporting local/state law enforcement agencies under the direction of Emergency Operations Center.
"large number" of water samples collected from private water supplies. 240 quantified in addition to "large number".
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