Eric JonssonHazMat Spec. II

Hazardous Materials Programs

4333 Pacheco BoulevardMartinez, CA 94553925-646-2286 (business line)925-646-1112 (incident line)www.cchealth.org

Certified Unified Program Agency

California Accidental Release Program Hazardous Waste Program Underground Storage Tank Program Above Ground Storage Tank Program Uniform Fire Code, Article 80, §103(b)(c)’91 Hazardous Materials Business Plan Program-

includes the Hazardous Materials Area Plan

Other Programs

Green Business Program California Childhood Lead Poisoning

Prevention Program Hazardous Materials Incident Resonse Stormwater Inspection Program

Staffing the County HazMat Team

County HazMat staff includes:

– 18 HazMat Specialists• All on response team

– 2 HazMat Technicians• Keeps track of vehicle/equipment etc.• Also on Incident Response Team

– 4 Cal. Accidental Release Program Engineers• Provide technical info about facilities/processes

– 3 Management & Administrative Support

– 3 On-Call Doctors

Operates 24/7

Regular duty is a 40-hr work week• Respond from Martinez, centrally located• Inspections and Complaint response when not on call

3 teams of 6 people• Add more people when needed• Every person is assigned the lead role -rotation• On duty every 3rd day, if on duty Friday, you’re on duty

for the weekend• Type I, State Fire Marshall?

On Call for Weekends & after hours

Resources We Bring

Personnel & Equipment 2 Primary Vehicles, Flat bed Truck,

Box Truck (supply vehicle), and one Pick-Up truck

- Field ID Chemical Equipment

- Reference Sources

- Air Monitoring/Sampling Equip.

-Clean Up Equipment

-Personal Protective Equipment

WMD Schools

Chemical – Anniston, AL

Biological – Salt Lake City, UT

Radiological – Las Vegas, NV

Explosives/Ordinance – Socorro, NM

CRHMRO – Transportation Conference – April 2008 in Oakland

Resources Available to Us

Mutual Aid, State OES Coastal Region

California National Guard Civil Support Team (C.S.T.)

FBI

Federal EPA

Coast Guard Pacific Coast Strike Team

Training – HazMat Response

All CSTI State Certified Technicians / Specialists – recognized by the State Fire Marshall

4 CSTI Certified HazMat Instructors

2 Emergency Medical Technicians

Personnel have specialization in - Drug Lab Response - Technical Reference

- Rail Cars/Tank Cars - Field Chemical Identification

- Radiological - WMD/Terrorism

- Asbestos - Lead

Stormwater Program

170 industrial inspections annually in unincorporated Contra Costa County

Marina Project- hazardous waste management, signs,maintenance

Complaint investigation and incident response Training

– Training for our staff, SW conferences, etc– Training provided to Public Works

HazMat Hazards in the County We are the most industrialized CUPA in the

state. (17 billion pounds registered with us.)

4 Refineries & several chemical companies. Major transportation routes Pipelines 2 Main Railroads Remote Locations

– Drug labs– Abandonments– Agricultural chem.

Industry affects stormwater

All of these aspects of industrial life in

Contra Costa County can

impact stormwater

quality

Healthy waters

We know what they look like…

Do we know how to keep them that way?

Healthy water

A little thing, maybe, but keeps it clean…

Healthy water

A good sign, rock and gravel visible on the bottom

Healthy water

EBRPD posted this sign at both entrances to the creek (fencing added along creek at easiest access points)

Healthy water?Lake Anza, Tilden Park- could be clearer…

Spills: (intentional & accidental)

Paint discharged into storm drain in Danville.

What can be done here?

Can this be cleaned? Can we find the culprits?

Cooperative response- San Ramon and CC County Hazmat Truck accident, diesel spilled to street,

drain and creek SR PW put out absorbant, called in a

street sweeper CC Hazmat pumped out diesel from

damaged saddle tanks CC Hazmat pumped diesel from creek,

using same DD pump and a screen

Cooperative response (cont)

Discussion regarding flush and vacuum storm drain

SR assumed we would call in a contractor

San Ramon has necessary company on contract (and funding?)

We asked, they called them in

Abandonments

14 55-Gallon drums of waste oil, City of Richmond

Do you know this is only waste oil? Who responds?

Can we make them stop?What enforcement tools are available to the county, Central San, the cities?

Soapy Water

Can we prosecute this discharge?

What do we need? What statute is

cited? Do you allow

Scouts, schools to have car washes?

Citations

Fish and Game code 5650- any substance or material deleterious to fish, plant, or bird life- To $25,000/occurance

PC 374.7(a),(b)- dumps any waste matter into any bay, lagoon, channel, river, creek, slough, lake, reservoir or and bank or shore within 150 feet of high water or any body of water- To $10,000/occurance

Citations

Water code, §§13387(a)(1-7), 13385(a)(1-6), 13350(a), and many others in water code

Prosecution up to Felony and $500,000 for individuals and $2,000,000 for organizations

Tanker Truck Rollever 06/09/06

Safety Issues Stormwater Issues

– Gasoline– Fire foam

Toluene spill, Richmond

3,000 gallons toluene spilled weekend of 5/3/08

Toluene spill, Richmond

3,000 gallons toluene spilled weekend of 5/3/08

Thousands gallons potable water

Toluene spill, Richmond

3,000 gallons toluene spilled weekend of 5/3/08

Thousands gallons potable water

Valve to storm drain inlet left open

Toluene spill, Richmond

3,000 gallons toluene spilled weekend of 5/3/08

Thousands gallons potable water

Valve to storm drain inlet left open

Toluene to wetland north of Rheem Creek

Our Office 4333 Pacheco BoulevardMartinez, CA 94553

925-646-2286 (business line)

925-646-1112 (incident line)

www.cchealth.org