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Natural Disaster Debris Management

Camille Lukey, MPHMaterials Management Branch

Land & Chemicals DivisionU.S. EPA Region 5, Chicago, IL

Why Plan for Disaster Debris?

EPA Resources• Planning For Natural Disaster Debris

Guidance Document• Disaster Debris Recovery Database• Incident Waste Decision Support Tool (I-

WASTE)

Planning For Natural Disaster Debris Guidance Document

EPA’s recommended pre-incident planning process to help prepare communities for effective disaster debris management

Suggested management options for various natural disaster debris streams

A collection of case studies that highlights how several communities prepared for and managed debris generated by recent natural disasters

Resources to consult in planning for natural disasters

Step 1: Pre-Planning Activities

• Predetermine locations of essential facilities• Provisions in building codes & zoning

Enhance community resiliency

Determine applicable environmental regulations & requirements

• Tools, financial assistance, contractors

Identify available resources

Step 2: Develop the Disaster Debris Management Plan

Debris management plan outline

• I-WASTE Waste Materials Estimator

Forecast types and quantity of debris

• Considerations for recycling debris streams, equipment,outreach factsheets, staging areas

Management options, needs, and strategies

Figure 3–8. Distribution of losses by hazard types for U.S. regionsusing hazard data from 1980–2009. (Source: Ash et al., 2013.)

Step 3: Updating the Plan

• Update contact information• Replace landfills for new recovery facilities

Develop a schedule to update

• Verify contracted facilities, staging areas, etc.

Revise contracts

• Incorporate new residential & commercial developments

Update debris stream forecasting

Step 4: Implementation During the Disaster

Utilizing your disaster-specific plan

Exercising your pre-negotiated contract support

Communication

Lessons Learned from Past Disasters: Case

Studies

Disaster Debris Recovery Database (DDRD)

• A directory of facilities that could manage the range of debris following a disaster

• Can be used to determine debris management options

Landfills

Transfer stations

Vehicle recyclers

Metal recyclers

Composters

Demolition Electronics recyclers

HHW collection

Tire recyclers

C&D recyclers

6148 Total Recovery & Disposal Facilities

Web App

Raw Data

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The DDRD is available as:

Web App

Raw Data

DataLayer ArcGIS Online

aka EPA GeoPlatform https://epa.maps.arcgis.com

Web App

Raw Data

Data Layer

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EPA Environmental Dataset Gateway

https://edg.epa.gov

Web Applicationhttps://r5.ercloud.org/WAB/DDRD

Web Applicationhttps://r5.ercloud.org/WAB/DDRD

1. C&D Landfills2. MSW Landfills3. Hazardous Waste

Landfills4. C&D Recyclers5. Electronics Recyclers6. HHW Recyclers7. Metal Recyclers8. Tire Recyclers9. Vehicle Recyclers10. Composters11. Demolition Contractors12. Transfer Stations

Draw and search in a buffer zone

Draw and search in a buffer zone

Search for C&D recyclers in Illinois

Camille [email protected]