Regional Response Team IX
Washoe County REOC, 5195 Spectrum Blvd, Reno, Nevada 89512
Host: Lance Richman, , (415) 972-3022
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/ Dan Meer EPA Co-Chair
Tim Holmes CG Co-Chair
1315-1400 /
Geographic Response Planning – Union Pacific Feather River
/Michael Algots, Union Pacific Railroad
Greg McGowan, Principal Ecologist, ARCADIS U.S., Inc.
1400-1445 /Kinder Morgan – Tactical Response Planning for a pipeline incident
/Rod Dillion, Kinder Morgan
1445-1530 /US DOT, PHMSA Role during Pipeline Involved Incidents
/Dave Mulligan, PHMSA
CATS – Western Region1530– 1545 / Break
1545 –1615 /
Chemical Facility Safety Actions - SERC/LEPC
/Bill Jones (EPA)
1615–1645 / Common Operating Picture for Planning / Bill Robberson, EPA1645– 1700 / Closing Comments and Adjourn for the day / Dan Meer EPA Co-Chair
Tim Holmes CG Co-Chair
Monday, November 7, 2016, 1300-1700
0900 - 0915 / Welcome and Introductions/ Dan Meer EPA Co-Chair
Tim Holmes CG Co-Chair
0915 - 0940 / Forecast for the Southwest United States / Mr. Scott Carpenter, National Weather Service; NOAA,
0940 - 1030 / Mosier - Columbia River Rail Incident / Richard Franklin, FOSC EPA-R10
1030 - 1045 / Break
1045 - 1200 / Geographic Response Planning in Region 10, Lessons Learned / Josie Clark, Planner EPA-R10
1200 - 1300 / Lunch
/ On your own.
1300 - 1420 / State Agency Roundtable:
- CA Office of Emergency Services
- AZ Dept. of Environmental Quality
- NV Department of Environmental Protection
- CA Office of Spill Prev. & Response
- CA Coastal Commission
- Trevor Anderson
- TBD [Yvonne Rodriguez - AZDEQ]
- TBD [Rebecca Bodnar, Hal Dawson - NVDEP]
- Yvonne Addassi
- Jonathan Bishop
1420 - 1500 / EPA Response Activities in Nevada / FOSC Tom Dunkelman/Dan Meer
1500 - 1515 / Break
1515 - 1550 / OSPR California GRP’s, Moving Forward / Anna Burkholder, OSPR – GRP Coordinator
1550 - 1625 / USCG Sector SF Area Planning – handling expectations and lessons learned /
Ben Perry-Thistle, USCG
1625 - 1630 / Closing Comments and Adjourn for the day / EPA-USCG Co-ChairsTuesday, November 8, 2016, 0900-1630
Wednesday, November 9, 2016, 0900-1230
0900- 0915
/Welcome
/Dan Meer, Co-Chair EPA
0915- 0945
/ Update on Regional Contingency Plan /Susan Krala, USCG Coordinator
0945 - 1030
/ “Nevada Hazmat Animal-Agriculture (Contaminated Livestock)Discussion-Based Tabletop Exercise, After Action Report.” / Lance Richman, EPA
1030 - 1045
/Break
1045 – 1130
/Colorado River Geographic Response Plans/Planning
/Jeff Smith - BOR
1130-
1230
/ Federal Agency Roundtable:- Department of Homeland Security, FEMA
- Department of the Interior
- BSEE
- Fish & Wildlife Service
- BOR
- Department of Commerce, NOAA
- Department of Justice
- Department of Transportation
- Department of Health & Human Services
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service
- Department of Defense, Navy
- Army Corps of Engineers
- Defense Coordinating Officer, US Army
- General Services Administration
- Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- Department of State
- Department of Energy
Department of Labor
/- John Woytak
- Patricia Port
- TBD
- Damian Higgins
- Jeff Smith
- Jordan Stout
- Mike Underhill
- Earl (Jack) Whitley
- Libby Vianu
- Belinda Walker
- John Crow
- Kelley Aasen
- LTC Jerry Brown
- John Park
- Linda Howell
- Robert Mearkle
- Sarah Hartson
- Alvan Phillip
12:30
/ RRT Meeting Adjourns / EPA-USCG Co-ChairsMichael Algots / Union Pacific RR /
Greg Mc Gowan / Arcadis U.S. Inc. /
Rod Dillion / Kinder Morgan Pipeline / / 713.420.7633
Dave Mulligan / DOT-PHMSA / / 720.963.3193
Bill Jones / EPA /
Bill Robberson / EPA /
Dan Meer / EPA /
Tim Holmes /
Scott Carpenter /
Richard Franklin / EPA /
Josie Clark / EPA /
Trevor Anderson / Cal-OES /
Yvonne Addassi / Cal OSPR /
Jonathon Bishop / / 831.427.4873
Tom Dunkelman / EPA /
Anna Burkholder / Cal OSPR / / 916.322.1195
Ben Perry-Thistle / USCG /
Susan Krala / USCG /
Jeffery Smith / BOR /
John Woytak / FEMA /
Patricia Port / DOI / / 415.296.3350
Damian Higgins / F&W /
Jordan Stout / NOAA /
Earl (Jack) Whitley / DOT /
Libby Vianu / ATSDR /
Steven Mogan / DCO-DCE /
Janine Hollenbeck / DCO-DCE /
Harry Allen / EPA /
Rebecca Bodnar / NDEP /
Hal Dawson / NDEP /
Yvonne Rodriguez / AZ DEQ / / 602.771.4163