Greg Carter GoA Partnership Symposium

Format AENV role in emergency management AENV role in emergency management AENV role in the field AENV role in the field Deployable resources Deployable resources Activation Criteria Activation Criteria “Criteria for success” “Criteria for success”

AENV’s Role in EM Risk management and mitigation – –Outreach – –Approvals – –Technical advice Incident and exercise planning Incident response – –Staff and resource deployment – –Technical expertise Remediation

ASERT’s Roles Risk management for EM Assist in exercise planning and operational readiness Coordinate AENV response Facilitate engagement of non-AENV partners Coordinate resource requirements Coordinate information management Coordinate handover to Regions

AENV Emergency Response Structure Who: – – Regional Primaries (apprx 35) – – AENV Specialists – – MAML and Air Monitoring Tm – – Surface Water Monitoring Tm – – Water Management Ops Flow Forecasting, River Engineering Dam Safety – – AENV Communications Team – – ASERT Where: – – 3 Regions / 6 Districts / 20 offices

LEVEL 3 RESPONSE ASERT Incident Commander Operations (Duty Officer) ERO or Primary (OSC) ERO or Primary On-Water Protection Division (AENV) Shoreline Protection Division (AENV) Inland Protection Division (AENV) Investigator Sampling PlanningLogistics GEOC Representatives from GOA AENV EOC Other Gov’t EOC’s Support Site Management Field Operations If this position is located in the RP’s ICP, then the 2 nd ERO/Primary communicates directly with Duty Officer and this position is removed from the structure. Site Management can be defined as the Incident Command Post – removed from the Field Operations

Deployable Resources Staff – –Specialists in water, air, soil, ER Boats (sampling) Snowmobiles, ATVs Mobile Air Monitoring Lab Air Monitoring Units (Edm and Calg Fire) Mobile EOCs Spill response trailers

Activation Criteria Natural disaster causing “adverse effect” Industrial ERP DG release greater than 200 litres Release into a water body Gas well blow-out or any other uncontrolled air releases Event that could impact air quality Fatality as a result of an enviro incident Incident that could impact a major transportation route

“Criteria for Success” Successful containment Successful cleanup Successful remediation Achieved via successful response and coordination

Conclusion AENV has an integrated response team AENV has an integrated response team Array of technical specialists Array of technical specialists A coordinating agency to coordinate AENV actions, and external with other organisations A coordinating agency to coordinate AENV actions, and external with other organisations

Summary Comments & Questions Questions?

Regional Responsibilities Response Response –Begin staff-up preparations in case there is a need to an actual event –Establish a Regional flood response operations point of contact –Coordinate AENV activity with ASERT and WMO –Provide assistance and advice to public and industrial operations in order to assist them in making quick decisions during an event –Provide advice, assistance and expertise to drinking water and waste water facilities –Provide advice, assistance and expertise to place-based industries on flood water control issues –Provide advice, assistance and expertise to local authorieis on flood water issues as required –Provide resources to other Regions, in a protracted flood event –May assist River Engineering in “high water mark” identification

Regional Responsibilities Recovery Recovery –Work with local authorities and the public to mitigate future flooding –Facilitate completion of approvals required to complete flood damage restorations –Authorize post flood “works” within a water body where deemed necessary –Participate in the post-incident assessment process –Provide expertise to local authorities on approval and licensing issues related to flood recovery –Provide post event hydrological analysis expertise as required

Regional Responsibilities Mitigation/Prevention Mitigation/Prevention –Participate in educational awareness on flood mitigation within region –Have placed-based knowledge of communities in which they live and work –Identify potential high risk areas or activities within the Region and establish contacts with owners of the identified hazards