1. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water Planning Ahead for Municipal Disaster Debris Management Eric Hamlin Division of Materials Management MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION Protecting Maine’s Air, Land and Water

2. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Management Topics Advantages of preplanning Benefits of coordination Temporary debris management area siting and general guidance Debris processing Preauthorization process

3. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Advantages of Preplanning Can reduce health and environmental impacts Can increase efficiency for you and other agencies May help if seeking Federal reimbursement

4. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Benefits of Coordination May be able to share space or services with another community or agency DEP will share info with MEMA, FEMA, MDOT to help with regional planning May help with cost reimbursement – contact MEMA/FEMA to discuss

5. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Temporary Debris Management: Siting Reminder: Only for emergency use – formal declaration or case by case approval by DEP Municipally/publicly owned property preferred Use existing facilities if possible Sites must be accessible during extreme weather events

6. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Temporary Debris Management: Siting Large, open sites with pavement, firm gravel or soil Accessible to heavy trucks and equipment Avoid evacuation routes Avoid densely populated areas, hospitals, schools

7. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Temporary Debris Management: Siting Avoid sensitive areas like watershed protection areas, drinking water supplies, wetlands or water bodies, fragile ecosystems, significant wildlife habitat Consider impact from traffic, dust, noise, odor

8. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Site Guidance - putrescible waste Putrescible waste = MSW, Food, Carcasses 500’ to nearest residence Store in covered, leak proof containers Maximum 7 day storage No on site disposal High priority waste!

9. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Site Guidance - general 100’ to nearest on-site residence 100’ to water bodies or wetlands 100’ from closed landfill waste boundary 250’ to nearest off-site residence 250’ from off site commercial/public structures or water supply wells

10. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Site Guidance - general Not within A or V zones on Flood Insurance Rate Map Relatively level (<5% slopes) Storage in containers or on pavement preferred 30 day limit on storage

11. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Site Guidance - general Watch out for utilities such as gas, waste, sewage, electrical, communications, etc. including overhead lines Avoid cemeteries or other culturally or historically sensitive areas Control stormwater run on and run off

12. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Site Guidance - general Control odor and dust Traffic control for safety No liquids or hazardous materials – consider other locations Separate waste by type based on processing/disposal

13. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Processing Space for processing operations Woody material – saw logs to mills, other wood ground for fuel, mulch, erosion control Sorted clean demo wood for fuel chips Sorted metal to recyclers

14. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Processing May bring in a mobile grinder for processing wood May use standard outlets or contractors, but consider capacity – set up contingency plan Store to keep material suitable for end use

15. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Debris Processing Grinding or chipping is preferred over burning. If you plan to burn: 50’ mineral fire break 100’ from fire break to structures Burn area </= 625 square feet Continuous supervision until extinguished Ash must be removed/properly disposed

16. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Preauthorization Fill out form and send to DEP to begin discussion DEP offers feedback based on regulations, files, info from other agencies, possibly GIS info May visit site for further discussion

17. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Preauthorization Debris sites/plans approved informally by letter DEP shares info with other agencies Remember to periodically review and update with DEP as needed Remember to contact MEMA and FEMA for additional guidance!

18. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep Contact information Portland: Eric Hamlin822-6344 eric.p.hamlin@maine.goveric.p.hamlin@maine.gov Randy McMullin822-6343 randy.l.mcmullin@maine.govrandy.l.mcmullin@maine.gov Augusta: Mike Parker287-7704 michael.t.parker@maine.govmichael.t.parker@maine.gov Bangor: Cyndi Darling941-4580 cyndi.w.darling@maine.govcyndi.w.darling@maine.gov Karen Knuuti941-4561 karen.knuuti@maine.govkaren.knuuti@maine.gov

19. MAINE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION www.maine.gov/dep