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immediately after any emrgercv, the emergency coordinator shall make arrangements for treating, storing and/or disposing of recovered waste,contaminated soil or surface water, or any other material resulting from the incident. Unless the owner/operator of the facility demonstrates that the recovered material is not a hazardous waste, the owner/operator is considered a hazardous waste generator and must comply with all applicable generator requirements. The emergency coordinator must ensure that until the rc!cascd material is completely cleaned up,no waste tut may be incompatible with the released material may be transferred, treated, stared or disposed of in the affected areas. In addition the emergency coordinator must ensure that all emergency equipment listed in the contingency plan is clean and fit for its intended use before facility operations resume. In order to resume operations in the affected areas, the owner/operator of the facility must notify the Department and appropriate state and local authorities that no incompatible wastes are in contact with the affected areas and all emergency equipment listed in the contingency pian is ready for use. Any time the contingency plan is used. the ownerlope ator muse note in its operating rcccrd the time, date and details of the incident. The owner/operaeor must also submit a report W the Department within 15 days after the incident including the name, address and telephone number of the owner/operator, the name address and telephone number of the facility; the dare, time, and type of incident: the name and quantity of materials involved; the extent of any injuries; an assessment of any actual or potential hazards to human health or the environment and the estimated quantity and disposition of recovered material that resulted from the incident i Emergency Services—The plan shall describe arrangements made with local police deparanens,fire departments,hospitals,contractors and local and state emergency response teams to provide emergency structs. This element is intended to familiarize local fire,police and emergency response teams with the facility layout,the properties of the hazardous ivasre handled at the facility, locations what facility employees typically work, entancesioand roads within the facility and possible evacuation routes. This provision also famt7t>iiins local hospitals with the properties of the hazardous wastes managed at the facility and the types of injuries or illnesses that could result from emergencies. Finally, tris element describes the agreements made with Stare emergency response teams, emergency response contractors and equipment suppliers. This element also describes the local agency with primary emergency authority and the local agencies providing supporting emergency response in those instances whore more than one fire or police department may respond.