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5-1 5.0 POST-CLOSURE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN 5.1 Purpose and Scope This Emergency Response Plan (ERP) was prepared in accordance with 27 CCR, Section 21130, as part of the FL 2011 PFCPCMP. The ERP identifies occurrences that may exceed the design of the site and endanger public health or the environment. The ERP also sets forth actions, which will minimize the effects of these catastrophic events. The provisions of this ERP will be carried out immediately whenever an event occurs such as a fire, explosion, flood, earthquake, vandalism, surface drainage problems, or release of any waste product which may threaten public health and/or the environment. 27 CCR, Section 21130 also requires provisions for collapse or failure of artificial or natural dikes, levees, or dams. However, it should be noted that this event is not an emergency report issue since there are no natural dikes, levees, or dams in the area of FL. The ERP will be kept in the operating record at the on-site administrative offices. 5.2 Site Safety Officer The Site Engineer will have the responsibility of Site Safety Officer (SSO). The SSO will be trained to handle all emergency situations. The main responsibility of the SSO is to oversee the management of all emergency response procedures implemented at the landfill. The SSO is required to be thoroughly familiar with all aspects of the ERP as well as all post-closure maintenance activities, the location and characteristics of buried refuse, the location of facility records, and the overall site layout. In addition, the SSO shall be given the authority to commit any of the available resources necessary to carry out the ERP. 5.3 Emergency Response Notification Procedure When any member of the site's maintenance personnel discover or witness an event, which constitutes an emergency situation, they shall determine the nature, source, and location of the emergency situation and immediately report the occurrence to the SSO. The SSO will notify all of the appropriate response agencies to provide assistance to site personnel. If an emergency event occurs when field personnel are not on-site, the general public will be able to use the telephone number posted on a sign to be located at the site entrance to notify the SSO. This emergency telephone number will be responded to 24 hours a day. 5.4 Emergency Response Procedures General emergency response procedures for fire, explosions, earthquakes, floods, vandalism, release of waste products to air and soil, or surface drainage problems, are described below. ♦ Remove all non-essential employees from the vicinity of the incident. ♦ Remove non-essential equipment, if it can be done safely, from the vicinity of the incident. ♦ Determine and identify the nearest source of available equipment and supplies for responding to the incident. Forward landfill Stage 113 Partial Final Closure/Post-Closure Maintenance Plan-June 2011 SWT Engineering z:\projects\allied waste\forward\11-1014 partial fnl clsr pin\partial final closure plan document\text\sec 5.doc