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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLEPC Minutes 07.13.2022/ New Hanover and Pender Counties Meeting Minutes for July 13, 2022 11:00 AM Pender County Emergency Operations Center Attendance Name Business Name Business  Tara Arnette Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Cydney Herring Pender County Health Dept (by phone)  Tommy Batson Director, Pender County Emergency Management Kevin House Cape Fear Public Utility Authority  Chief Everett Baysden Pender County EMS & Fire Benjamin Horrell Kinder Morgan (by phone)  Paul Carr New Hanover Regional Medical Center Emergency Management Billy Howard NHRMC Emergency Medical Services  Kevin Cowan Seaside Safety Tina Kuhr GE Hitachi, LEPC Secretary (by phone)  John Dittmar NC State Ports Authority Frank Meyer NHC Fire & Rescue  Beth Eckert Cape Fear Public Utility Authority Jeff Suggs NHC Health Department  Kira Frawly Pender County Health Dept (by phone) Sarah Taylor Pender County Emergency Management, LEPC Vice-Chair  Division Chief Danny Grafius Pender County EMS & Fire Stephanie Todd Pender County Health Dept  Allen Hancock NC Dept. of Transportation Mark Venters GE Hitachi/Global Nuclear Fuels (by phone)  Stan Harts Alcami Corporation Carol Yates Corning   Welcome and Introductions – Sarah Taylor, Pender County EM, Vice-Chair LEPC Beth Eckert, Kevin House, and Tara Arnette from Cape Fear Public Utility Authority were attending for the first time. Eric Hatcher, the previous representative from CFPUA, has taken a new position. Holden Shepard will be taking his place starting August 1. Review and Approval of Minutes Teresa Smith had distributed the May 2022 LEPC meeting minutes by email prior to the meeting. Kevin Cowan made a motion to approve the minutes. Tommy Batson seconded. The minutes were approved. Presentation - Allen Hancock, NC DOT Allen will send the slides to Teresa to distribute to the LEPC. Following storms, contaminated water is an issue! How many times do you see pictures of people wading unprotected through flood water? Who as walked though contaminate water without protection? You need protection. Water from storms and runoff is not clean. Every time we have a storm, contaminants get in the water: chemicals (Oil/petroleum-based), natural (animal carcasses, feces), microorganisms, heavy metals (mercury). Contaminants can enter the water through accidents and deliberate actions. Many times, these contaminants will settle to the bottom, but storms will stir them up. Assume there are toxins in the mud. Listeria can cause sores that take years to heal. Others have gotten rashes from exposure to contaminated water. DOT talks about four classes of water: Non-contaminated, Biological, Chemical, and Physical. Only the first does not require personal protective equipment (PPE). PPE includes waders for working around or in water and latex gloves. For deeper water or diving, dry suits, full face masks, and hoods are recommended. For decontamination, they use a bleach/water solution from a spray container or garden type sprayer. Decontaminate ALL reusable items/gear/tools with bleach/water solution, following with a clean water rinse. The Cape Fear River is not very clean. There are petroleum products in the water. Unless you are in a swimming pool, wear PPE in the water. Committee Updates Executive Committee The LEPC has received two more Tier 2 grants, one for $2000 and the other for $20,000. LEPC Elections are coming up in November. Nominations are due by the September meeting. Voting will be online before the November meeting, and the winners will be announced at the November meeting. Emergency Planning/Response The committee met with Crisis Tech last week to discuss another exercise, following up and incorporating lessons learned from the previous tabletop. The committee has scheduled another planning meeting. They have tentatively chosen December 2 as the date for the functional exercise. Community Education/Public Awareness The committee has not met yet. Upcoming LEPC Meetings The LEPC next meeting will be September 14 at 11 AM in the New Hanover County EOC. The final 2022 meeting is scheduled for November 9 at 11 AM at the New Hanover County EOC. Adjournment A motion to adjourn was made by Frank Meyer and seconded by John Dittmar. The meeting adjourned at 11:30 AM.