Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 750.302

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 1, January 3, 2025

Section 750.302 - Emergency Response Unit

IEPA shall maintain an Emergency Response Unit with the following capabilities:

a) Specialized containment and removal equipment;

b) Personnel trained to evaluate, monitor and supervise pollution responses;

c) "Initial Aid" response capability to deploy equipment prior to the arrival of a clean-up contractor or other response personnel;

d) Access to special decontamination equipment for chemical releases;

e) An up-to-date inventory as to the location of response and support equipment, including private and commercial equipment as well as government resources;

f) Advice on hazard evaluation, risk assessment; multi-media sampling and analysis program; on-site safety; clean-up technique and priorities; water supply decontamination and protection; application of dispersants; environmental assessments; degree of clean-up required; and disposal of contaminated material;

g) Expertise in biology, chemistry, hydrology, geology and engineering.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 750.302