Gobierno de Puerto Rico
Oficina del Gobernador
Junta de Calidad
Ambiental
State Emergency
Response Commission
(SERC)
SERC / L EGAL B ASE

Required by the Federal Law SARA / EPCRA
(Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act &
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act
(EPCRA)

Created by State Law
Ley sobre Política Pública Ambiental (as ammended)
Ley Núm. 416 del 22 de septiembre de 2004
R ESPONSIBILITIES

Oversee the implementation of EPCRA
requirements;

Establishing procedures for receiving and
processing public requests for information collected
under EPCRA;

Reviewing local emergency response plans;

Designating local emergency planning districts;

Appointing a Local Emergency Planning Committees
(LEPC) for each district; and

Supervising the activities of the LEPC.
P UERTO R ICO L OCAL E MERGENCY
P LANNING C OMMITTEES
COMISION MEMBERS
•
Chairman of the Environmental Quality Board, who is
appointed President; the President of the Public Service
Commission; the President of the University of Puerto Rico;
•
The Secretary of Department of Health; the Department of
Justice; the Department of Natural Resources and
Environmental; the Department of Labor;
•
The Director of State Emergency Management Agency; the
Police Department Superintendent; the Fire Department
Chief;
•
Seven (7) LEPCs Committee Presidents; and;
•
Five (5) Public Representative Members.
A CTIVITIES

IN
P ROGRESS
Regional Emergency Response Planning Activation
Local Emergency Response Plans to be revised by Dec 2011
Use CAMEO and other software technologies for planning

Hazardous Materials Response Resources Inventory
Inventory by Municipalities

Inventory of Hazardous Materials Update
Location of all Hazardous Materials using Tier I and Tier II
Information

Establish Alliances with Government, Academia e Industries

Training and Exercises

Respond to Hazardous Materials Emergency
Response Incidents
SERC MEETINGS
M EETINGS …… 10
MEMBER AGENCIES
MEETINGS
ATTENDED
PERCENT
(%)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD
10
100%
PUERTO RICO EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT AGENCY
10
100%
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
9
90%
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
10
100%
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
6
60%
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL
RESOURCES AND THE ENVIRONMENT
3
30%
DEPARTMENT OF POLICE
8
80%
FIRE DEPARTMENT
8
80%
PUBLIC SERVICE COMISION
6
60%
UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO
9
90%
EMERGENCY RESPONCE PLANS
REGION
DATE REVISED
PROPOSED DATE
SAN JUAN
ORIGINAL PLAN
1988
DEC. 2011
CAROLINA
REVISED
2008
DEC. 2011
HUMACAO
ORIGINAL PLAN
1989
DEC. 2011
GUAYAMA
ORIGINAL PLAN
1988
DEC. 2011
REVISSED
2008
DEC. 2011
ORIGINAL PLAN
1989
DEC. 2011
REVISED
2007
DEC. 2011
PONCE
MAYAGUEZ
ARECIBO
HAZ-MAT RESOURCES PER
MUNICIPALITY
REGION
Municipalities
Total
Information
Provided
Percent
Provided
SAN JUAN
10
4
40%
CAROLINA
9
5
55%
HUMACAO
10
3
30%
GUAYAMA
11
3
27%
PONCE
10
2
20%
MAYAGUEZ
16
6
38%
ARECIBO
12
4
34%
TOTALES
78
27
35%
WORKING ALLIANCES
SERC AND LEPC
Private
Enterprise
Academia
Government
ACHIEVEMENTS
Organization and Administration
• Commission Activation
• Local Committees Activation
• Commission Regulations Implementation
A CHIEVEMENTS
Public Campaigns & Dissemination of Info
• Public Campaign and Notice on Sale and Distribution of
Chemicals and Pesticides (May 2011)
• Environmental and Security Symposium w/ the PR
Industrial Association (June 2011)
• Bomb Treat Evacuation Guide (Sept. 2011)
Training Coordination
• Sampling Methods for Explosives and Haz-Mat at
terrorism events (Feb. 2011- Louisiana State University’s Academy of
Counter-Terrorist Education)
• A Coordinated Response to Food Emergencies: Practice
and Execution (April 2011- Louisiana State University’s Academy of CounterTerrorist Education)
• Respiratory Protection Program (Sept.2011)
A CHIEVEMENTS
Exercises
• Earthquake and Tsunami ( 2011) AEMEAD
• Cruse ship Fire at San Juan Bay (Sept. 2011) USCG
Emergency Response
• Airport Jet Fuel Transfer line (Jan 2011)
• Suspicious Dust al Capitol Building / Letters with white
dust (2011)
• Toluene Spill at Guaynabo (Aug. 2011)
ACTIVITIES
Participation with other Federal Agencies
•
•
•
•
•
US EPA – Haz-Mat Regional Response Plan
Department of Homeland Security
US Coast Guard – Oil Spill Regional Response Plan
FEMA – Haz-Mat Emergency Support (ESF-10)
Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT)
Gobierno de Puerto Rico
Oficina del Gobernador
Junta de Calidad
Ambiental
Emergency
Response
Activities
A Summary
January – September 2011
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE P ER R EGIONS
J ANUARY
TO
S EPTEMBER 2011
Central Office ……………………….…….…… 64
San Juan and Carolina Regions
Regional Office ………..………………..……. 91
Arecibo, Humacao, Guayama, Ponce and Mayagüez Regions
Total ……………………………………………… 155
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE P ER C ATEGORY
J ANUARY
TO
S EPTEMBER 2011
High Visibility and Media Attention ……
Unknown white dusts, unknown and abandoned drums,
fish kills, balloon crash landing, ….
Transportation Related …..
Fuel cargo trucks, fuel pipe lines, traffic accidents, ….
Institutional and Industrial Related Incidents
Air nuisance odors, abandoned waste drums, illegal paint
auto shops, inappropriate use of pesticides, overgrowth
foliage fires, illegal use of containers to store fuel diesel ….
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
D N R E P UMP S TORM W AT ER S TATI ON , S AN J UAN , P UERTO R I CO
J A N UA RY 1 8 , 2 0 1 1
DNRE’s Storm water pump station wet well
full of jet fuel. Storm water was discharge to
a nearby creek and to San Juan Bay.
Impacted creek near pump station.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
D N R E P UMP S TORM W AT ER S TATI ON , S AN J UAN , P UERTO R I CO
J A N UA RY 1 8 , 2 0 1 1
View of the repaired Puerto Rico Pipeline
Repairing Jet fuel Pipeline
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
A BA N D O N E D D R U M S F U L L O F W A ST E M OTO R O I L & U S E D O I L F I LT E RS ,
G UAYA M A , P U E RTO R I CO
A U G U ST 9 , 2 0 1 1
Abandoned Drums Full of Waste Motor
Oil & Used Oil Filters
Unknown Responsible Party
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
PR
TELEPHONE
C OMPANY, C AYEY, P UERTO R ICO
A PRI L 2 6 , 2 0 1 1
A fuel feeding cooper line for
the emergency power generator
was stolen. The diesel oil was
spilled until the tank was empty.
The fuel diesel oil gained access
to the nearby Santo Domingo
creek.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
PR
TELEPHONE
C OMPANY, C AYEY, P UERTO R ICO
A PRI L 2 6 , 2 0 1 1
Diesel Fuel Clean-up Activities at Santo Domingo Creek
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
A EROSTAT, L A JAS , P UERTO R ICO
A UGUST 1 6 , 2 0 1 1
The Tethered Aerostat Radar
System (TARS) loose from its
mooring mobile system and flew
out of the installations, falling later
in a private farm land.
Mooring vehicle after dragged from
the original position by the aerostat.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
A EROSTAT, L A JAS , P UERTO R ICO
A UGUST 1 6 , 2 0 1 1
Fragments of the aerostat at a private farm.
The Aerostat had an alternate power generator (AC) to
maintain the electronic system operating with a 100
gallons diesel tank. About 80 gallons of diesel was spilled
on the ground. Area where the diesel fuel spill occurred.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
F LOODS , C AGUAS , P UERTO R ICO
S E PT E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 1
Oil and grease drums were submerged
oil escape from these drums.
Creative Medical Corp.
and
Catastro 249-000-010-17
32,241.87 mts. 2
An oil spill contractor conducted a full
cleanup action at the site.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
F LOODS , C AGUAS , P UERTO R ICO
S E PT E M B E R 1 6 , 2 0 1 1
Creative Medical Corp.
Catastro 249-000-010-17
32,241.87 mts. 2
Flood water cover an entire
Heavy equipment parking lot and
Maintenance area.
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
C REATIVE M EDICAL C ORP., C IDRA , P UERTO R ICO
O C TO B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 1
Abandoned drums with hazardous
waste products and expired chemicals
Abandoned drums with hazardous
waste products and combustible waste
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
C REATIVE M EDICAL C ORP., C IDRA , P UERTO R ICO
O C TO B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 1
Abandoned Hazardous waste labeled drums
Engorged drum with hazardous waste products
E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
C REATIVE M EDICAL C ORP., C IDRA , P UERTO R ICO
O C TO B E R 1 0 , 2 0 1 1
N
Carretera PR-172
Creative Medical Corp.
Catastro 249-000-010-17
32,241.87 mts. 2
Lago de Cidra
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E MERGENCY R ESPONSE
C APITOL B UILDING , S AN J UAN , P UERTO R ICO 2 0 1 1
There were three (3) white powder treats this year. The Capitol Building Incident, the San Juan
Museum Incident and the Rio Piedras Post Office Incidents. All three (3) were identified as a
non-threat white powder; however, all 3 required the same intensive response.
A suspicious letter arrived, signed by the new Machetero Leader, with a white powder
and opened. A full response action was displayed by all emergencies agencies.
For more information please visit our webpage at:
www.jca.pr.gov