United States Department of Transportation
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Planning for the Inevitable: Readying DOTs for Disaster Debris Management
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2020-05-19
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Abstract:Hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and other natural disasters result in significant debris, which impedes mobility and presents a challenge to state and local transportation agencies for the removal of debris and inspecting and repairing roads and bridges that are damaged. Debris management involves understanding regulations versus guidance, reimbursement policies, the nature of waste streams, procedures for managing different types of wastes, possible disposal sites, and contracting and procurement. The challenges are: (1) What do local agencies need to know? (2) What do local agencies already know? (3) What resources are available? (4) What are best practices? Both the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provide guidelines and tools for debris planning and management. Developing a debris management plan and following the plan during a declared disaster is critical to ensure reimbursement of expenditures through FEMA’s Public Assistance Program. To assist these planning efforts, FEMA offers training courses focused on debris management and planning. Past actions suggest there is a lack of robust attendance at these trainings and problems with funding. This outreach project explored current debris management activities in each state in Region 3, identified training needs, and developed and delivered a training webinar on developing debris management plans. The webinar materials include other resources and are available for use by others. Survey of practitioners throughout the region suggests that there are opportunities to offer other training topics or more advanced training on plan development, there is some value in repeating the training, and there is a potential audience for an in-person session that complements FEMA’s existing offerings.
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