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.