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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities: Homeland Security Transport and Dispersion Modeling Support

This document discusses the evolving roles and responsibilities of Homeland Security in transport and dispersion modeling support, with a focus on key areas such as ecosystem changes, regulatory frameworks, and accidental releases. It highlights the involvement of various EPA offices in these activities.

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Evolving Roles and Responsibilities: Homeland Security Transport and Dispersion Modeling Support

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  1. Evolving Roles and Responsibilities Homeland Security Transport and Dispersion Modeling Support Kathryn Snead, U.S. EPA

  2. Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA • Supports Several Important EPA Missions • Changes in Ecosystem (Climate Change) • Changes in Regulatory Framework • Accidental Releases

  3. Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA • Office of Air and Radiation • Office of Air Quality Protection Standards • All Other Air Offices • Office of Research and Development • National Exposure Research Laboratory/ Atmospheric Modeling Division • Council of Regulatory Environmental Modeling

  4. Transport and Dispersion Modeling at the EPA • Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response • Office of Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response

  5. Homeland Security Activities at the EPA • Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response • Office of Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response • Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation

  6. Homeland Security Activities at the EPA • Office of Air and Radiation • Office of Radiation and Indoor Air • Office of Research and Development • EPA Red Team

  7. The EPA Never Sleeps: 24/7 Communications with the EPA • National • National Response Center (Joint EPA/U.S. Coast Guard Asset) • EPA Emergency Operations Center

  8. The EPA Never Sleeps: 24/7 Communications with the EPA • Regional • EPA On-Scene Coordinators • EPA Environmental Response Teams • EPA Radiological Emergency Response Team

  9. Time-scales of Response • Short: Cameo/Aloha Support • On-Scene Coordinators • Emergency Response Teams • State and Local First Responders

  10. Time Scales of Response • Intermediate: Monitoring Data Input • On-Scene Coordinators • Environmental Response Teams • Radiological Emergency Response Team • Intermediate: No Modeling • EPA Modeling Experts Are Not Available on 24/7 Basis

  11. Time-Scales of Response • Long: Detailed Reconstructive Modeling in Support of Remediation Activities • Performed by Office of Research and Development/Office of Air and Radiation • Input Provided by the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response

  12. Questions • For more information, please contact: • Kathryn Snead, 202-343-9228, snead.kathryn@epa.gov

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