Acting under our USEPA Region 2 ERRS Contract, ER mobilized 60 + emergency response personnel to 8 sites throughout New York state to execute Hurricanes Irene and Tropical Storm Lee cleanup activities. Our response teams established staging areas for collection, categorization and disposal for Household and Hazardous Waste (HHW) scattered during the storms.ER crews conducted boat operations for flooded areas covering many rivers and streams, with one site requiring our field personnel to pump out 5 million gallons of flood water that had impacted the Owego, NY Heat Treat Facility.
