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Home My WebLink AboutWestinghouse Savannah River company (2) Augusta Richmond GA DOCUMENT NAME: W is+-- i n3 house. c5 (\ V C-V\V1o.. h ~ I vier Co ""~~ DOCUMENT TYPE: 0- ~ rtempti r YEAR: 190& BOX NUMBER: ;) I ? '! q~ Lf FILE NUMBER: NUMBER OF PAGES: , MUTUAL AID AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT entered into this the 21st day of November 1996 by and between WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER COMPANY, INC., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and having an office in Aiken, South Carolina (hereinafter WSRC), acting under Contract No. DE-AC09-96SRI8500 with the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (hereinafter called the "Government") as represented by the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (hereinafter called "DOE"), and AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA, through its EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY (hereinafter called the "Agency"): WHEREAS, the Agency is responsible for developing emergency preparedness plans and procedures and coordinating real-time response to emergency events affecting Augusta-Richmond County, including severe weather events such as tornadoes, hurricanes and heavy rains, as well as the release of hazardous substances from industrial sites; and WHEREAS, these emergency events may impact those areas adjacent to Augusta-Richmond County; and WHEREAS; the Savannah River Site (SRS) is located adjacent to Augusta-Richmond County, and potentially impacted by emergencies within Augusta-Richmond County; and WHEREAS, WSRC has the meteorological capabilities to assist and enhance the Agency's emergency preparedness capabilities within and adjacent to Augusta-Richmond County; and WHEREAS, both parties listed herein have a willingness to provide mutual assistance when needed. / NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the mutual benefit to be derived by all parties concerned, it is hereby agreed: 1. SERVICES: a. Meteorological Monitoring for Emergency Response. WSRC shall assist Augusta- Richmond County by installing, calibrating, and maintaining meteorological equipment at up to three (3) locations within critical industrial areas of Augusta-Richmond County for use during emergencies including those involving hazardous substances (as defined by 40 CFR 302.4 and 40 CFR 355). These areas are: (1) along Marvin Griffin road, (2) along Clanton and Tobacco road intersection, and (3) along Georgia Highway 56 south of Bush Field. WSRC will loan two complete sets of equipment upon a commitment by Augusta- Richmond County to purchase equipment for at least one other monitoring location. A complete set of instrumentation consists of a cup anemometer, a bi-directional wind vane, and a temperature sensor. Any equipment purchased by Augusta-Richmond County or its agents under this agreement shall meet specifications established by WSRC. For each monitoring location, Augusta-Richmond County or its agents shall arrange for or purchase (I) access to a platform for mounting the instrumentation, (2) a climber for placement of the equipment and retrieval/replacement of the equipment during calibration, (3) power and telephone service, (4) a data logger for processing sensor output and local storage of the data, (5) necessary cabling, and (6) modem for transmission of data to WSRC computers. In addition, Augusta-Richmond County shall arrange for a permanent point of contact for coordination of all installation, maintenance (routine and non-routine), and calibration activities. Routine maintenance and calibration of the equipment shall be conducted by WSRC once every six months, in accordance with the existing WSRC meteorological monitoring program. Augusta-Richmond County or its agents shall provide WSRC with (1) access to the monitoring platform for routine maintenance and calibration of the equipment and (2) a climber for retrieval/replacement of the equipment during routine maintenance and calibration. At no time shall WSRC be required to commit resources for maintenance of these sensors if critical meteorological sensors at SRS are determined by WSRC to require the immediate attention of maintenance personnel. Data from the monitoring sites shall be made continually accessible to the emergency response interests of WSRC and Augusta-Richmond County through WSRC's Weather Information and Display System computers. Augusta-Richmond County shall provide the IBM compatible personal computer and modem (as necessary) needed to access and display the data. WSRC will also access, archive and provide data from an existing monitoring site on Columbia Nitrogen Road, as well as any other monitoring locations in Augusta-Richmond County that are mutually acceptable to WSRC and Augusta-Richmond County. WSRC will not have any responsibility for the calibration, maintenance or any other services or obligations relative to any existing monitoring locations in Augusta-Richmond County. b. Consequence Assessment Models. WSRC shall provide custom consequence assessment model software to Augusta-Richmond County for use in emergencies involving release of hazardous substances to the atmosphere. WSRC shall install the software on an IBM compatible personal computer provided by Augusta-Richmond County, conduct training on use of the software, provide user manuals, and allow real-time access to a data set of up to twelve hours of meteorological data collected by WSRC's Weather Information and Display (WIND) System for input to the models. WSRC shall also provide necessary updates to such software and render technical assistance to ensure proper function of the software. c. Meteorological Consultations. In the event of a severe weather threat or hazardous substances emergency within Augusta-Richmond County, WSRC shall render / meteorological consultations, interpretations and forecasts, upon request, as an aid in the development of protective measures. Severe weather threats are defined as the occurrence or potential development of hurricane conditions, heavy rains, heavy ice or snow, high winds, and/or tornadoes. Any meteorological advice or forecast rendered by WSRC during severe weather events are supplementary to severe weather watches, warnings, or other statements issued by the National Weather Service, Columbia, SC. 2. REQUESTING ASSISTANCE: Assistance under this agreement may be requested or authorized by the Director, Augusta-Richmond County Emergency Management Agency or his or her designee who is directing the operations for which assistance is being requested. 3. RENUMERATION: No compensation will accrue or become due for any services rendered under this agreement. 2 . . /' 4. RESPONSmILITY AND LIABILITY: Each party waives all claims against the other for compensation for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring as a consequence of any assistance rendered or information, data, or advice shared under this agreement or as a consequence of the perfonnance of this agreement in any manner whatsoever. 5. RESPONSmILITY FOR EXECUTION: Agency heads or designated representatives of the parties must together execute this agreement. 6. TERMlNATION: This Agreement may be amended by written agreement between WSRC and Augusta-Richmond County. This Agreement may be tenninated by the mutual agreement of the WSRC and Augusta-Richmond County or by either party upon 30-day written notice to the other party. However, termination of one part of this Agreement does not constitute tennination of the entire Agreement. Unless previously tenninated this Agreement will be in effect for five years from the date of execution. 7 . APPROVAL BY DOE: This Agreement or any extension, revision or modification thereof shall be subject to the written approval of DOE, and shall not be binding until so approved. ,/" 3 "\ .. .. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day, month, and year first above written. WESTINGHOUSE SA V ANNAH RIVER COMPANY, INe. BY: ~ ') j J--, 'Jr/-' NAME: Ambrose L. SchwalIie TITLE: President AUGUSTA-RICHMOND COUNTY, GEORGIA EMERGENCY MAN EMENT AGENCY BY: NAME: TITLE: MAYOR APPROVED: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ~LL' / BY: NAME: Dr. Mario P. Fiori TITLE: Manager 4