The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), also known as Title III of the Superfund Amendment and Reauthorization Act (SARA), was passed by Congress in 1986 and provides for the collection and availability of information regarding the use, storage, production, and release of hazardous chemicals to the public and emergency responders in local communities. In 1993, the West Virginia Legislature passed House Bill 2382 to implement the EPCRA in West Virginia. The State Emergency Response Commission (SERC) serves as the administrative body for the implementation of House Bill 2382 at the state level and works cooperatively with the Local Emergency Planning Committees (LEPCs) serving the counties of West Virginia.

            As part of the implementation of the EPCRA, §15-5A-7(d)(3) of the West Virginia Code states that LEPCs shall develop and implement comprehensive emergency response plans. To do so, LEPCs conduct various hazard analyses and risk assessments, of which this risk/vulnerability analysis is an example.

            Utilizing a Hazardous Materials Emergency Planning (HMEP) grant from the West Virginia SERC (FY 2007), the Lewis Upshur LEPC coordinated the completion of this analysis. A consultant, JH Consulting, LLC of Buckhannon, was hired to perform all data collection and analysis tasks. The LEPC’s Hazard Assessment and Planning Subcommittee worked closely with the contractor to ensure that all local objectives were satisfied.

            This report is organized alphabetically by the covered facilities in both Lewis and Upshur Counties. The same analysis was performed for each facility; all data resulting from that analysis is presented in the tabs of this report. The following information is included for each facility.

• Cover Sheet: The cover sheet contains basic information for the facility, such as its location (including its latitude and longitude), owner, emergency contact, and the primary emergency response agency that is likely to respond to an incident. The cover sheet also includes a list of the materials used or stored at the facility and a history of events.
• Material Detail Sheet(s): Detail sheets are provided for each chemical in use at the facility. Such information as the location of the material within the facility, the quantity of the material onsite, chemical properties, and USDOT identification numbers (if applicable) are listed. Additionally, a hazard and vulnerability analysis is included. These analyses are based on the mapping developed for this project and, in essence, summarize the overall hazard and vulnerability at each site as determined by the process employed for this project.
• Site Map: The site map is an aerial map outlining the facility. It includes a scale bar for reference and identifies any facilities that may contribute to or be at additional risk from an incident at the facility in question.
• Initial Isolation Distances: Isolation distances are graphically depicted on an aerial map of the facility. The distances are based on a modified “worst-case scenario” basis. If a single chemical is listed as being onsite, the isolation distances are calculated for that chemical. If multiple chemicals are present, the greatest small and large spill initial isolation distances (as listed in the 2004 USDOT Emergency Response Guidebook) are used. The map representing the isolation distances also lists the number of residential and commercial structures, critical facilities, roadways, infrastructure, sensitive environmental areas, and total population affected by such an incident.
• Aloha Analysis: The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) CAMEO and ALOHA software was utilized to depict potential plume dispersions based on “worst-case scenario” events at the facilities throughout the study area. An Aloha analysis was only performed on those chemicals listed in the default version of the program. As such, an analysis was not done at all facilities. The maximum amount of the select chemical at the facility was used as a control feature (thus creating the “worst-case scenario”). Other control features included a wind speed of 9.8 mph (the average annual wind speed of both Lewis and Upshur Counties) coming from west-southwest. The Aloha program shows information in the Marplot mapping program. Marplot, however, was not used as part of this project. Instead, an estimated plume footprint was shown on an aerial map generated by the ArcView GIS program.
• CAMEO Chemical Sheets: Chemical sheets are included with each facility as a reference to provide additional information that is not included elsewhere in the analysis. All sheets were taken from the CAMEO database in an effort to ensure the consistency of the information presented. Only the chemicals used and/or stored at the facility are included. It is also possible that a chemical sheet was not available for certain materials, in which case they are not included.

           The intent of this project is to provide emergency managers and responders in Lewis and Upshur Counties with detailed information to more fully advise efforts to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazardous material incidents at covered facilities. This project is meant to be used collectively with the LEPC’s most recent commodity flow study and should serve as a basis for a variety of site-specific planning initiatives. All of these efforts may significantly minimize damage or harm to equipment, facilities, personnel, and to the community at large.

            The following conclusions are drawn from the analysis. These conclusions serve to generally characterize risk and vulnerability at Lewis and Upshur County fixed facilities.

• Facilities Considered by This Analysis
• Comprehensive List
• A & O Railyard
• Airgas Mid American (Upshur)
• Allegheny Wireline Services
• Alton Project
• American Agip Company, Inc.
• Buckhannon Southern States
• Buckhannon Water Treatment Plant
• Coastal Lumber
• Corhart – Saint Gobain
• Halliburton
• Interstate Chemical
• JF Allen Block Plant
• JF Allen Lorentz Plant
• Martin Oil – Deanville Location
• Martin Oil – US Route 33 Location
• Masterpiece Crystal
• PTC Alliance
• St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Schlumberger
• Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital
• Stonewall Resort
• Verizon – Buckhannon
• Verizon – Jane Lew
• Verizon – Lorentz
• Verizon – Rock Cave
• Verizon – Weston
• Viking Pools / CPC
• Weston Southern States
• Weyerhaeuser – Trus Joist
• WV American Water
• WV Division of Highways – Equipment Division
• WV Split Rail

• Facilities for Which an Aloha Analysis Was Performed
• Airgas Mid American (Upshur)
• Alton Project
• American Agip Company, Inc.
• Buckhannon Water Treatment Plant
• Halliburton
• Martin Oil
• Masterpiece Crystal
• Schlumberger
• Viking Pools / CPC
• WV American Water
• Weyerhaeuser – Trus Joist

• Total Risk by Population
• Following are the five (5) facilities affecting the highest population based on the “initial isolation” analyses conducted as part of this project. (The approximate population affected is listed in parentheses.)
• St. Joseph’s Hospital (279)
• US 33/SR 20 Intersection (277)
• Airgas Mid American (245)
• Verizon – Buckhannon (196)
• Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital (167)

• Following are the five (5) facilities affecting the highest population based on the Aloha analyses conducted as part of this project. (The approximate population affected is listed in parentheses.)
• WV American Water Company (2,159)
• Buckhannon Water Treatment Plant (858)
• Viking Pools / CPC (84)
• Martin Oil – Deanville Location (78)
• Masterpiece Crystal (68)

• Total Risk by Critical Facilities
• Following are the five (5) facilities affecting the most critical facilities based on the “initial isolation” analyses conducted as part of this project. (The approximate number of critical facilities affected is listed in parentheses.)
• US 33/SR 20 Intersection (5)
• Verizon – Weston (5)
• St. Joseph’s Hospital (4)
• TIE Verizon – Jane Lew (3)
• TIE Verizon – Buckhannon (3)
• TIE A & O Railyard (3)

• Following are the four (4) facilities affecting the most critical facilities based on the Aloha analyses conducted as part of this project. (The approximate number of critical facilities affected is listed in parentheses.)
• WV American Water Company (8)
• Buckhannon Water Treatment Plant (1)
• Airgas Mid American (1)
• Masterpiece Crystal (1)

• Materials
• A total of 36 different materials were reported by covered facilities and are reflected in this analysis.
• Diesel fuel was the most recurring material, reported by 14 facilities. The average of all the quantities reported is 24,650 – 246,499 lbs.
• Gasoline and sulfuric acid were the second most-frequently reported materials, each listed by five (5) facilities. Average quantities are as follows:
• Gasoline (26,200 – 261,999 lbs)
• Sulfuric Acid (2,800 – 27,999 lbs)

• Portland cement was reported by four (4) facilities. All facilities reported quantities between 100,000 and 999,999 lbs.
• Sodium hydroxide (average quantity reported: 70,000 – 699,999 lbs) was reported by three (3) facilities.
• The following materials were reported by two (2) facilities. (The average quantity reported is in parentheses.)
• Calcium Chloride (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Calcium Hydroxide (5,500 – 54,999 lbs)
• Chlorine (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Ethylene Glycol (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Hydrochloric Acid (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Liquefied Nitrogen (100,000 – 999,999 lbs)
• Liquid Oxygen (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Petroleum Products (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Propane (5,500 – 54,999 lbs)
• Silica, Quartz (5,500 – 54,999 lbs)

• The following materials were reported by a single facility. (The quantity reported is in parentheses.)
• Alumina (100,000 – 999,999 lbs)
• Anhydrous Ammonia (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Aromatic Hydrocarbons (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Asphalt Emulsion (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Chromic Oxide (1,000,000 – 9,999,999 lbs)
• Diethylene Glycol (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Fly Ash (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Iron Oxide Pigment (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Limestone Dust (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Liquefied Petroleum Asphalt (100,000 – 999,999 lbs)
• Methanol (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Phosphoric Acid (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Polyvinyl Alcohol (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Potassium Permanganate (100 – 999 lbs)
• Silicalite (100,000 – 999,999 lbs)
• Sodium (Bi)Carbonate (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Styrene (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Tin Oxide (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Titanium Dioxide (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)
• Zircon (1,000,000 – 9,999,999 lbs)
• Zirconium Oxide (10,000 – 99,999 lbs)

• A variety of different products were reported by such facilities as Corhart – Saint Gobain, Halliburton, and Schlumberger. These products are not regulated by the USDOT and are not considered in this executive summary. In most instances, however, those products are considered in the facility-specific sections that follow.
• NOTE: Three (3) intersections were considered as “covered facilities” for the purposes of this analysis. The chemicals to consider at these locations were taken from the LEPC’s most recent commodity flow study. That study, however, did not provide quantity information for those chemicals. Since those chemicals are listed in the commodity flow study document, they are not rewritten here.

• Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) Materials
• The following materials appear on the USEPA’s list of EHSs. (The average quantity reported is in parentheses.)
• Ammonia (10,000 – 99,999 lbs) – Reported as “Anhydrous Ammonia” 
• Chlorine (1,000 – 9,999 lbs)
• Sulfuric Acid (2,800 – 27,999 lbs)

• NOTE: Three (3) intersections were considered as “covered facilities” for the purposes of this analysis. Since the EHSs observed at those sites are listed in the commodity flow study document, they are not rewritten here.

           The following documents and other materials were utilized during the completion of this project. The Lewis Upshur LEPC appreciates the availability of these materials and thanks their sources.

• Computer-Aided Management of Emergency Operations (CAMEO). United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA’s Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration. Online. http://cameochemicals.noaa.gov/.
• Tunning Canfield, Holly D. Lewis County Emergency Response Guide: Risk Analysis (CAMEO/MARPLOT/ALOHA Analysis). Lewis Upshur Local Emergency Planning Committee. October 2001.
• Tunning Canfield, Holly D. Upshur County Emergency Response Guide: Risk Analysis (CAMEO/MARPLOT/ALOHA Analysis). Lewis Upshur Local Emergency Planning Committee. October 2001.
• US Department of Transportation, Research and Special Programs Administration. 2004 Emergency Response Guidebook. USDOT. 2004.

           Also of significant assistance were the Tier II forms consistently filed by local covered facilities. This report is intentionally organized such that it can be easily updated as Tier II reports are re-submitted annually.