Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — Agenda Packet

Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Agenda December 17, 2025 9:00 AM St. Croix County Government Center - Room 2800 Government Center - 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson, Wisconsin Call to Order Roll Call Approval of Minutes 1. Minutes of Previous Meeting - December 5, 2024 Public Comment Business 1. Election of Chair 2. Election of Vice Chair 3. Designation of Coordinator of Information 4. Designation of the State of Wisconsin as the Compliance Inspector 5. Designation of Secretary for the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) 6. Approve By-Laws of the Local Emergency Planning Committee 7. Review and Approval of LEPC Membership 8. Approval of Off-Site Facility Plans 9. Approval of the Hazardous Materials Strategic Plan 10. DNR presentation on hazardous materials spills Request for Future Agenda Items Announcements Date of Next Meeting 1. To be determined Adjournment Page 1 of 60 Reasonable efforts will be made to provide special accommodations for access to public meetings. To request a special accommodation, please contact the County Clerk’s Office at (715) 386-4600 at least two business days prior to the time of the meeting. For more information on St. Croix County's public meetings visit: sccwi.gov/meetings Page 2 of 60 Page 3 of 60 Page 4 of 60 BY-LAWS OF THE ST. CROIX COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE (LEPC) Approved by LEPC December 05, 2024 Page 5 of 60 St. Croix County LEPC By-Laws Page | 1 ST. CROIX COUNTY LOCAL EMERGENCY PLANNING COMMITTEE BY-LAWS I. INTRODUCTION: Federal legislation enacted the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act, Title III (SARA Title III) which is also known as the “Emergency Planning and Community Right to Know Act”. SARA Title III required states to adopt local emergency planning dist ricts and create a State Emergency Response Commission. Wisconsin legislation created Wisconsin State Emergency Response Board (SERB). The SERB established local emergency planning districts which coincide with county jurisdictional boundaries on July 17, 1987. The LEPC was confirmed by the SERB on August 13, 1987. Counties were required to create a Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) in accordance with SARA Title III to oversee the hazardous materials planning and community right to know functions. These rules of operation (By -laws) are promulgated under the directive of SARA, Title III, Section 301 (c). II. POSTS, POSITIONS, APPOINTMENTS AND ELECTIONS: CHAIRPERSON: Subject to the requirements of Title III, Section 301 (c), the committee will elect a chairperson. The Chairperson will preside over meetings of the LEPC. The Chairperson will hold only one elected position in the LEPC for a term of two years. VICE CHAIRPERSON: In order to assure the continuity of operations in the absence of the Chairperson, the committee has established a post of vice- chairperson and will elect a person for that post. In the absence of the chairperson, the vice-chairperson will preside over meetings of the LEPC. The vice-chairperson will hold only one elected position in the LEPC for a term of two years. COMPLIANCE OFFICER: The Wisconsin Emergency Management EPCRA Compliance Officer will serve as the Compliance Officer for St. Croix County. COORDINATOR OF INFORMATION and COMMUNITY EMERGENCY COORDINATOR: Subject to the requirements of Title III, Section 303 (c) (3), The Emergency Management Manager, or in his/her absence, a Captain within the Sheriff’s O ffice will undertake those duties and responsibilities pursuant to the plan created under Title III, Section 303, and other responsibilities and duties assigned by the LEPC. Page 6 of 60 St. Croix County LEPC By-Laws Page | 2 SECRETARY: In order to assure that the proper minutes of all meetings are kept, the Chairperson shall designate a Secretary to keep minutes of the business conducted. Such minutes shall be forwarded to the Coordinator of Information for distribution as required. III. MEMBERSHIP: A. The County Board Chairperson will recommend to the State Emergency Response Board (SERB) appointments to the LEPC, in order to fill any vacancies or add members to the committee. B. A sub -committee will be appointed by the LEPC Chair to recommend individuals to fill vacancies or recommend additional members to serve on the LEPC Committee. C. If a member of the LEPC has two unexcused absences, that member's seat on the LEPC may be declared vacant by the LEPC Chairperson. Unexcused is defined as the Member has not notified the Chair or Secretary prior to the meeting". Excused absences must be approved by the Chairperson. (State elected officials are exempt from this requirement.) D. Members are appointed to represent one of the following groups. Any change in affiliation with original agency will result in the LEPC considering group reassignment or membership termination. • Group One Elected State Official, Elected Local Official • Group Two Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Fire Fighting, Health Service, Hospital, Transportation, Local Environmental Organizations • Group Three Broadcast Media, Print Media • Group Four Community Groups • Group Five Owners/Operators subject to the requirements of EPCRA operating in St. Croix County or is a St. Croix County resident E. Members wishing to resign shall do so by submitting a written request to the LEPC Chairperson. Page 7 of 60 St. Croix County LEPC By-Laws Page | 3 IV. QUORUM: A quorum will onsist of a simple majority of voting members of the LEPC as approved by SERB. V. VOTING: A majority vote of members present where a quorum exists will be needed for passage of all motions. Members unable to attend a meeting may send a designee who will have a proxy vote to vote as directed by the member of the committee they are representing. VI. ALTERNATES: Every member of the LEPC appointed by the SERB may select an alternate to attend meetings in his/her absence. The alternate may participate in discussions but will not have voting rights but may carry a proxy vote as described above. VII. MEETINGS: A. Location: The LEPC has established a normal meeting location of the St. Croix County Government Center, 1101 Carmichael Road, Hudson WI 54016. Public notice of meetings outside the normal meeting location will be made at least 24 hours prior to event. B. Meeting Dates and Times : The LEPC will meet a minimum of once annually. Meeting times are normally 1:00 PM, unless otherwise noted on agenda. Special meetings of the LEPC may be called by the Chair as described below for emergencies. C. Emergency Meeting: During emergency conditions such as an emergency release of a substance covered by the notification requirements of Title III, Section 304, has/is occurring, or is imminent, the Chairperson may call an emergency meeting of the LEPC as soon as possible with the provision that all reasonable attempts are made to notify the public of the meeting through local media. The conduct of business of such meetings will be limited to those items required by the emergency conditions present. D. Agenda Items: Items to be included in the agenda will be submitted to the LEPC Coordinator of Information and/or the Secretary at least two weeks prior to the meetings of the LEPC unless an emergency condition is present. The agenda will be compiled and distributed to committee members, local media representatives, and others who request copies at least one week prior to the committee meeting. Page 8 of 60 VIII. PUBLIC OPPORTUNITY: The LEPC will provide time to receive public comment. Time for public comment will be allotted on a first come, first serve basis. The Chairperson shall limit comment to a certain time frame. Public comment, exceeding 30 minutes , will be allowed when approved by a majority vote of the committee. IX. MINUTES OF MEETINGS: Minutes of all meetings and sessions of the LEPC and committees or sub- committees will be distributed to committee members, County Board Chair, County Clerk, and Wisconsin Emergency Management, and others who request them through the Coordinator of Information. X. ADOPTION AND AMENDMENTS OF THE BY-LAWS: Adoption of these rules or approval of amendments to the rules can be made at any regular or special meeting of the LEPC as an agenda item with a majority vote. XI. EMERGENCY PLAN: Emergency plans will be available to the public upon request. Release of information will be given subject to the Community Right -to-Know Policy and Open Records law by the Coordinator of Information. XII. SUB-COMMITTEES: Subcommittees shall be named by the Chairperson. The Chairperson shall appoint sub-committee members when deemed necessary to facilitate the workings of the LEPC. Each sub-committee shall designate a chairperson. The standing sub-committees will be: Membership, Training & Exercising, and Planning. XIII. PARLIAMENTARY AUTHORITY: This committee follows Roberts Rules of Order and LEPC by-laws. Page 9 of 60 XIV. PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS: Pursuant to Section 312(e) (3) of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 Title III (SARA) all requests for public information shall be in writing and shall be made with respect to a specific facility. Public records of the LEPC shall be maintained in the Emergency Management Office and available to the public for inspection during normal business hours. LEPC records may not be removed from the Emergency Management office except by Emergency Management personnel for purposes of photo copying or other bona fide governmental function. Photocopies of LEPC records are available at the current rates for duplication services as noted in the St. Croix County Access to Public Records policy pursuant to §19.34, Wisconsin Statutes and Wisconsin’s Public Records Law, §§ 19.31-19.39, Wisconsin Statutes. Page 10 of 60 St. Croix County LEPC MEMBERSHIP LISTING for December 17, 2025 Fname Lname Group: Title LEPC Positon Terry Andersen 2 Emergency Communications Manager LEPC Vice Chair Mary Blel 4 Citizen (CHS certified Hazardous Materials Mgr) Voting Member MaryEllen Bol 2&5 Phillips Medisize - People Services Voting Member Natasha Brunell 2 Emergency Management Manager LEPC Coordinator of Information Amy Clay 4 Salvation Army Voting Member Joe Eichten 2 Hazardous Materials Manager Voting Member Ellie Klasen 2 Public Health, Environmental Health Specialist (Mary Wienke Proxy)Voting member Robbie Krejci 2 Highway Commissioner Voting Member Tim Kufus 2 & 3 Emergency Support Services Captain LEPC Chair Cathy Leaf 1 County Board Supervisor - Public Protection & Judiciary Voting member Jenny Legaspi 4 American Red Cross Voting member Bob Long 1 County Board Chair Voting member Jon Muller 2 Lakeview EMS Director Voting Member Megan Navarre 5 RSG - Norlake Hudson Voting Member Lisa Olson-McDonald 2 WEM Regional Director Advisory Member Dave Ostness 1 County Board Supervisor - Proxy available Advisory Member Tom Overby 5 Countryside CO-OP Environmental and Regulatory Specialist Voting Member Paul Sickman 2 DNR Warden Voting member Janet Smith 2 ESS Program Coordinator LEPC Secretary Drew Spielman 2 Fire Chief, Hudson Fire Voting member Darren VanBlaricom 2 Emergency Manager, Health Partners Valley Hospitals Voting Member Ken Witt 1 St. Croix County Administrator Advisory Member Voting Members for 12/17/2025 meeting Voting membership 19 Advisory only members 2 Quorum Needed 10 ·       Group One Elected State Official, Elected Local Official ·       Group Two Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Fire Fighting, Health Service, Hospital, Transportation, Local Environmental Organizations ·       Group Three Broadcast Media, Print Media ·       Group Four Community Groups ·       Group Five Owners/Operators subject to the requirements of EPCRA Page 11 of 60 St. Croix County LEPC Membership report December 17, 2025 meeting Review of members who have left the LEPC since last meeting 1. Joe Eichten represented left employment at railroad 2. Maureen Navarre, (served as community member) 3. Dave Ostness, no longer County Board 4. Darren VanBlaricom, transferred out of EM position at Health Partners Hospitals Review membership requests: • Charles Gallagher, Program Manager, Emergency Preparedness, Health Partner’s Hospitals • Ken Witt. Change from Advisory to voting member The LEPC will also be forwarding the membership list to the County Board approval Per state statute §59.54: “The County Board Chairperson will recommend to the SERB (State Emergency Response Board) appointments to the Local Emergency Planning Committee, in order to fill any vacancies or add members to the committee.” Proxy designations: Jenny Legaspi has named Luong Huynh American Red Cross Community Disaster Program Manager as her proxy for the time period of November 1, 2025 through April 30, 2026. Elle Klasen (St. Croix County Public Health Officer) has named Mary Weinke as her proxy for the December 17, 2025 meeting. Page 12 of 60 2025 Off-Site Facility Plan Updates (12): **Off-Site Plans are facilities that either have a hazardous chemical at or above 10,000 lbs. and/or an Extremely Hazardous Substance (EHS) above the Threshold Planning Quantity (TPQ) for that substance. 1. Wisconsin Bell – PK3509 – I.D. #194348 – This facility is a telephone switching facility which supplies electrical power for the phone system by the use of large glass shelled industrial batteries. • 1346 County Road V, Houlton • Changed name from AT&T-Houlton ESS to Wisconsin Bell • Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS): o Lead Acid Battery/Sulfuric Acid – 858 lbs. (dropped from 1,695 lbs.) • facility no longer has this EHS over the threshold planning quantity (TPQ) and filed an Amended Emergency Planning Notice (EPN) with the state to remove it as an active planning facility that requires an emergency plan. 2. Wisconsin Bell – PK3206 – I.D.#13007 – This facility is a telephone switching facility which supplies electrical power for the phone system by the use of large glass shelled industrial batteries. • 801 2nd Street, Hudson • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 2,041 lbs. (slightly lower by 1,037 lbs.) • Changed name from AT&T-Hudson Garage & ESS to Wisconsin Bell 3. Fleet Farm - I.D.#98148 – A general purpose retail store, specializing in lawn and garden, hardware, automotive and agricultural merchandise. • 1001 Industrial Street, Hudson, WI • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 2,850 lbs. (no change) • Small increase in non-EHS Kerosene and added two non-EHS chemicals of motor oil and waste oil to ‘Other Hazardous Chemicals’ list. Page 13 of 60 4. Walmart #1365 – I.D.#161610 – A general merchandizing retail store selling all forms of consumer-packaged items. • 2222 Crestview Drive, Hudson • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 1,600 lbs. (no change) 5. Walmart #5432 - I.D.#197062 – A general merchandizing retail store selling all forms of consumer-packaged items. • 250 West Richmond Way, New Richmond • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 1,600 lbs. (No changes) 6. Federal Foam Technologies (2) - I.D.#203714 (NEW)- Custom fabricator of flexible cellular and plastic materials with operations capable of providing engineering and research and development services. • 511 Wisconsin Drive, New Richmond • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 22,333 lbs. 7. Phillips Plastics, SRP - I.D.#124519 – Part of the plastic and rubber product manufacturing industry, providing design and development services that accelerate speed to market of innovation products. It is a plastic injection molding and assembly facility for medical production. • 705 Wisconsin Drive, New Richmond • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 1,752 lbs. (No changes) 8. Rise Baking Company - I.D.#201735 – Baking distribution and warehouse facility, distributing cookies and bars to businesses throughout the country. • 1147 Benson Street, River Falls • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 2,131 lbs. (small increase by 352 lbs.) • Changed name from Best Maid Cookie Co. Page 14 of 60 9. River Falls Well House #5 – I.D.#42383 – The City of River Falls Water Department operate pumping stations and transmission lines to deliver potable water to its customers. Chlorine is used to disinfect the water supply as necessary. • 1215 West Division Street, River Falls • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Chlorine – 600 lbs. (no change) 10. Action Battery Wholesalers, Inc. – I.D.#167195 – This facility is a commercial battery wholesaler/consignee with minimum actual storage of batteries. New batteries and reconditioned batteries may have to be filled with electrolyte solution prior to sale and delivery to designated customers. • 484 County Road VV, Somerset • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 131,855 lbs. (no change) 11. Comcast of MN/WI, Inc.-Troy – I.D.#193693 – This is a cable television transmitting facility, which supplies power and backup power for transmission operations. • 748 Old Chapman Drive, River Falls • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 16,155 lbs. (increase by 14,712 lbs.) 12. iMark Molding, LLC., a Comar Company – I.D.#202389 (NEW) – This facility is a contract manufacturing partner for healthcare companies worldwide and a leading provider of primary packaging and dispensing products, serving the medical, pharmaceutical, customer healthcare, personal and home care, food and beverage, and other niche markets. The molding technologies create products and components in a wide range of materials, shapes, sizes, and tolerances. Capabilities include molding, injection blow molding, extrusion blow molding, and injection stretch blow molding. • 104 Park Avenue, Woodville • Extremely Hazardous Substance: o Sulfuric Acid – 1,250 lbs. Page 15 of 60 2025 Countywide Strategic HazMat Plan Updates The purpose of this hazardous materials response plan is to develop policies and procedures for responding to hazardous materials incidents and/or accidents in compliance with the requirements of EPCRA. This plan defines roles, responsibilities, and organizational relations of government and private organizations in response to a hazardous material incident and includes requirements for the development and update of the Strategic Plan. • TOC – Updated Table of Contents: updated list of Planning & Tier 2 Facilities • Pg. 5 – Updated info. on airports and railways in SCC • Pg. 5 - Updated Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) from WI DOT for SCC for 2020 (down 538,428 – likely from COVID telework patterns) • Pg. 6. – updated medical section (assisted living facilities total) • Pg. 7-8 – Facilities Subject to Planning Updated (32 total – added two new facilities: Federal Foam Technologies Building #2 and iMark Molding, LLC.; a Comar Company) • Pg. 8 – Updated number of Active Tier II Reporting Facilities (104 - 107) • Pg. 9 – Updated EPA “list of lists” link to most common EHS and Tier II chemicals • Pg. 14-15 – Updated exercises • Pg. 18 – updated LEPC Membership List from latest committee meeting • Pg. 24-25 – updated WI DNR Spill Report Contacts • Pg. 26 – Added Spill Reporting Exemptions • Pg. 30 – Updated WI Railroads Map (2025) • Pg. 37-40 – 2024 Spill Reports (20 - decreased by 11 reports from 2023) Page 16 of 60 ST. CROIX COUNTY COUNTY-WIDE STRATEGIC HAZMAT PLAN 2025 Emergency Management St. Croix County Sheriff’s Office Page 17 of 60 2 Section Page I. TABLE OF CONTENTS .....................................................................................................................................1 II. INTRODUCTION ...........................................................................................................................................2-4 III. HAZARD ANALYSIS .....................................................................................................................................4-9 IV. NOTIFICATION ...........................................................................................................................................9-10 V. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES ...........................................................10 VI. EVACUATION/SHELTER PROCEDURES .................................................................................................10 VII. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT .......................................................................................................................11 VIII. RESPONSE PROCEDURES ....................................................................................................................11-12 IX. CLEANUP, DOCUMENTATION, AND INVESTIGATIVE FOLLOW-UP ...........................................12 X. TRAINING ..................................................................................................................................................12-13 XI. EXERCISES .................................................................................................................................................14-15 XII. DISTRIBUTION RECORD .............................................................................................................................15 XIII. RECORD OF CHANGES ................................................................................................................................16 XIV. Promulgation Statement ............................................................................................................................17 XV. List of County LEPC Members ..................................................................................................................18 Figures FIGURE 1 List of Bodies of Water in the County ....................................................................................19 FIGURE 2 County Maps: Municipalities, Highways, Railways, Major Bodies ................................20 Of Water FIGURE 3 Substance Release Notification Forms .............................................................................22-27 FIGURE 2 Highway & Truck Routes (same as Figure 2) ........................................................................20 FIGURE 4 Airports ................................................................................................................................................28 FIGURE 5 Railroads ......................................................................................................................................29-30 FIGURE 6 Natural Gas Pipelines ..............................................................................................................31-33 FIGURE 7 Gasoline & Oil Pipelines ........................................................................................................34-36 (Countywide Plan Requirements): Facility Plans are specific offsite facility plans. Copies of specific offsite facility plans are available in the Emergency Management Office ..............................................................................................................7-8 Attachments Strategic Plan Requirements: ATTACHMENT 1 Spill Report Forms / Spill History .......................................................................37-39 ATTACHMENT 2 Identification of County Emergency Response Team ................................39-41 ATTACHMENT 3 Wisconsin Hazardous Materials Response System Map .................................42 ATTACHMENT 3 Wisconsin Local/County Hazmat Response Teams Map .................................43 Page 18 of 60 2 II. Introduction A. Purpose 1. The purpose of this hazardous materials response plan is to provide a knowledge basis for the county’s risk assessment and emergency planning processes. Policies and procedures are developed for responding to hazardous materials incidents and/or accidents in compliance with the requirements of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) under Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA). It is codified in 42 USC 11000 to 11050 and §323.60(1)(e), Wis. Stats. The “Emergency Planning” portion of EPCRA establishes requirements to assist communities in planning for chemical emergencies, while the “Community Right-to Know” portion includes provisions for public access to information regarding hazardous substances at individual facilities. EPCRA requires facilities to report storage, usage, and release of hazardous substances to federal, state, and local government to improve chemical safety and protect public health and the environment. 2. This plan defines the roles, responsibilities, and inter/intra-organizational relations of government and private organizations in response to a hazardous material incident and includes requirements for the development/update of the Strategic Plan. 3. It forms a part of the county Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), by reference. The EOP is an all-hazards emergency preparedness plan required by WI Stat. 323 for all counties that guides response coordination and resource management with emergency support functions or functional annexes. 4. Promulgation Statement (Pg. 16) – process that officially announces/declares a plan. It gives the plan official status and gives both the authority and the responsibility to organizations to perform their tasks. B. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) Members (Listed on Pg.16-17) EPCRA/SARA requires that a LEPC be appointed for each Emergency Planning District. It also specifies the composition of the LEPC. The membership composition, as directed by Section 301(c), of EPCRA shown below. Group 1: Elected State Official Elected Local Official Group 2: Law Enforcement Emergency Management Civil Defense Page 19 of 60 3 Fire Fighting Health Service Hospital Transportation Location Environmental Organizations Group 3: Broadcast Media Print Media Group 4: Community Groups Group 5: Owners/operators subject to the requirements of EPCRA C. Responsibilities 1. Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) a. Develop the county-wide hazardous materials plan/strategic plan and off- site facility plan appendixes in coordination with the Emergency Management Manager, annually review and update, and ensure that training, exercising, planning, spill reporting and outreach are conducted as required. b. Review the off-site facility emergency plans submitted by facilities in the Wisconsin Hazmat Online Planning & Reporting System (WHOPRS) and sent to LEPC. c. Publish, annually, a notice in the local media source that the hazardous materials emergency response plan/strategic plan and facility off-site appendices, Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and inventory forms have been submitted under Section 324 of Title III and are available for public inspection. d. Provide information to the public as required in Section 312 of Title III, consistent with Section 322 Trade Secrets. e. Receive and maintain copies of all EPCRA reports. WHOPRS meets this requirement for EPCRA planning purposes. f. Community Emergency Coordinator and/or the Emergency Management Manager make the determinations along with the Facility Emergency Coordinators, necessary to implement the hazardous materials plan/strategic plan. Page 20 of 60 4 2. Emergency Management Groups a. Responsibilities and coordination are covered in the county EOP, Annex A: Direction and Control. 3. Fixed Facility a. Planning requirements: any facility that produces, uses, or stores any of the Extremely Hazardous Substances (EHS) in quantities equal to or greater than the Threshold Planning Quantities (TPQ) are required to participate in the emergency planning process. b. Reporting requirements (i.) An owner/operator of a facility subject to the provisions of EPCRA Sections 311/312 must comply under the requirements of s.323.60(5)(c), Wis. Stats. (ii.) Employees and agents of facilities are obligated to comply with the provisions for the discharge (release or spill) of a hazardous substance as required under the state hazardous substance spill law, s.292.11, Wis. Stats. Ill. HAZARD ANALYSIS (See appendices and attachments for more information) A. County Profile St. Croix County is in west-central Wisconsin and is separated from the State of Minnesota by the St. Croix River. The county has a total of 469,760 acres, or 736 square miles, of land, measuring approximately 25 miles north-to-south and 35 miles east-to-west. The county is bordered to the north by Polk County, to east by Dunn County, to the west by Washington County (MN), and to the south by Pierce County. There are 49 bodies of water in the county, which includes, 6 rivers, 20 streams and 23 lakes (See Figure 1&2). The County encompasses 35 civil divisions consisting of twenty-one towns, ten villages, and four cities. Portions of a city (River Falls) and village (Spring Valley) lie within St. Croix County and Pierce County. The largest city, Hudson, is the County seat. St. Croix County is considered part of the Minneapolis- St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area and is experiencing a pronounced transition from a rural to an urban county. St. Croix County continues to be one of the fastest growing counties in Wisconsin according to the 2020 U.S. Census, with a 9.82% population increase since 2010 and projected to remain one of the fastest growing counties, in terms of percentage change, through 2040, increasing by 41%, by the Wisconsin Department of Administration. Reasoning given for these increases is the major highway links in the County, providing shorter commutes for workers, growth Page 21 of 60 5 along Interstate 94 and other major highway corridors, along with the 2017 construction of the St. Croix Crossing. According to the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, in 2019, just under half the residents within St. Croix County work within its borders. The majority of commuters, approximately 41%, travel across the border into the Twin Cities, or outside Wisconsin. Of the estimated 93,536 residents, approximately 49% reside in one of the fourteen incorporated communities and 51% reside in the more rural, unincorporated towns. St. Croix County population by civil divisions is 21 towns, 10 Villages, and 4 Cities. Though the County is urbanizing and experiencing significant development, agriculture remains the primary land use comprising almost 70% of the land acres in unincorporated areas. Forested areas have been slowly increasing and are the second largest land use with about 15% of the land acres. With the large increases in development and population come corresponding demands on infrastructure and emergency services. Landcover percentages are approximately 2.25% water, 22.41% trees, 3.47% grass, .23% flooded vegetation, 56.94% crops, 1.86% scrub/shrub, 12.82% built area, and .02% bare ground. The County contains approximately 205 miles of state highways (approximately 650 lane-miles, multi-lane does not factor correctly in centerline miles), 334.48 miles of county highways, and more than 1,410.32 miles of local roads, and 37 miles of inter- state. Daily Vehicle Miles of Travel (VMT) recorded in 2021 by the Wisconsin DOT for St. Croix County is up from 3,189,530 in 2020 to 3,623,631. Annual VMT is 1,047,091,560. There are two airports located in the county: Village of Baldwin and the City of New Richmond. The New Richmond Regional Airport is the only public airport in the county and is the fifth largest municipal airport in Wisconsin with two runways averaging 126 flights per day (based on the WI DOT State Airport System Plan 2030). The New Richmond airport has one lighted runway equipped for instrument landing. It houses about 220 aircrafts based in privately owned hangars and serves an estimated 175,000 people in Western Wisconsin and Eastern Minnesota. The Baldwin airport is privately owned and has one runway, operating from May through November. It is used heavily by parachutists during the summer months. The nearby Lake Elmo airport (approximately 10 miles from Hudson in MN) or the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport provides the primary scheduled passenger and commercial air services for St. Croix County. St. Croix County also has 66 miles of rail. Canadian National rail runs through the City of New Richmond and the Village of Somerset, including the towns of Glenwood, Cylon, Emerald, Erin Prairie, Richmond, and Somerset. Union Pacific Railroad (UP) runs through the City of Hudson, Villages of Baldwin, Hammond, Roberts, Wilson, and Woodville including the towns of Baldwin, Hudson, Hammond, Warren, and Page 22 of 60 6 Springfield. No passenger rail service is currently available. There is no significant passenger or freight water transportation in St. Croix County. The nearest commercial port is in Duluth-Superior on Lake Superior located approximately 100 miles north and barge traffic does not extend up the St. Croix River from Mississippi River. Water transportation within the county is primarily recreational in nature (e.g., canoeing, fishing, water-skiing) occurring throughout the county on its many rivers and lakes, with some larger recreational boat and sailboats on Lake St. Croix. Paddlewheel and other riverboat excursions are also available along the St. Croix for sight-seeing and dinner cruises. Manufacturing is the principal area of employment followed closely by small businesses and private sector services. St. Croix County landscape today is dominated by agriculture. Over 62% of the County’s total assessed acreage in 2016 was agricultural. An additional 12.5% was assessed as forest lands, primarily of mixed deciduous forest species. The County has substantial additional acres of public-owned, non-assessed forests and grasslands. According to the 2017 Census of Agriculture County Profile from the USDA, St. Croix County farmers own and manage 1,444 farms and 279,191 acres of the county’s land. This includes cropland, rangeland, pasture, tree farms and farm forests. Agricultural accounts for $551 million in economic activity. St. Croix County has a strong dairy heritage and continues to be a dairy producing county. Livestock, particularly beef cow calf production, has grown. Cash grain production has been expanding, particularly on acres previously used for forage and small grain production. St. Croix County’s proximity to the Twin Cities market offers many opportunities for diversified production. Several direct market farms and Community Supported Agriculture farms have started up in the St. Croix Valley in recent years and offer fresh-to-market vegetables, meats, and specialty products. St. Croix County agriculture accounts for approximately $184.7 million, or 6.9 percent, of the County’s total income. In the last half of the 20th Century, agriculture began to decline as the primary economic activity in the County, while employment in manufacturing, services, retail trade, and commuter traffic to jobs outside the County increased. St. Croix County is serviced by 4 hospitals; Hudson Hospital in the City of Hudson; Westfield’s Hospital in the City of New Richmond; Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin, and River Falls Area Hospital in the City of River Falls. There are numerous clinics, 8 nursing homes and 49 other assisted living facilities. Page 23 of 60 7 B. Facilities subject to Emergency Planning: Refer to Off-Site Facility Plans with Facility I.D.# for more Information. 1. Action Battery Wholesalers - #167195 484 County Road VV, Somerset, WI 54025 2. Burnett Dairy Cooperative - #172334 126-Highway 128, Wilson, WI 54027 3. Cardinal Health Inc. - #191299 2901 Enloe St., Hudson, WI 54016 4. Comcast of MN/WI Inc. – Troy - #193693 748 Chapman Road, City of Troy, WI 54022 5. Donaldson Company, Inc. - #3404 980 Locust St., Baldwin, WI 54002 6. Federal Foam Technologies - #202324 600 Wisconsin Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017 7. Federal Foam Technologies-Building #2 – #203714 511 Wisconsin Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017 8. Fleet Farm - #98148 PO Box 5055, Hudson, WI 54016 9. Frontier - #192607 154 E. 2nd St., New Richmond, WI 54017 10. General Motors LLC - #196725 2200 Willis Miller Dr., Hudson, WI 54016 11. Wisconsin Bell-PK3509 - #194348 CTH E & Hwy V, Houlton, WI 54082 12. Hudson Garage & ESS PK3206 - #13007 801 2nd St., Hudson, WI 54016 13. Hudson Wastewater Treatment Plant - #11695 329 Front Street, Hudson, WI 54016 14. Hudson Well #3 - #5593 560 Gray St., Hudson, WI 54016 15. Hudson Well #4 - #16293 300 7th St, Hudson, WI 54016 16. Hudson Well #5 - #2486 600 Lemon St. North, Hudson, WI 54016 17. Hudson Well #6 - #15433 1625 Livingstone Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 18. Hudson Well #7 - #109882 719 4th St. North, Hudson, WI 54016 19. Hudson Well #8 - #195577 888 O’Neil Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 20. Hudson Well #10 - #201737 31 Canary Way, Hudson, WI 54016 21. iMark Molding, LLC., a Comar Company 104 Park Avenue, Woodville, WI 54028 22. Loparex LLC - #106048 Page 24 of 60 8 1740 Ridgeway St., Hammond, WI 54015 23. Nolato Contour - #199433 660 Vandeberg St., Baldwin, WI 54002 24. Phillips Medisize St. Croix Meadows - #202070 2202 Carmichael Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 25. Phillips Plastics, SRP - #124519 705 Wisconsin Drive, New Richmond, WI 54017 26. Rise Baking Company - #201735 1147 Benson Street, River Falls, WI 54022 27. River Falls Well House #5 - #42383 1215 West Division St., River Falls, WI 54022 28. Russ Davis Wholesale - #198097 1940 Ridgeway St., Hammond, WI 54015 29. Uline- Hudson Branch - #200387 3325 Heiser St., Hudson, WI 54016 30. United Gear & Assembly, Inc. - #130233 1700 Livingstone Rd., Hudson, WI 54016 31. Wal-Mart #1365 - #161610 2222Crest View Dr., Hudson, WI 54016 32. Wal-Mart #5432 - #197062 250 West Richmond Way, New Richmond, WI 54017 C. Tier II Reporting Facilities ➢ Please refer to the Wisconsin Hazmat Online Planning and Reporting System (WHOPRS) https://whoprs.wisconsin.gov/Account/Login.aspx for a complete list of Tier II Reporting Facilities in St. Croix County. o St. Croix County currently has 107 Active Tier II Reporting Facilities. D. Maps identifying the location of municipalities, highways, railways, major bodies of water, airports, and pipelines (See Figure 2 for County maps) E. List of most common EHSs at fixed facilities in the County: CAS # Chemical Name 7439-92-1 Lead 7782-50-5 Chlorine 7664-93-9 Sulfuric Acid (AKA Battery Acid) 7664-41-7 Anhydrous Ammonia 54115 Nicotine 7697-37-2 Nitric Acid (40% Red Acid No 195) See off-site facility plans for more comprehensive EHS chemical/facility/response information and vulnerability zone maps. F. Most common EHS and Tier II chemicals transported through the county Page 25 of 60 9 1. There is approximately 6 different EHS chemicals located in fixed facilities throughout St. Croix County. These substances range in quantities from 1,000 – 132,000 pounds per facility site. It is assumed that exposure to all transported hazardous substances in St. Croix County will be the result of road, rail and air transportation and pipeline delivery. Furthermore, it is assumed that the largest over-the-road container does not carry more than 66,000 pounds of a product (state weight restrictions for containerized freight) and that the largest on-rail container (GATX) varies greatly, carrying between 67,000 – 429,000 pounds of product during transport. https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/projects/sfp/default.aspx There are 6 different EHS chemicals identified at the fixed facility sites (planning facilities) in St. Croix County, but the potential exists for the transport of any EHS listed on the United Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) “List of Lists” or the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Toxic and Hazardous Substances List https://www.epa.gov/epcra/consolidated- list-lists. These substances are transported in containers that range from 10- ounce agricultural packages to 429,000 pounds of rail car quantities. There are no local ordinances in St. Croix County that mandates specific routes for vehicles carrying EHS chemicals/substances. EHSs may be transported over any local, state, or federal highway for which weight limits are met. IV. NOTIFICATION A. Methods for determining that a release has occurred 1. St. Croix County Emergency Communications Center (dispatch) will receive initial notification that a release has occurred: a. From the facility/DNR b. First responder radio transmission or phone call c. Citizen report B. Incident Reporting 1. The communications center, or spill hotline staff (DNR), receiving the notification of a hazardous substance discharge (spill/release) will acquire available information, and will document the release with as much detail as is known at the time of the report (See Pg. 24 – communications spill report form). 2. Completed spill reports are saved, recorded throughout the year, and is a component of this plan to provide a spill history for Strategic Plan purposes. Page 26 of 60 10 C. Alert, Warning and Emergency Public Information 1. Alert procedures are covered in the county EOP, Annex B. Emergency Public Information is covered in the county EOP, Annex J. D. Communications 1. Communications procedures are covered in the county EOP, Annex B. E. Special Title Ill Notification Requirements for Facilities 1. Community Emergency Coordinator for the LEPC must be notified of any spills or releases subject to the notification requirements of EPCRA (SARA) Section 304. Contact: St. Croix County Emergency Management 715-381-4911 or 9-1-1. 2. WEM and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) must be notified of a spill/release per the requirements of WI Stats. 292.11 and 323.60(5)(b), Wis. Stats. Contact: WEM Duty Officer at 1-800-943-0003. 3. The National Response Center under section 103(a) of CERCLA and Section 304 of EPCRA. Contact: National Response Center at 1-800-424-8802. 4. The owner or operator shall provide a written follow-up emergency notice as soon as possible after a release that requires notice under Section 304 (a). V. IDENTIFICATION OF MAJOR TRANSPORTATION ROUTES For the following types of transportation routes, refer to the corresponding Pages: A. Highways and Truck Routes: Page 19 B. Airports: Page 25 C. Railroads: Pages 26-27 D. Natural Gas Pipelines: Pages 28-30 E. Gasoline and Oil Pipelines: Pages 31-33 VI. EVACUATION/SHELTER PROCEDURES A. Evacuation/Shelter Procedures are covered in the County EOP, Annex E. Page 27 of 60 11 VII. RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Resource management is covered in the county EOP Annex C. Resource lists are an attachment of the county EOP, therefore those identified below are only those resources specific to a hazardous materials incident. A. Resource List 1. St. Croix County does not have a Type III (Level B) Hazardous Materials Response Team. Resources available from the facility are listed in that facility’s off-site plan. 2. Federal Assistance a. National Response Center (800-424-8802) https://www.epa.gov/emergency-response/national-response-center b. Agency For Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (888-422-8737) atsdr.cdc.gov c. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (301-816-5100) nrc.gov/index.html d. CHEMTREC (800-424-9300) chemtrec.com/emergency-hazmat-incident-response-services/24-hour- emergency-chemical-incident-call-center 3. State Assistance a. WEM Duty Officer 800-943-0003 b. Wisconsin Department Health Service-Nuclear & Radiological Section - WEM Duty Officer 800-943-0003 c. Wisconsin Department of Justice/Wisconsin Statewide Intelligence Center (WI DOJ/WSIC) Fusion Center 608-242-5393 or 888-DCI-WSIC d. State Fusion Center 414-935-7741 e. ATF Office 414-727-6170 VIII. RESPONSE PROCEDURES A. Direction and Control 1. Direction & Control procedures are covered in the County EOP, Annex A. B. Emergency Action Checklists 1. Emergency Action Checklists are in the county EOP for each Emergency Management Group. C. Individual Agency Plans (lAPs) 1. lAPs, which address specific elements such as chain of command, support systems, containment, decontamination procedures, SOPs, etc., should exist for Page 28 of 60 12 each of those agencies/local emergency service agencies. If these IAPs do not exist, they should be developed. The individual agency should be encouraged to develop IAPs so they can interact with each other. IX. CLEANUP, DOCUMENTATION, AND INVESTIGATIVE FOLLOW-UP A. Department of Natural Resources (DNR’s) responsibility under the Wisconsin Spill Law s. 292.11, Wis. Stats. 1. Responsibility is based on Administrative Code NR 706 for follow-up on reported releases or spills. 2. DNR field staff may respond through DNR regional offices. DNR region personnel perform a variety of duties: a. Investigate spills. b. Ensure that the responsible party restores the damaged environment to its original state c. Oversee proper disposal. d. Select and supervise contractors for emergency investigation and clean- up e. Provide data to process enforcement actions and reimbursement billings. f. Maintain spill response equipment 3. In most instances, the responsible party and local authorities handle a spill quickly and competently. In these cases, the DNR investigates the incident and ensures that clean-up is accomplished. When the Department becomes involved in spill clean-up, DNR field staff act as project managers, reviewing investigation results and selecting clean-up measures. X. TRAINING A. Training procedures are covered in the county EOP Basic Plan. B. For an inclusive list of specific courses sponsored by Wisconsin Emergency Management, go online to https://www.trainingwisconsin.org/index.aspx or call the WEM Training Officer (608) 242-3331 or the WEM Hazardous Materials Training Coordinator (608)-982-6486. C. Northwood Technical College New Richmond, CVTC Eau Claire, and ExEnvironmental, Inc. Safety & Rescue, in cooperation with St. Croix County Emergency Management offers some of the following classes dealing with hazardous material response: • Hazardous Materials Awareness Page 29 of 60 13 • Hazardous Materials Operations • Hazmat Incident Commander • Hazmat Officer • Hazmat Safety Officer • Hazmat Refresher • Hazmat Technical Decontamination Refresher • Developing a Plan of Action • Chemistry of Hazmat-Part 1 • Surveying a Hazmat Incident • General Competencies • Level A & B Personal Protective • ID of Methods and Procedures • Hazardous Materials Monitoring Refresher • NIMS, ICS 100, ICS 200, ICS 300, ICS 400, IS 700, IS 800 • Hazard Communications Standard • Confined Space Entry/Rescue – Awareness, Operations and Technician • Confined Space Refresher – Awareness. Operations and Technician Page 30 of 60 14 Xl. EXERCISES A. Exercises 1. All exercises are encouraged to follow the exercise methodology as directed by the Homeland Security Exercise Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and WEM Directive 5005.4. Record of exercises held: (Records obtained for 8 years & archived) Tabletop Functional Full-scale Location Date X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise (Public Health) 2011 X New Richmond Train Derailment 2011 X New Richmond Train Derailment 2011 X Baldwin-Woodville School Active Shooter 2012 X Baldwin-Woodville School Active Shooter 2012 X Baldwin-Woodville School Active Shooter 2012 X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise (Public Health) 2012 X Somerset School District Active Shooter 2013 X Somerset School District Active Shooter 2013 X Somerset School District Active Shooter 2013 X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise (Public Health) 2013 X Hudson School District Active Shooter 2013 X Countryside Coop Precision Ag Plant 2013 X Hudson School District Active Shooter 2014 X Countryside Coop Precision Ag Plant 2014 X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise (Public Health) 2014 X St. Croix County COOP/COG 2015 X Hudson School District Active Shooter 2015 X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise (Public Health) 2015 X North Hudson Train Derailment 2015 X Northwest Healthcare Coalition 2016 X Law Enforcement Mutual Aid 2016 X St. Croix Central Active Shooter 2016 X St. Croix Central Active Shooter 2016 X St. Croix Central Active Shooter 2016 X Cities Readiness Initiative Exercise 2017 X NWWHCC Local Power Outage 2017 X Cyber Power Outage Workshop 2017 Page 31 of 60 15 X NWWHCC Regional Power Outage 2017 X X New Richmond PD Storm/Gas Leak 2017 X X Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant 2018 X National Park Service St. Croix River Spill 2019 X City of River Falls Tornado/Hazardous Material Release 2019 X Cyber Threat 2019 X Tornado/Hazardous Materials Release 2020 X WC WEM Regional Recovery Exercise 2021 X WC WEM Regional Hazardous Materials Release 2023 X Hudson School District/First Responder Active Threat 2024 X Incident Management for Mass Gathering/Special Event – Village of Somerset 2024 X Regional Mass Care – Environmental Release 2024 X Regional Flooding 2025 X SW/WC Regional – CFS Hazmat 2025 X Somerset School District/First Responder Active Threat 2025 X St. Croix County – COOP 2025 X Baldwin-Woodville School District Active Threat 2025 XII. DISTRIBUTION RECORD 1. Plan will be distributed to the following agencies/departments when updated. a. Planning Facilities b. Local Fire Departments c. Local EMS Services d. Local Police Departments e. St. Croix County Emergency Support Services f. Washington County, MN Emergency Management (as necessary) g. WEM/WC Regional Office Page 32 of 60 16 XIII. RECORD OF CHANGES FOR LAST 8 YEARS December 1988 Original Plan March 2017 Updated February 2018 Updated February 2019 Updated March 2020 Updated March 2021 Updated February 2022 Updated May 2023 Updated May 2024 Updated September 2025 Updated Page 33 of 60 17 ORIGINAL (St. Croix County-Wide Strategic Hazmat Plan) Promulgation Statement PROMULGATION STATEMENT FOR COUNTY-WIDE PLAN This plan is adopted as the St. Croix County Hazardous Materials County-Wide Plan/Strategic Plan for incidents involving use, storage or manufacture, and transportation of hazardous materials. It is designed to comply with all applicable federal and state regulations and provides the policies and procedures to be followed in dealing with such incidents. This plan supersedes all other St. Croix County plans for response to a hazardous materials incident. Adopted This 21 ST Day of September 1990 SS//Richard Peterson County Board Chairman Page 34 of 60 18 LEPC Membership Listing Group One Elected State Official, Elected Local Official Group Two Law Enforcement, Emergency Management, Fire Fighting, Health Service, Hospital, Transportation, Local Environmental Organizations Group Three Broadcast Media, Print Media Group Four Community Groups Group Five Owners/Operators subject to the requirements of EPCRA Per state statute §59.54: “The County Board Chairperson will recommend to the State Emergency Response Board (SERB) appointments to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), in order to fill any vacancies or add members to the committee.” Per County Board By-Laws Article Five, Section 7 Local Emergency Planning Committee, the members of Groups one through five shall be appointed by the County Board Chair and confirmed by the County Board. At the December 5, 2024 LEPC meeting the following people were confirmed as members of the St. Croix County LEPC. Name Agency Group Assignment Bob Long LEPC Chairman & County Board Chair 1 Amy Clay Salvation Army-Director 4 Darren VanBlaricom Emergency Manager, Health Partners Valley Hospitals 2 Janet Smith LEPC Secretary, ESS Office Coordinator 2 Joe Eichten Union Pacific Hazardous Materials manager 2 Ellie Klasen Public Health Administrator/Health Officer 2 Jon Muller Lakeview EMS Director 2 Natasha Brunell LEPC Coordinator of Information – Emer. Mgmt. Manager 2 Robbie Krejci Highway Commissioner 2 Drew Spielman Hudson Fire Department Chief 2 Terry Andersen Emergency Communications Manager – Vice Chair 2 Jenny Legaspi Volunteer American Red Cross 4 Mary Blel Citizen – (CHS Certified Hazardous Materials Mgr.) 4 MaryEllen Bol Phillips-Medisize/United Fire 2/5 Tom Overby Alcivia and Regulatory Specialist 5 Lisa Olson-McDonald WEM Regional Director – Advisory member 2 Ken Witt County Administrator-Advisory member 1 Megan Navarre RSG Norlake Hudson – EHS Manager 5 Cathy Leaf Board Member – Advisory member 1 Paul Sickman WI DNR Warden 2 Tim Kufus SCC Sheriff’s Office, Support Services Captain 2 Page 35 of 60 19 Figure 1: Bodies of Water in St. Croix County Lakes Rivers Streams Bass Lake Apple River Paperjack Creek Cedar Lake Eau Galle River Beaver Creek Lake George Kinnickinnic River Blue Creek Glen Lake St. Croix River Cedar Creek Lake Mallalieu Willow River Cady Creek Turtle Lake North Fork Willow Hutton Creek Little Falls Lake South Fork Willow Carr Creek Three Lakes Rush River Black Brook Creek Perch Lake Jack Green Creek Pine Lake Nye Creek Pine Lake (Somerset) Parker Creek Apple Lake Sandy Creek Strand Lake Dry Run Creek Shank Lake Ted Creek Oak Ridge Lake Ten Mile Creek Brushy Mound Lake South Fork Tiffany Creek Hatfield Lake Tiffany Creek Casey Lake Wilson Creek Bushnell Lake Dry Creek Mary Park Lake Johns Creek North Bass Lake Harmin Lake Bushy Lake Page 36 of 60 20 Figure 2: County Map: Municipalities, Highways, Railways, Major bodies of Water Page 37 of 60 21 Figure 2: Highway and Truck Routes https://wisconsindot.gov/Pages/travel/road/hwy-maps/sth-map.aspx Page 38 of 60 22 Figure 3: Substance Release Notification Forms https://dnr.wi.gov/topic/Spills/Report.html Page 39 of 60 23 Page 40 of 60 24 Page 41 of 60 25 Page 42 of 60 26 Spill Reporting Exemptions Page 43 of 60 27 County Dispatch Substance Release Notification Forms ST. CROIX COUNTY HAZARDOUS MATERIAL INCIDENT REPORT FORM In the event of any hazardous material spill or contamination, dispatch must document the incident by completing this form and notify the appropriate Agencies listed below. Date & Time of Occurrence________________________________________________ Name of Telecommunicator Reporting_______________________________________ Name, Address & Phone Number of Responsible Party if known___________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Material & Quantity Released______________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ Location of Incident______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ How did it Occur________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 1. Immediately notify the Wisconsin DNR through the WI Duty Officer Hotline at 1-800-943- 0003 press 1 for WI DNR to report the spill. 2. If requested by incident Command: contact the local WI DNR Warden and Emergency Management. Provide a copy of this form to emergency management on the next scheduled workday. Primary contact is Emergency Management Manager (Cell) at (715) 410-7733 or secondary contact is Emergency Support Services Director at (715) 716-0820. If no one answers leave a message of the situation, date and time. Date & Time Wisconsin Duty Officer Notified__________________________ Page 44 of 60 28 Figure 4: Airports in St. Croix County & Neighboring Areas NEW RICHMOND REGIONAL AIRPORT – GENERAL AIRPORT *Only public airport located in St. Croix County Mike Demulling, Airport Manager, Phone 715-246-7735/Fax 715-246-9023 625 West Hangar Road, Hanger 11-12, New Richmond, WI 54017 5,507-foot primary asphalt runway 2,100-foot crosswind turf runway Lighted all night with non-directional homing beacon Averages approximately 126 flights daily – 20 cities served/175,000 people in Western WI/Eastern MN AMERY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT – GENERAL AIRPORT 4,000 feet hard surface Lighted with homing beacon 38 flights daily – 6 cities served Airport Manager – 612-803-2318 OSCEOLA AIRPORT (L.O. Simenstad Municipal Airport) – GENERAL AIRPORT 5,005 feet hard surface Lighted with homer 54 flights daily – 6 cities served Airport Manager – 715-294-4500 BALDWIN AIRPORT - PRIVATE Sod surface Short runway Used primarily for Skydiving Airport Manager – 715-684-3416 LAKE ELMO AIRPORT- GENERAL AIRPORT 3275 Manning Ave., Box 2, Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Airport Manager – 763-717-0001 2 Runways – 2,750-3,500 feet 29,799 annual landings & takeoffs Commercial Airports are located at the Twin Cities, MN, Eau Claire, WI, and Red Wing Airport, Bay City, WI Page 45 of 60 29 Figure 5: Railroad Maps Canadian National Railroad Wisconsin Central Division 7-9 trains each way, each day Plus 40 freights per week either way Union Pacific Railroad Twin Cities Service Unit Altoona Subdivision 7-9 trains each day either way 35-40 freights a week either way Page 46 of 60 30 Figure 5: Railroad Maps https://wisconsindot.gov/Documents/travel/rail/railmap.pdf Page 47 of 60 31 Figure 6: Natural Gas/Oil Pipelines https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/ForConsumers/Maps.aspx http://wi.pipeline-awareness.com/pipeline_operators WE Energies Public Safety Agency Only – Natural Gas Emergency 1-800-292-7098 General Public – Natural Gas Leak 1-800-261-5325 Northern States Power Company Wisconsin 715-839-2625 Magellan Pipeline Operations – 800-720-2417 National Response Center – 800-424-8802 3E Spill Reporting – 888-677-2370 Viking Gas Transmission Company Emergencies- 888-417-6275 and Gas Control – 800-867-7473 Business – 715-294-2155 and Main Dispatcher – 800-397-2214 Midwest Natural Gas Company 715-426-5302 and 24-Hour Emergency – 877-817-3119 St. Croix Valley Natural Gas 715-425-6177 and After Hours – 715-760-5034 Wisconsin Gas 414-221-2345 Northern Natural Gas Company 1-888-367-6671 or 715-381-2794 Magellan Pipeline Company, LP 1-800-720-2417 Lakes Gas (Roberts) 715-749-3918 and After-Hours Emergency – 612-245-2615 XCEL Energy Emergency Responder- Natural Gas: 800-541-8441 (Not for Public Use) Emergency Responder- Electric: 800-771-7300 (Not for Public Use) General Public – Gas Emergency/Odor: 800-895-2999 General Public – Electric: 800-895-1999 and Hudson Office – 715-386-4811 Page 48 of 60 32 Figure 6: Natural Gas Pipelines - Natural Gas Company Map for Wisconsin https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/ForConsumers/Maps.aspx Page 49 of 60 33 Natural Gas Pipelines Page 50 of 60 34 Figure 7: Gasoline & Oil Pipelines Major Pipeline Map for St. Croix County https://psc.wi.gov/Pages/ForUtilities/Energy/PipelineSafetyProgram.aspx#:~:text=The%20Wisconsin%20Pipeline%20Safety%20Progra m%20is%20a%20Federal,to%20carry%20out%20safety%20enforcement%20in%20that%20state. Page 51 of 60 35 Figure 7: Gasoline & Oil Pipelines - Major Pipeline Map for Wisconsin Page 52 of 60 36 Figure 7: Petroleum Pipelines Page 53 of 60 37 St. Croix County Strategic Plan Attachments: Attachment 1: Spill Report Forms/Spill History for 2024 (decreased by 11 reports from 2023) 1. 1/8/24 • Roberts – Truck Center • Diesel fuel due to equipment failure of breakaway tube becoming dislodged while fueling – 20 gallons 2. 1/17/24 • Roberts • Diesel Fuel due to vehicle derailment/rollover and fuel tank dislodged – 100 gallons 3. 3/17/24 • Baldwin Township – Farmland intersection County Rd E and 250th St. • Manure – 1,000 gallons • Goody’s Pitt Pumping equipment failure – hose came off outgoing edge of pump 4. 4/19/24 • City of New Richmond – County Road A and County Road G • Hydraulic Oil – 50 gallons • Combine tractor had hydraulic line break 5. 4/21/24 • Emerald Township – county road G (between 250th and County Road D) • Manure – 500 gallons 6. 3/1/23 • City of Hudson – Travel Center Gas Station • Diesel fuel due to overfill – 50 gallons from pit/line break (hole in hose) by Kitzhaber Trucking 7. 5/22/24 • City of New Richmond – Syntegon Packaging (S Knowles Ave) • Natural Gas – unknown amount • unknown cause 8. 7/4/24 • Hudson Township – Private property (NW corner of Rodeo Dr. & US Hwy 12) • Diesel – unknown • Seems to be an intentional or illegal act of dumping. The property is an old, abandoned coffee shop. A call was placed to the DNR and LE hotline to report an asphalt company (A1 Asphalt) was washing their old trucks and diesel fuel was being used to clean the bed of the trucks. Due to rain, warden was unable to identify callers claim of diesel, but caller has pictures. 9. 7/14/24 • City of Hudson – I94 West bound just past Exit 3 Page 54 of 60 38 • Diesel – 40 gallons • Equipment failure – semi truck saddle tank punctured by debris in road 10. 8/26/24 • City of Hudson – 1st Street • Gasoline – unknown • Boat leaking gasoline in St. Croix River 11. 8/27/24 • City of River Falls – 542 N. 7th Street • Nitrogen (fertilizer) – 30 gallons • Greener Grass Systems (DBA) had an equipment failure 12. 8/31/24 • Village of Somerset – Construction site (Lagrandeur Rd. and 190th St.) • Sediment/Soil Runoff – unknown amount • Bad weather with a large amount of rain in area created runoff 13. 10/7/24 • City of Hudson – Luther Hudson Chevrolet (Crestview Dr.) • Motor Oil – 15 gallons – Human error of pumping oil into tanker truck and overflowed 14. 10/16/24 • Rush River Township – Bomaz Farms County Hwy T & M • Manure – 1200 gallons due to human error at application site 15. 11/1/24 • City of Hudson – 601 Rocky Dr. • Diesel – 30 gallons on concrete from unknown party or cause 16. 11/1/24 • Somerset Township – Genesis Recycling Center/Auto Scrapyard • Auto Fluids – unknown amount from leaking totes/improper storage impacting soils around property • Improper filling/loading/packing 17. 11/22/24 • City of River Falls – Private residence 2981 Coventry Circle (parked in street) • Coolant Oil & other engine fluids – unknown amount • Equipment failure from radiator leaking 18. 11/27/24 • City of Hudson – Hwy 35 North of I94 • Diesel fuel – 5 gallons • Vehicle rollover and truck leaking fuel 19. 12/10/24 • Hammond Township – Loparex • Acidic Acid – unknown amount • Improper filling/loading/packing – Loparex did a favor for someone and allowed them to store their trailer on the company property for a couple days. A spill of Page 55 of 60 39 vinegar was discovered from the trailer. The container was mostly empty and could hold up to 1,000 Kg. Unsure how much was originally in container. Vinegar is for human consumption. Mostly spilled on paved parking and nearby ground. 20. 12/14/24 • Town of St. Joseph – State Hwy 64 Exit 1 Mile Marker 1.5 (bottom of ramp) • Diesel – 50 gallons • Vehicle – truck went off road and fog line marker pierced fuel tank Attachment 2: Identification of County Emergency Response Team Existing capability for emergency response to hazardous substances release in St. Croix County [§323.61(2m)(a)] St. Croix County is currently served by twelve fire departments that provide ‘First Due’ engine company response at a Type IV response level. The County cooperates with local first response agencies to provide ‘Operations Level’ hazmat responder response training to comply with Federal and State requirements. Needs related to emergency response to hazardous substance release [§323.61(2m)(c)] Initial and refresher ‘Operations Level’ hazardous materials response training is required to respond to a hazardous materials incident. The exception to this is for law enforcement and EMS personnel, who are expected to maintain the ‘Awareness Level’ training, which trains them in situational awareness to recognize an incident involving a hazardous substance, and to notify the County for the need for a hazardous materials response. It is also recommended to train public works and highway department personnel to the Awareness or Operations level, as they can be mobile within the County and either come across a hazardous substance release or participate in defensive measures associated with dealing with a hazardous substance release. While an Awareness trained individual can attempt basic identification of the material(s) involved, the training does not allow for any defensive or offensive actions on-scene of a hazardous substance release. They may assist in evacuation procedures if it is safe to do so. Operations Level hazmat personnel can take defensive actions to protect the scene and limit the exposure to the environment to the released hazardous substance. Basic resources are required to accomplish appropriate defensive measures. These resources may include, but not be limited to, access to sand or other diking material, absorbent materials, containment booms, plastic (to block entry of material to storm sewer lines), and any needed heavy equipment to accomplish these defensive/containment measures. Page 56 of 60 40 Process to maintain or increase the capability for emergency response to hazardous substance releases [§323.61(2m)(d)] St. Croix County will support both Awareness and Operations level refreshers on an annual basis through grant applications to pay for the training. If local fire departments request technician level training, the County will also support those efforts through grant applications and work with regional training agencies to accomplish the training. Identification of local emergency response team for level B response [§323.61(2m)(e)] Counties with local emergency response teams closest to St. Croix County that are capable of a level B response have been identified by Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) as: • Dunn County – Menomonie Fire Department: 715-232-2414 • Eau Claire County – Eau Claire Fire Department: 715-839-5012 • Chippewa County – Chippewa Falls Fire Department: 715-723-5710 • Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) Duty Officer: 1-800-943-0003 o contacted through the St. Croix County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center: ▪ 9-1-1 Emergency Communications Center – 911 or 715-386-4711 ▪ Non-Emergency #’s • 715-386-4701 • 715-246-6131 • 715-684-2112 • 1-800-281-3478 Procedures to access a local emergency response team [§323.61(2m)(f)] In the event a sustained release of a hazardous substance that directly threatens the health and welfare of the citizens of any location within St. Croix County occurs, and offensive actions are required to stop the release of the hazardous substance, then a local emergency response team will be contacted by Incident Command and appraised of the situation, including the chemical(s) involved. The local emergency response team will determine if the WEM Duty Officer needs to be contacted to authorize the team’s dispatch to the incident. The County will take into consideration the local emergency response team’s recommendations for dealing with the incident, including any recommendations for a local response that does not meet WEM’s criteria for Regional Team response. Page 57 of 60 41 Attachment 3: St. Croix County HazMat Response Level Chart & Hazmat Response Region and Teams Maps. Page 58 of 60 42 Page 59 of 60 43 Page 60 of 60