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Emergency Debris Management <br />These policies and strategies serve as an addendum to Ramsey County emergency management plans, <br />and are intended to interpret and complement those plans. <br />Ramsey County Emergency Debris Management Policies <br />1. Ramsey County will ensure that the clearance, removal and proper disposal of debris resulting <br />from natural and man -made disasters, such as trees, sand, gravel, building components, <br />wreckage, vehicles, household hazardous waste, and other personal property is carried out to <br />reduce risks to public health, public safety and the environment. <br />2. During an emergency, reduction of risks to public health and safety are a priority. To that end, <br />waste of a toxic or hazardous character should be managed separately and safely. Once that is <br />assured, then Ramsey County encourages as much recycling of emergency debris as is <br />technologically and economically feasible in any given response scenario. <br />3. Ramsey County Departments will work collaboratively and proactively to plan and prepare for <br />emergency debris management that eliminates immediate threats to public health and safety, <br />removes obstructions to emergency response activities, disposes of the debris in the most <br />environmentally responsible manner as possible, and unifies the efforts of city, county, state <br />and federal organizations for a comprehensive and effective response. <br />4. Ramsey County will include as part of its contract for HHW collection services a provision that <br />allows for temporary collection of HHW generated from emergencies such as flooding and other <br />storm damage. <br />Ramsey County Emergency Debris Management Strategies <br />1. In an emergency, Ramsey County may temporarily waive restrictions prohibiting C &D haulers <br />from transporting MSW to enhance regional capacity to move materials as quickly as possible. <br />2. Ramsey County will assist municipalities in planning for management of emergency debris. <br />3. Ramsey County will provide, to the extent possible, technical assistance and other resources to <br />manage household hazardous waste and yard waste to municipalities in support of emergency <br />debris management. <br />4. Ramsey County will provide resources to convene municipalities to create coordinated plans for <br />the clearance, removal and proper management of debris caused by a major debris - generating <br />event, including the management of special wastes such as hazardous waste, household <br />hazardous waste, major appliances, electronic waste and infectious wastes. <br />5. Ramsey County may temporarily waive restrictions prohibiting commercial service vehicles from <br />delivering tree and shrub waste to County yard waste sites during and following an emergency <br />in the event that municipalities are managing recovery of the material through contracted <br />vendors. <br />Ramsey County Solid Waste Master Plan 2011 -2030 Page 114 <br />Approved by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners on 3120112 <br />