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August 3 I, 2006

To All Document Holders:

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GE 159 Plastics Avenue Pittsfield, MA 01201 USA

Re: Update Pages for GE's Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for Woods Pond Dam, Housatonic River, Lee/Lenox, MA

Enclosed are updated pages for the Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for Woods Pond Dam, which is owned by the General Electric Company (GE). These pages were updated to reflect the changes in the names and phone numbers of listed emergency contact persons, to reflect the most recent Structural Integrity Rep0l1 (April 2006), and to update the contact information for the occupants ofthe downstream, affected properties (Appendix D). The updated pages to be replaced include:

• Inside cover page (with date of revision); • Page i-ii Table of Contents; • Report Sections I-VII; • Exhibits 1-3 (Exhibit 2 is now 4 pages), & 5- 6; • Appendix B - all; • Appendix C - all; and • Appendix D - all.

If you have any questions associated with the EAP or Woods Pond Dam, please contact me at (413) 448-5910.

Very truly yours,

K~ Kevin Mooney GE Project Manager

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GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY Pittsfield, Massachusetts

EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

for

WOODS POND DAM

Housatonic River Lee/Lenox, Massachusetts

Updated August 2006

Originally compiled March 4, 2003 by:

MWH Chicago, Illinois

Woods Pond Dam EAP Table of Contents

WOODS POND DAM EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

I. Statement of Purpose

II. Project Description A. Background

B. Project Features

III. Potential Flood Limits

IV. Emergency Detection, Evaluation, and Classification

A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred B. Condition B - Potential Failure Situation Is Developing

V. Notification Flowchatis and Contact Numbers A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has OcculTed

B. Condition B - Potential Failure Situation Is Developing

VI. General Responsibilities Under the EAP A. General Electric Responsibilities

B. Responsibility for Notification

C. Responsibility for Evacuation

D. Responsibility for Duration, Secutity, Tetmination and Follow-Up

E. EAP Coordinator Responsibility

VII. Preparedness

A. Surveillance

B. Response DUling Periods of Darkness

C. Access to Site

D. Response During Weekends and Holidays

E. Response DUling Petiods of Adverse Weather

F. Availability and Use ofAlternate Communication Systems

G. Emergency Supplies and Resources

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd)

Exhibits I Project Location Map

2 General Plan

3 Potential Flood Limits

4 Possible Emergency Occurrences

5 Notification Flowchart, Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred

6 Notification Flowchart, Condition B - Potcntial Failure Situation is Developing

Appendices A Woods Pond Dam - Replacement Overflow Spillway Drawings

B Investigation of Potential Flood Limits C Plans for Training, Updating, and Posting the EAP

D List of Potentially Affected Downstream Residents

E GE Designated Contractors and List of Emergency Supplies and Resources

F Approval of the EAP G EAP Review Comments/Recommcndations (Local and State Emergency Agencies

and Local Emergency Coordinators)

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Statement of PUrpose

I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) has been prepared on behalf of the General Electric

Company (GE) for Woods Pond Dam, which is owned by GE. The purpose of this EAP is

to:

1. Define the responsibilities of various officials involved in emergency management;

2. Provide procedures designed to identifY, in a timely manner, unusual and unlikely

conditions which may endanger the structural integrity of Woods Pond Dam;

3. IdentilY actions to take to mitigate an ongoing or developing situation; and

4. Provide procedures to notilY the appropriate emergency management officials, if

possible, of impending or actual failure of the dam.

In accordance with the regulations of the Massachusetts Depatiment of Conservation and

Recreation, Division of State Parks and Recreation (DCR) (fOlmerly known as the

Environmental Management (DEM)) Regulations (Chapter 302 CMR 10.06, November 4, 2005), Woods Pond Dam is designated as a "large" size dam with a "significant" hazard

(Class II) potential. This size classification is based on the storage capacity that occurs

during the spillway design flood, while the hazard potential classification is based on the

presumption that failure of the dam may result in the loss of life and significant property

damage immediately downstream ofthe dam.

According to DCR Regulations (Chapter 302 CMR 10.11, November 2005), all dams

classified as "high" hazard (Class I) shall have an EAP. Ifthe Commissioner requires it, a

facility with a non-high hazard dam shall also provide an EAP. DCR requested that GE

prepare an EAP for Woods Pond Dam; GE prepared this EAP in response to that request and

as an exercise of good engineering judgment. The EAP conforms to the requirements for

EAPs outlined in Section 10.11 of the DCR Regulations. All EAPs are subject to approval

by the DCR. The dam owner shall submit a copy of the proposed EAP to the local and state

emergency agencies and all local emergency coordinators involved in the plan for review.

The owner shall incorporate applicable recommendations received and provide the

documented recommendations in appendices to the final version of the EAP. Annually, the

owner shall review the EAP and update it as necessary

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Statement ofPurpose

The EAP shall, at a minimum, contain the following:

I. The identification of equipment, manpower, and material available for

implementation ofthe Plan;

2. A notification procedure for infolming local emergency agencies;

3. A topographic map showing the stream which will be flooded; and

4. A procedure for warning nearby local residents if failure of the dam is imminent

and a listing of addresses and telephone numbers of downstream residents that

may be affected by failure of the dam.

As described in Section IV, "Emergency Detection, Evaluation and Classification," two alert

conditions have been adopted for Woods Pond Dam:

I. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred, and

2. Condition B - Potential Failure Situation Is Developing

A notification flowchart for each of these alert conditions is presented in this EAP.

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Project Description

II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Background

The original Woods Pond Dam was reportedly constructed around 1864 on the Housatonic

River near the towns of Lee and Lenox, Massachusetts, as shown on Exhibit I. The original

structure consisted of a 9-foot-high rock-filled timber crib overflow dam with a 14-foot-high

earthfill embankment parallel to the river channel as its east (left) abutment (left and right

refer to the side of the river channel when viewed looking in the downstream direction).

There are no design drawings or information available for any of the original project

structures. The original dam structure was replaced in 1989 with a new concrete overflow

spillway and new abutments of concrete and steel sheet pile. The earthfill (raceway) embankment separates the main river channel fi'om the 30 to 50-foot-wide raceway channel

along the left bank of the river. The raceway channel conveys flow to a small mill pond,

which at one time was a forebay for a water-powered mill that has since been retired. The

dam impounds the Woods Pond Reservoir, part of the Housatonic River Valley Wildlife

Management Area.

Prior to the 1989 rehabilitation, Woods Pond Dam was in a deteriorated condition. The original project could not pass a flood greater than about the lO-year flood event without

overtopping the earthen raceway embankment. Oveltopping of the embankment could have

caused a breach of the embankment, resulting in the uncontrolled release of the reservoir

water and sediments that had settled to the bottom ofthe reservoir.

Beginning in 1979, studies and investigations were performed to assess the condition of the

dam and develop recommendations for repair and rehabilitation of the dam. In 1983, the

timber planking and heavy gage sheet metal on the main overflow dam were replaced with an

18-inch-thick reinforced concrete cap. After placement of the cap, a leak developed at the

east abutment masomy wall, presumably due to the cut-off of natural seepage through the

timber crib dam. The joints in the masomy wall were filled with mortar shortly after the

1983 construction, temporarily stopping the leakage, but contributing to pressure buildup

behind the wall, causing lateral movement ofthe wall.

In 1988, a plan was developed to rehabilitate thc dam to provide a safer, more reliable project

structure. The rehabilitation was carried out in two stages. The first stage consisted of the

construction of a raceway closure structure with concrete stoplogs to divelt flow away fi'om

the raceway and mill pond. The purpose of the closure structure is to protect the raceway

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embankment from oveliopping and potential failure during high flows. The second stage

consisted of the constmction of a replacement spillway and non-overflow gravity dam a ShOli

distance downstream of the original spillway. A rockfill berm was also conshucted on the

west (right) bank of the river between the original spillway and new spillway, and the top

2.5 feet the original timber crib spillway was demolished. The original sluice gate stmcture

at the downstream end of the raceway embankment was rehabilitated in 1991. This stmcture

controls the water level in the Mill Pond.

Additional modifications to the project were perfolmed in 2001 to address recommendations

made in the January 2001 Stmctural Integrity Assessment Repoli, and in 2003 to address

recommendations made in the May 2003 Stmctural Integrity Assessment Report. The 2001

modifications included repair to deteriorated masomy at the raceway closure stmcture;

removal of trees and other vegetation along the raceway embankment; regrading of the

raceway channel slopes; and removal of the masonry wall and reworking of the riprap at the upstream raceway embankment. The 2003 modifications included removal of trees and other

vegetation and the placement of riprap along the river side of the raceway embankment.

Based on the stmctural integrity assessment inspection conducted subsequently in

November 2004, the dam, raceway closure stmcture, and riprap constmcted in 1989 are in good condition, and there was no indication of deterioration or distress to the spillway and

tailrace.

MWH conducted a visual inspection in November 2005 and made recommendations for

some minor physical modifications. GE is in the process of implementing these

recommendations. For details, refer to 2005 Stmctural Integrity Assessment RepOli by

MWH, dated April 2006.

A general plan of the rehabilitated project is shown on Exhibit 2. Drawings for the 1989

rehabilitation are included in Appendix A for reference. The "General Design Report for

Woods Pond Dam Rehabilitation" for the 1989 rehabilitation was filed with the DCR and is

included in Appendix B of the March 1999 Woods Pond Dam Inspection Report.

B. Project Features

The present dam consists of a 140-foot-Iong concrete overflow spillway, a concrete non

overflow gravity section at the west (right) abutment, and a concrete and steel sheetpile

raceway closure stmcture at the east (left) abutment, all constmcted since 1989. All the dam

stmctures are founded on bedrock. The dam has a maximum height of approximately 14 feet,

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Woods Pond Dam EAr Project Description

with an ogee-shaped spillway with a crest elevation of 948.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical

Datum (NGVD). The west (light) abutment is a concrete gravity structure with a sloped

downstream face and a top elevation of 954.0 feet NGVD. The raceway closure structure

forms the east (left) abutment of the dam and has a top elevation of 954.0 feet NGVD. The

drawings for the dam and raceway closure structure are provided in Appendix A. The CUlTent

structure is completely independent of the oliginal structure and does not rely on any of the

oliginal structures for support.

The current structures are founded on shallow bedrock, which is veliically bedded and is

generally fine grained, hard with valiable medium to close joint spacing. This was

detelmined during the 1988 geotechnical investigation program which included soil bolings

and water pressure testing of the rock. Details of the subsurface field investigation can be

found in the "General Design Report for Woods Pond Dam Rehabilitation" filed with the DCR in 1989 and included in the March 1999 Woods Pond Dam Inspection RepOli.

The raceway embankment upstream of the dam is earthen fill with liprap over the surface and

is no longer a water-retaining shucture serving no dam safety function. Failure of this

portion of the raceway embankment would have no impact on the safety or integrity of the

dam.

Downstream of the dam and raceway closure shucture is an earthen embankment protected with riprap along the length of the channel. This embankment is located between the tailrace

of the current overflow spillway and the raceway channel. The embankment has a crest

width of about 8 to 10 feet. The water elevation in the raceway is a few feet higher than the water elevation in the tailrace and river channel downstream of the dam.

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Potential Flood Limits

III. POTENTIAL FLOOD LIMITS

Exhibit 3 shows a map of potential flood limits due to the failure of Woods Pond Dam under

"Sunny-day" and "Flood-day" conditions. Flood limits are for failure when the abutments

would be overtopped by two feet. "Sunny-day" means a fair-weather, non-rainy day. "Flood

day" means a rainy, non-fair-weather day. The term "day" includes nighttime. The potential

flood limits are plotted on Exhibit 3 to show the maximum inundation area due to dam failure

to the point downstream where the water would be contained within the banks of the river.

These limits were estimated based on the infolmation and data provided in two repOlis

entitled:

1. "Woods Pond Dam, Phase 1 Inspection Report, Lee and Lenox, Massachusetts,

prepared for EPA Region 1, prepared by U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, Omaha District, September 1987,"

2. "Flood Insurance Study, Town of Lee, Massachusetts, Berkshire County by Federal Emergency Management Agency, December 1, 1981."

Refer to Appendix B - Investigation of Potential Flood Limits - for additional infonnation.

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Emergency Detection, Evaluation. and Classification

IV. EMERGENCY DETECTION, EVALUATION, AND CLASSIFICATION

This EAP has been prepared to aid GE personnel in the timely detection, evaluation, and

classification of an existing or potential emergency situation at the dam. The EAP provides

two classifications of dam failure emergency according to their severity and urgency:

Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has OccUlTed, and Condition B - Potential Failure

Situation Is Developing. The conditions or measures for detection and evaluation of an

existing or potential emergency are described below.

For purposes of this EAP, GE has designated a Facility Manager and an Alternate Facility

Manager (as specified in Section V). The Facility Manager shall have plimmy responsibility

for carrying out this Plan on behalf of GE. In the event that the Facility Manager is

unavailable, the Alternate Facility Manager shall be the point of contact and shall have all the duties and powers of the Facility Manager as set forth in this Plan. In addition, GE has pre

selected contractors, also specified in Section V, to assist in emergency response under this

EAP.

A. Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred

The following conditions may lead to the "Failure is Imminent or Has Occun-ed" emergency situation. These conditions should not be considered inclusive of all conditions that might

occur:

• Rapidly developing stmctural problems involving the spillway, raceway embankment,

abutments, and appul1enant stmctures. Some of the potential causes of developing

stmctural problems are listed on Exhibit 4.

The notification procedures of Section V, "Notification Flowcharts and Contact Numbers"

and given on the flowchart for Condition A (Exhibit 5), should be invoked if any of the

situations listed on Exhibit 4 are observed. An imminent situation at the dam site will

probably manifest itself as an excessive increase in flow in the Housatonic River and/or an

unexpected drop or lise in water level in the reservoir, river channel, raceway channel or mill

pond.

When failure is observed, the Observer (as defined in Section V) shall inform the Facility

Manager. The Facility Manager shall decide the severity of the problem and invoke the

notification procedure if appropriate.

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Emergency Detection. Evaluation. and Classification

The message fi'om the Facility Manager to the persons identified on the flowchart for this

situation (Exhibit 5) will contain the following information:

• Name and title (GE position) of the person making the call.

• A statement that this is an emergency call, due to a reported failure or imminent

failure of Woods Pond Dam.

• A statement that the person receiving the message must initiate contacts as per the

flowchart for "Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred."

• A statement that warning and evacuation should begin immediately.

B. Condition B - Potential Failure Situation is Developing

The conditions that may lead to the "Potential Failure Situation is Developing" emergency

situation are also listed on Exhibit 4. Upon confinuing any of the situations listed on Exhibit

4, the notification procedures will be implemented by the Facility Manager. There will be

two messages from the Facility Manager for this situation. The first message will contain the

following infonnation:


• A statement that a potential failure situation is developing at Woods Pond Dam that

may lead to failure ofthe dam.

• A statement that the person receiving the message should put his or her contacts on

alert for a second notification message.

• A statement that emergency personnel should be ready for an evacuation process.

If failure of the dam becomes imminent, the second message from the Facility Manager shall

be as given in this section under "Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred."

If the dam failure is averted and the developing situation is mitigated, the emergency will be

called off via the same communication channels. In such an event, the message will contain

the following information:


• A statement that the potential failure situation at Woods Pond Dam has been averted,

and that the recipients' contacts should stand down fi'om emergency alert.

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Woods Pond Dam EAP Notification Flowcharts and Contact Numbers

V. NOTIFICATION FLOWCHARTS AND CONTACT NUMBERS

The flowcharts shown in Exhibits 5 and 6 summarize who is to be notified and who is

responsible for notifying individuals and organizations in the order designated for the

following emergency situations:

A. Faillire Is Imminent or Has Occurred (Condition A): COiTesponds to situations where

a failure either has occlmed, is occurring, or obviously is just about to occur. The

notification flowchart for Condition A is printed on red paper.

B. Potential Failure Situation is Developing (Condition B): COl1"esponds to situations

where a dam failure may develop, but preplanned actions may prevent or mitigate

failure. Generally, there is more time available under this condition than under

Condition A to take preventative action and bring the situation under control. The

notification flowchart for Condition B is printed on yellow paper.

A copy of the flowchmis shall be prominently posted near the telephone or radio transmitter

of each person identified on the flowchatis as a caller. The key personnel of GE and police depatiments shall have copies in their offices and at homes (see Appendix C for EAP

distribution).

Detailed information supplementing the flowchmis is provided in Section N - Emergency

Detection, Evaluation, and Classification. The location of the dam, reservoir, and streams are

described in the Section II - Project Description. Potential inundation limits are discussed in

Section III - Potential Flood Limits. In addition to the individuals and agencies listed as

contacts in Actions 1 through 8 for Condition A and Condition B, GE has additional notification requirements under the Consent Decree for the GE-PittsfieldlHousatonic River

Site (the Consent Decree). The contacts for those notifications are listed in Action 9.

Paragraph 90 of the Consent Decree requires that notice be given "[i]n the event of any action

or occurrence during the performance of the Work which causes or threatens a release of

Waste Material from the Site that constitutes an emergency situation or may present an

immediate threat to public health or welfare or the environment." The phrase "constitutes an

emergency situation or may present an immediate threat to public health or welfare or the

environment" is further defined to mean "an unforeseen combination of circumstances, or the

conditions resulting from such circumstances, not normally anticipated to occur as part of the

Work, that require immediate action to avoid harm or an immediate threat of hmm to human

health, welfare or the environment."

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For Condition A, notification to the contacts listed in Action 10 is required. For Condition

B, the Facility Manager shall provide notification to the contacts listed in Action 10 as

appropriate, based on the requirements of Paragraph 90 ofthe Consent Decree quoted above.

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A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent 01' Has Occurred

In the event that failure is imminent or has occurred at Woods Pond Dam, GE personnel shall

initiate the notification actions in accordance with the flowchart shown on Exhibit 5. The

positions and the sequence of notification for the flowchatis are explained below.

Observer

The Observer will be the GE employee or contractor who monitors the condition of the dam

and its appurtenant structures (as described in Section VLA). In the event of a tIn'eatening

situation at the dam site, the Observer shall immediately notify the following GE contacts:

General Electric

Primary Contact:

Kevin Mooney, Facility Manager Phone No: (413) 448-5910

Home Phone: (413) 447-9362

Cell No: (413) 441-4610

Secondary Contact:

John Levesque, Alternate Facility Manager Phone No: (413) 48-5914

Home Phone: (413) 743-3245

Cell No: (413) 441-4786

Once aware of an imminent failure of the dam, the Facility Manager shall send a team to the

dam site and shall initiate the following required actions:

Action 1. Notify GE Response Contractor

The following contractors have been pre-selected by GE to assist in response actions under

this EAP:

LB Corporation

Designated Person:

Thomas R. Ga111ty Phone No: (413) 243-1072

LB Corporation Home Phone: (413) 243-1246

Cell No: (413) 441-9317



Alternate Contacts:

Thomas M. Gan'ity

LB Corporation

Steve Garrity

LB Corporation

Maxymillian Technologies

Designated Person:

Keith Hoag

Maxymillian Technologies Inc.

Alternate Contacts:

PenyFlood


BlUce Rustemeyer


Vern Palen


Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-1908

Cell No: (413) 441-9318

Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-2505

Cell No: (413) 441-1412

Cell No: (413) 441-3379

Pager No: (413) 261-5034

Home Phone: (413) 743-0197

Cell No: (413) 441-3850

Pager No: (413) 261-5725

Home Phone: (413) 243-2789

Cell No: (413) 441-6291

Home Phone: (413) 634-5047

Cell No: (413) 441-4095

Pager No: (413) 292-8502

Home Phone: (413) 623-8343



Action 2. Notify Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Centel'

Designated Person:

Desk Officer/Dispatcher Phone No: (413) 442-0512

Altemate Contact:


(Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Center handles the 911 calls for Lenox and

Stockbridge. Calling the listed telephone numbers is equivalent to calling 911 in Lenox or

Stockbridge)

Action 3. Notify Town of Lenox Police Department

Designated Person:

Stephen E. O'Blien Phone No: (413) 637-2346

Alternate Contact:

Tony Salvatore Phone No: (413) 499-7357

Action 4. Notify Town of Lee Police Department

Designated Person:

Ronald Glidden Phone No: (413) 243-2100

Alternate Contact:

Desk Officer Phone No: (413) 243-0678

(Lee Police depattment handles the 911 calls for Lee. Calling the listed telephone numbers is

equivalent to calling 911 in Lee)

Action 5. Notify Town of Stockbridge Police Department

Designated Person:

Richard B. Wilcox Phone No: (413) 298-5520

Altemate Contact:




Action 6. Notify Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)

Designated Person:

Spill Emergency Number (Toll Free) Phone No: (888) 304-1133

Action 7. Notify Massachusetts State Police (Rte. 20, Lee)

Designated Person:


Altel1late Contact:

Troop B Duty Officer

Northampton, MA Phone No: (413) 587-5517

Action 8. Notify Department of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks

and Recreation

Designated Person:

William Sa10mma Phone No: (617) 626-1410

Action 9. Notify Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

Designated Person:

Patrick Call1evale, Director Phone No: (413) 323-6306

Action 10. Notify Regulatory Contacts U1~der Consent Decree

(required for Condition A)

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency:

Designated Person:

Susan Svirsky Phone No: (617) 918-1434

Altel1late Contact:

EPA New England Emergency

Response Section Phone No: (617) 918-1260



• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection:

Designated Person:

Susan Steenshup Phone No: (413) 755-2264

Altemate Contact:

Anna Symington Phone No: (413) 755-2220

• Connecticut Department of Envil·onmental Protection

Designated Contact:

Oil & Chemical Response Division Phone No: (860) 424-3338

Action11. Notify Housatonic Railroad Company

Designated Person:

Matt Boardman Phone No: (860) 824-0850, Ext. 17

Altemate Contact:

Dispatcher Phone No: (860) 824-0850, Ext. 12

After contacting the above parties, the Facility Manager will continue to monitor the situation

and infOlm the agencies as needed. Once notified by the Facility Manager, the agencies wiII

coordinate emergency operations. The agencies will also maintain contact with the Facility

Manager.

Town of Lenox Police Department

Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lenox Police Depatiment should initiate

the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.

Action 1. Notify Town of Lenox Fire Department

Designated Person:

Dan Clifford Phone No: (413) 637-2347

Altemate Contact:


Once notified, fire department perSOlmel will assist police depmiment personnel 111

evacuating the residents to safe places and providing necessary shelters and food.



Action 2. Notify Town of Lenox Department of Public Works (DPW)

Designated Person:

Jeff Vincent Phone No: (413) 637-5525

Alternate Contact:

R. Scott Jarvis Phone No: (413) 637-5520

Once notified, Lenox DPW personnel will place banicades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.

Action 3. Notify Potentially Affected Downstream Residents in Town of Lenox

Police depmiment personnel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the

Town of Lenox listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate inshuctions regarding

evacuation and temporary shelters.

Town of Lee Police Department

Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lee Police Department should initiate the

following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.

Action 1. Notify Town of Lee Fire Department

Designated Person:

Ron Driscoll Phone No: (413) 243-2100

Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police depmiment personnel III

evacuating affected residents to safe places and providing necessmy shelters and food.

Action 2. Notify Town of Lee Department of Public Works (DPW)

Designated Person:

Mike Towler Phone No: (413) 243-5526

Alternate Contact:


Once notified, Lee DPW personnel will place barricades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.



Action 3. Notify Potentially Affected Downstream Residents in Town of Lee

Police department persOlmel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the

Town of Lee listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instructions regarding

evacuation and temporaIY shelters.

Town of StocI{bridge Police Department

Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Stockbridge Police Department should

initiate the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts:

Action 1. Notify Town of Stockbridge Fire Department

Designated Person:

Louis Peyron Phone No: (413) 298-4886

Once notified, fire depaliment personnel will assist police department personnel in evacuating affected residents to safe places and providing neceSSalY shelters and food.

Action 2. Notify Town of Stockbridge Highway Department

Designated Person:

Clint Schneyer Phone No: (413) 298-5506

Once notified, Stockbridge highway department personnel will place barricades on roads

leading to the inundated areas.

Action 3. Notify Potentially Affected Downstream Residents in Town of Stockbridge

Police department personnel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the

Town of Stockbridge listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instructions regarding

evacuation and temporaIY shelters.




In the event that a potentially hazardous situation is developing at Woods Pond Dam, GE

personnel shall initiate notification procedures according to the flowchati shown in Exhibit 6.

The positions and sequence of notification for the flowchart are explained below.

Observer

In the event that a potential failure situation is developing at the dam site, the Observer shall

immediately notify the following GE contacts:

General Electric

Primary Contact:


Home Phone: (413) 447-9362

Cell No: (413) 441-4610

SecondalY Contact:


Home Phone: (413) 743-3245

Cell No: (413) 441-4786

Once aware of a potential failure situation at the dam, the Facility Manager shall send a team

to the dam site to mitigate the situation. The following actions shall be initiated:



this EAP:

LB Corporation

Designated Person:

Thomas R. Garrity Phone No: (413) 243-1072


Cell No: (413) 441-9317

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Altemate Contacts:

Thomas M. Garrity

LB Corporation

Steve Garrity

LB Corporation


Designated Person:

Keith Hoag


Altemate Contacts:

Perry Flood


Bruce Rustemeyer


Vem Palen


Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-1908

Cell No: (413)441-9318

Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-2505

Cell No: (413) 441-1412

Cell No: (413) 441-3379

Pager No: (413) 261-5034

Home Phone: (413) 743-0197

Cell No: (413) 441-3850

Pager No: (413) 261-5725

Home Phone: (413) 243-2789

Cell No: (413) 441-6291

Home Phone: (413) 634-5047

Cell No: (413) 441-4095

Pager No: (413) 292-8502

Home Phone: (413) 623-8343

Action 2. Notify Berkshire County Sheriff COllllllunication Center

Designated Person:

Desk OfficerlDispatcher Phone No: (413) 442-0512

Altemate Contact:


(Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Center handles the 911 calls for Lenox

and Stockbridge. Calling the listed telephone numbers is equivalent to calling 911 in

Lenox or Stockbridge)

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Action 3. Notify Town of Lenox Police Dcpm'tment

Designated Person:

Stephen O'Brien Phone No: (413) 637-2346

Alternate Contact:


Action 4. Notify Town of Lee Police Department (same as 911 for Lec)

Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


(Lee Police department handles the 911 calls for Lee, Calling the listed telephone numbers is



Designated Person:

Richard Wilcox Phone No: (413) 298-5520

Alternate Contact:



Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:

Spill Emergency Number Phone No: (617) 556-1133

Action 7. Notify Massachusetts State Policc (Rte. 20, Lee)

Designated Person:




Alternate Contact:


NOlthampton, MA Phone No: (413) 587-5517


and Recreation

Designated Person:

Michael Misslin Phone No: (617) 626-4927

Alternate Contact:

Michael Misslin Cell Phone No: (617) 828-1649

Action 9. Notify Massachnsetts Emergency Management Agency

Designated Person:

Patrick Carnevale, Director Phone No: (413) 323-6306

Action 10. Notify Regulatory Contacts under Consent Decree

(as appropriate for Condition B)


Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:




Designated Person:

Susan Steensttup Phone No. 413-755-2264

Alternate Contact:

Anna Symington Phone No. 413-755-2220

• Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

Designated Contact:

Oil & Chemical Spill Response Division Phone No. 860-424-3338



Action 11. Notify Housatonic Railroad Company

Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


While in contact with the above agencies, the Facility Manager will advise them to be on

alert and wait for a second call on further developments at the dam site. The Facility

Manager will continue to monitor the situation and inform the agencies as needed. Once

notified by the Facility Manager, the respective agencies will come up with a plan for

emergency operations. The agencies will also maintain contact with the Facility Manager.


Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lenox Police Department should initiate

the following actions to assist them in coordinating their effolis.


Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police department personnel 1ll



Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


Once notified, Lenox DPW personnel will place bmTicades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.





Town of Lenox listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instructions regarding



Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lee Police Department should initiate

the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.


Designated Person:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police department personnel III

evacuating affected residents to safe places and providing necessary shelters and food.


Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


Once notified, Lee DPW personnel will place balTicades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.




evacuation and temporaty shelters.

Updated August 2006 V-IS


Town of Stockbridge Police Department

Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Stockbridge Police Depatiment should

initiate the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.

Actionl. Notify Town of Stockbridge Fire Department

Designated Person:


Once noti fied, fire depatiment personnel will assist police department personnel m

evacuating. affected residents to safe places and providing necessmy shelters and food.


Designated Person:


Once notified, Stockbridge highway department personnel will place barricades on roads leading to the inundated areas.



Town of Stockbridge listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate insttuctions regarding



Woods Pond Dam EAP General Responsibilities Under The EAP

VI. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE EAP

Failure of Woods Pond Dam would present a potential hazard to downstream areas. Areas of

concern at the project include a few houses located near the gravel pit and sewage disposal

plant. Numerous downstream roads and houses, primarily in the flood plains and close to the

banks of the river, would be flooded. Refer to the inundation map, Exhibit 3.

Once an emergency condition is identified, it is important to the success of the EAP that

responsible personnel respond immediately. Specific responsibilities of the persons or

organizations for the maintenance and operation of the dam and implementing various phases

of the plan are discussed below.

A. General Electric Responsibilities

GE has a plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, located approximately 12 miles upstream from

the dam. A member ofGE's Corporate Environmental Programs (CEP) stafffi'om that plant,

or a contractor designated by GE, will perform a routine visit to the dam site and its appurtenant stlUctures at least monthly (or more frequently as wan-anted by weather, river

levels, or other conditions). This person will be the "Observer," as defined in Section V

(''Notification Flowchatis and Contact Numbers") in case of an occun'ence at the dam. The person will carry a two-way radio and/or telephone and/or pager, and will be properly

equipped to perform a watch during nighttime surveillance and severe weather.

In addition, the Facility Manager or the designated contractor wiII conduct an inspection of

the dam and its appurtenant sttuctures at least quarterly to identify any changes in site

conditions that might indicate a problem for the dam. (This inspection wiII be combined with

one of the monthly site visits described above.). GE will provide a repOli on each such

quatierly inspection to the Lead Administrative Trustee (LAT) designated under Paragraph 113 of the Consent Decree.

GE wiII also arrange for a licensed professional engineer to conduct an assessment, at least

once every two years, of the structural integrity of Woods Pond Dam, and to provide to GE a

repOli on that assessment and any recommendations of measures necessmy to maintain dam

integrity. GE will provide a copy of each such report to the LAT.

The GE Facility Manager will have the authority to declare an emergency at Woods Pond

Dam or to change the degree of severity of an existing occurrence.

Updated August 2006 VI-l


Upon receiving information of a threatening situation at Woods Pond Dam fi'om the Observer

(or fi'om other sources), it will be the primaty responsibility of the Facility Manager to direct

the designated person(s) of GE to proceed to the site. Included in this group will be one of

the persons who conduct routine inspections of the dam. It is the responsibility of this person

to know the signs of developing hazards such as those noted in Section IV, "Emergency

Detection, Evaluation and Classification," and to inform the Facility Manager immediately.

As a result of the site inspection, the Facility Manager will declare an emergency situation if

walTanted, and will designate the proper degree of severity. The Facility Manager will also

initiate all notification calls.

The Facility Manager will serve as the emergency coordinator for all local agencies and will

direct all mitigation effOlis at the dam site. The Facility Manager will also set up an appropriate central emergency headquarters fi'om which all emergency operations will be

directed.

In notifYing the contacts involved with the situation, the Facility Manager will briefly state (after having queried the Observer for the information):

I. Name of dam 2. Emergency condition

• Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred, or • Condition B - Failure Situation is Developing

3. Severity of situation 4. Type of failure occurring or developing (e.g. overtopping, cracking or piping)

5. Time of observation, and time of failure, if occulTed and known, otherwise estimate

The Facility Manager will keep local authorities and news media infonned of changing

conditions at the dam site. However, the plan is not intended for the Facility Manager or his

designated person to assume the responsibility of governmental authotities duting an

emergency.

The Facility Manager is the EAP coordinator as described in Pati E of this section. The

Facility Manager will closely coordinate effolis with the staff at the dam site and local

agencies to serve as a communications hub for the duration of the emergency.

The officials who must be notified are shown in Section V ("Notification Flowcharts and

Contact Numbers") and on Exhibits 5 and 6 (Notification Flowcharts). As GE's top



communications representative and day-to-day manager during the emergency, the Facility

Manager will be at the top of the command chain and will speak for GE and engineering

personnel at the site.


The Facility Manager is authorized to notifY authorities of the emergency, including the

police in the Towns of Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge, as well as the Berkshire County Sheriffs

Department, Emergency Management offices and other federal, state and local agencies listed

on the notification flowcharts (Exhibits 5 and 6). The Facility Manager will have the

authority to issue statements to the press concerning the situation at the dam.

The town police and fire departments will serve as the lead authorities during emergency

situations. Once notified of an emergency condition, they will be responsible for notifYing

potentially affected downstream residents (listed in Appendix D) and coordinating warning

and evacuation procedures with other authorities, including the emergency management offices and other county and town departments (fire, ambulance, and transportation).

Major responsibilities ofthese authOlities include:

• Issuing wa1l1ings and evacuating residential and commercial buildings as needed

• Controlling traffic and placement of bani cades on roads

• Coordinating with federal and state agencies

• Coordinating utility services

• Setting up health centers

• Informing the public through radio and television media

• Providing shelter for evacuated people

• Maintaining law and order

The chiefs of police for the towns of Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge will serve as local

coordinators for their municipalities. These local coordinators will keep in contact with the

Facility Manager and will be responsible for requesting support from other local, county or

state agencies as needed. The Facility Manager will be responsible for advising these local

coordinators of the need to warn andlor evacuate local residents depending upon the

conditions at the dam site.



Local coordinators will have the authOlity to release that information necessaty to assure the

safety of tile public and to expedite an orderly evacuation when required. GE will coordinate

press releases conceming conditions at the dam with local coordinators. The local public

infOlmation centers will be responsible for infonning the public of the provisions of this plan

and coordinating public input.


Following notification by the Facility Manager, the waming and evacuation of residents, as

necessary, will be performed by the local police, fire and civil defense departments.

Residents will be moved to pre-designated temporaty shelters.

The Lenox and Lee DPWs and the Stockbridge Highway Depatlment will take the lead roles

in placing and manning barricades on the affected roads, with assistance from police, to

prevent motorists from enteling the inundated areas. A map showing potential flood limits is

attached as Exhibit 3.

D. Responsibility for Duration, Security, Termination, and Follow-Up

As noted above under GE's responsibilities, the Facility Manager will keep local autholities,

primarily through the police depatiments and county emergency management offices, advised

of conditions at the dam by phone or messenger.

The local authorities will be responsible for termination of the emergency response activities,

with the advice of the Facility Manager.

For any emergency situation, after completion of all notification responsibilities, all officials,

including GE personnel, will maintain a log, report, or tape recording of all notifications and

decisions made by their offices for the duration of the emergency. The reports should include

the following infOlmation:

• Subject: (what happened and name or title of incident)

• Time and date:

• Location: (where incident OCCUlTed)

• Summary of incident:

• Names and titles of persons involved:



• Agencies notified: (e.g. sheriff, fire department, etc.)

• Status of incident: (completed and pending actions and decision)


The Facility Manager will be responsible for activities related to the EAP, including

reviewing and revising the plan, distributing copies of the flowchatis and plan, and

establishing training for personnel in charge of the dam (see Appendix C). Also, the Facility

Manager will be the contact should any questions arise about the plan.


Woods Pond Dam EAP Preparedness

VII. PREPAREDNESS

Preparedness actions are taken to prevent a dam failure or to help reduce the effects of a dam

failure and to facilitate a response to emergencies.

A. Surveillance

An emergency situation may be detected by inspection of the dam or by observation of

reservoir levels.

SUlveiIlance of the dam wiII be made in accordance with the procedures described in Section

VI.A (General Responsibilities under the EAP - General Electric Responsibility). If night

inspections are made, the inspector should be accompanied by a second individual, and they

wiII carry flashlights and a two-way radio (walkie-talkie) or cellular phone to communicate.

Any observance of a failure or potential failure situation will be recorded and action shall be

taken immediately. Such situations are given in Section IV ("Emergency Detection,

Evaluation, and Classification").

Based on experience, a breach could fully develop in an hour or less after breach initiation.

The flood wave could reach the downstream residences in a few minutes. Therefore,

readiness for quick implementation of the EAP is impOliant.

B. Response During Periods of Darkness

Once an emergency situation is detected, notification procedures during periods of darkness

will be the same as during daylight hours. Home phone numbers are provided on the

notification flowchmis to facilitate contact during non-business hours.

For any response actions taken during periods of darkness, at least two individuals should be

present, and they will cany flashlights and a two-way radio (walkie-talkie) or cellular phone

to communicate.

Due to the availability ofphones and two-way radios, no special procedure wiII be needed for

contacting people on the appropriate flowchart.

Updated August 2006 VlI-l


C. Access to Site

Access to dam site will be by car and foot.


Once an emergency situation is detected, notification procedures during weekends and

holidays will be the same as during weekdays. Home telephone numbers provided on the

notification flowcharts will be used during weekends and holidays. Notification response

time during weekends and holidays is expected to be similar to response times for

emergencies occurring during weekdays.

E. Response During Periods of Adverse Weather

During a severe stom1, some roads may be under water that would be dry during fair weather conditions. Consequently, emergency-response vehicles may have to bypass roads that are

under water in order to get to the dam or affected areas.

Response during adverse weather (a storm) following observation of an emergency condition,

comprising notifications and waming to downstream areas, is expected to take more time

than under normal conditions.

F. Availability and Use of Alternative Communication Systems

Telephones will be the main system of communication on and off the dam site. Also, two

way radios (walkie-talkies) will be available for site communication.

If the above methods fail, communications on-site and with emergency agencies in towns of

Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge will proceed by messenger.


GE will be responsible for emergency supplies and resources for on-site use. GE will rely on

its designated contractor to assist in providing such supplies and resources, as described

below.

Updated August 2006 VII-2


GE and its designated contractor will provide men and equipment for emergency repair of the

dam. GE's designated contractors and a list of the equipment they are responsible for

providing, are listed in Appendix E. Fill, comprised of earth and rock, would be obtained

fi-om available borrow areas. However, due to possibly rapid development of a breach and

consequently a ve1y Sh011 warning time, emergency repair of a dam will not be relied on as a

preventative or control action.


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COMMUNICATION MESSAGE: "

The General Electric Company has declared an emergency due to significant problems at the Woods Pond Dam on the Housatonic River. Dam failure either has i

occurred, is occurred, or obviously is just about to occur. Local authorities are to initiate contacts per this Notification Flowchart that a potential failure situation may exists. Contacts should be on alert for a second notification message. \

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Primary: Kevin Mooney. Facility Manager Worle (413) 448-5910 Home: (413) 447-9362 Cell No: (413) 441-4610

Secondary: John Levesque, Altemate Facility Manager Work: (413) 448-5914 Home: (413) 743-3245 Cell No: (413) 441-4786

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SHERIFF i413 499-7357 i413 243-2100 ;;13) 298-5520 (RT20-LEE) (617) 918-1434 Thomas R. Garrity COMMUNICATIONS 413 449-7357 (413) 243-0600 Altemate: LB Corporation CENTER (413) 587-5517 EPA New England (413) 243-1072 (413) 442-0512

1. LEE FIRE DEPT~ Emergency Response

(413) 441-9317 (413) 446-4559 1413) 243-2100 ~r' STOCKBRIDGE FIRE DEPT 1 (617) 918-1260

Keith Haag 1. LENOX FIRE 14131298-3242

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EXHIBITNOTIFICATION F .CHART

CONDITION B POTENTIAL FAILURE SITUATION IS DEVELOPING

DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONS: Potential failure situation is developing (Condition 8) corresponds to situations where a dam failure may develop, but preplanned actions may prevent or mitigate

failure.

COMMUNICATION MESSAGE: The General Electric Company has declared an alert due to Significant problems at the Woods Pond Dam on the Housatonic River. Dam failure may develop, but preplanned actions may prevent or mitigate failure. Local authorities are to be advised per this Notification Flowchart that a potential failure situation may exists. Contacts should be on alert for a second notification message.

I OBSERVER

.. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY

Primary: Kev'ln Mooney, Faciflty Manager Work: (413) 448-5910 Home: (413) 447-9362 Cell No: (413) 441-4610

Secondary: John Levesque, Alternate Facility Manager HOUSATONIC Work: (413) 448-5914 RAILROAD CO.MASS OCRHome: (413) 743~3245 Matt Boardman Cell No: (413) 441-4786 i~';( 626-4927

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SHERIFF i413) 499-7357 i413) 243-2100 (413) 298-5520 (RT20- LEE) ,. U.S. EPA Thomas R. Garrity COMMUNICATIONS i413 449-7357 i;'~( 243-{)600 Susan Svirsky LB Corporation CENTER 413 587-5517 (617) 918-1434 (413) 243-1072 (413) 442-0512

1. (;Ei)FIRE DEPT~ Alternate:

(413)441-9317 i 413) 445-4559 413 243-2100 [-+[1. ~T~~KBRIDGE FIRE DEPT I EPA New England

1. LENOX FIRE 413 298-3242 Emergency Response

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413 243-2100 (413) 298-5506 (413) 755-2264 . LENOXDPW Alternate:1:";; 637-5525 +- rDOWNSTREAM ~

L.r' DOWNSTREAM' Anna Symington 413 637-5520 RESIDENTS (413) 755-2220

RESIDENTS 3. CT DEP3. DOWNSTREAM +-RESIDENTS Oil & Chemical Response

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Woods Pond Dam EAP AppendixB

APPENDIXB

INVESTIGATION OF POTENTIAL FLOOD LIMITS

Areas and streams downstream from Woods Pond Dam (Valley Mill Dam) that would most

likely be inundated in case of a failure of the dam have been identified.

A dam break study was not perfonned for Woods Pond Dam because it was not needed as per

requirements of the DCR. The stream affected due to a failure would be the Housatonic

River. There would be some backwater effect on small hibutaries joining the Housatonic

River (fi'om upstream to downstream: a small urmamed stream, Washington Mountain Brook, Codding Brook, small unnamed stream, Goose Pond Brook and Hop Brook). Further

downstream, the backwater effect on the tributaries might not be significant. Exhibit 3 shows

a portion of the Housatonic River and hibutaries downstream fium the dam.

Although the DCR does not require a dam failure inundation map for "significant" hazard

(Class II) dams, the identification of roads and residences likely to be affected due to a failure of Woods Pond Dam was considered necessary for warning purposes. This required some

approximation of inundation boundaries along the Housatonic River. To draw these

inundation boundaries, guidance was obtained from two previous reports. First was the dam

break analysis made by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District (COE), presented in

the Woods Pond Dam Phase 1 Inspection Report, Lee and Lenox, Massachusetts, September

1987. The second report was the Flood Insurance Study for the town of Lee, Massachusetts,

Berkshire County, Community No 250028, December 1981 by the Federal Emergency

Management Agency (FEMA).

A hypothetical failure of Woods Pond Dam could occur either on a sunny day or during a

flood. For failure under the sunny day condition, COE assumed the failure to occur at a

reservoir elevation of 952.7 ft, 4.4 ft above the spillway crest. Failure under this condition

resulted in a maximum outflow of about 11,200 cfs and a water surface elevation of about

948.2 feet at a distance of 0.5 mile downstream from the dam. The FEMA study indicated a

100-year flood of about 11,700 cfs and a 500-year flood of about 16,300 cfs.

The water surface elevations computed by FEMA for the 100-year flood in the river reach

immediately downstream of the dam confilID the water surface elevation of 948.2 feet

estimated by COE. Further downstream, the dam break flood wave will attenuate resulting in

water surface elevations lower than the elevations based on a steady state flow of 11,200 cfs.

Updated August 2006 B-1

Woods Pond Dam EAP Appendix B

However, for a conservative estimate of the inundation limits under a sunny day failure, the

water surface elevations computed by FEMA conesponding to a flow of 11,700 cfs were

used. The inundation limits are shown on Exhibit 3 by a solid line.

Inundation downstream fi'om the dam during the spillway design flood or a flood

approaching the probable maximum flood (PMF) would be extensive compared to the solid

line shown on Exhibit 3. Contribution to the inundation area due to failure of the dam during

a flood would not be significant because of the small storage behind the dam at the spillway

crest elevation, only 460 acre-feet (COE). Due to flood surcharge, the storage will be about

5,300 acre-feet at elevation 954.0, the top of the abutments.

Under flood conditions, the COE assumed the dam to fail when the old canal (raceway)

embankment would have been oveliopped by two feet. For failure under this condition, the

maximum outflow would be about 16,000 cfs. This flow is nearly same as the 500-year flood

estimated by FEMA. The inundation limits based on this flood and assuming a steady state

flow are shown as dotted lines on Exhibit 3. The limits are conservative because a flood wave due to dam failure would attenuate and the water surface elevations would be lower

than those shown.

Updated August 2006 B-2

Woods Pond Dam EAP Appendix C

APPENDIXC

PLANS FOR TRAINING, UPDATING, AND POSTING THE EAP

Training

The Facility Manager will conduct a bienoial in-house EAP training session. In that session,

the Facility Manager will present detailed instmctions, as noted earlier in the plan, to GE

personoel to follow during a dam failure emergency. The instmction will include description

of the chain of command. Technical personoel will be trained in problem detection and

evaluation and appropriate remedial measures. Training may include testing the training and

readiness of key personoel responsible for action during an emergency to determine that they

know the required procedures and actions.

A statement on the training session will be included in the anoual review of the EAP review if a training session occurred during the previous year. The statement will include date of

session, attendance list, and summary of topics discussed. The annual review of the EAP will

include any plan revisions indicated by the outcome of the training.

Updating

GE will anoually review and update the EAP in accordance with DCR Regulations. Updates will reflect changes in names, titles, and phone numbers of people with responsibility to take

action during a dam emergency.

Review will identifY any new developments or other changes upstream or downstream, which

might necessitate revising the EAP. Ifthere is such a change, GE will promptly infotm DCR,

determine in consultation with agencies and others whether revision is necessmy, and

distribute any resulting revisions.

All updates and revisions will be immediately furnished to DCR (three copies) and all other

EAP holders (two copies) to keep the plan workable. Revised pages will be marked

"Updated Month Year".

Updated August 2006 C-J


Posting and Distribution of the Notification Flowchart

A copy of the notification flowcharts will be posted prominently, near a phone or radio

transmitter, in the office of all personnel identified as callers on the chatis. Copies of this

EAP will be distributed to the personnel for office and home posting as given in the

following table:

WOODS POND DAM


DISTRIBUTION LIST

1. Massachusetts Depatiment of Conservation and Recreation, Division of State Parks and Recreation - Office of Dam Safety

2. Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency

3. GE Facility Manager

4. GE Alternate Facility Manager

5. GE's Designated Contractors

6. Berkshire County Communications Center

7. Town of Lenox Police Department

8. Town of Lenox Fire Department

9. Town of Lenox DPW

10. Town of Lee Police Department

11. Town of Lee Fire Department

12. Town of Lee DPW

13. Town ofStockbridge Police Department

14. Town of Stockbridge Fire Department

15. Town of Stockbridge Highway Department

16. Massachusetts State Police

17. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection

18. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

19. Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection

20. Housatonic Railroad Company

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WOODS POND DAM


DISTRIBUTION LIST

I) MA Depmiment of Conservation and Recreation Division of State Parks and Recreation Michael Misslin John Augustus Hall 180 Beaman Street West Boylston, MA 01583

2) Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency: Patlick Camevale, Director Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Area III PO Box 1190 Belchertown, MA 0 I 007 Tel: (413) 323-6306

3) GE Facility Manager: Kevin Mooney General Electric Company 159 Plastics Avenue Pittsfield, MA 01201 Tel: (413) 448-5910

4) GE Altemate Facility Manager: John Levesque 159 Plastics Avenue Pittsfield, MA 0120 I Tel: (413) 448-5914

5) GE's Designated Contractors: Keith Hoag Maxyrnillian Technologies Inc. 1801 East Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Tel: (413) 441-3379

Thomas R. Gml'ity LB Corporation 95 Marble Street Lee, MA 01238 Tel: (413) 243-1072



6) Berkshire County Sheriff Communications Center: Desk OfficerlDispatcher 76 East Street Pittsfield, MA 01201 Tel: (413) 442-0512

7) Town of Lenox Police Depmiment: Stephen O'Brien, Chief Town of Lenox Police Department 6 Walker Street Lenox, MA 01240 Tel: (413) 637-2346

8) Town of Lenox Fire Department: Dan Clifford, Chief Town of Lenox Fire Depaliment 6 Walker Street Lenox, MA 01240 Tel: (413) 637-2345

9) Town of Lenox Department of Public Works: Jeff Vincent Town of Lenox Department of Public Works 275 Main Street Lenox, MA 01240 Tel: (413) 637-5525

10) Town of Lee Police Department: Ronald Glidden, Chief Town of Lee Police Department 32 Main Street Lee, MA 01238 Tel: (413) 243-2100

11) Town of Lee Fire Depmiment: Ron Driscoll Town of Lee Fire Department 45 Railroad Street Lee, MA 01238 Tel: (413) 243-2100


Woods Pond Dam EAP AppendixC

12) Town of Lee Department of Public Works: Mike Towler Town of Lee Department of Public Works 32 Main Street Lee, MA 01238 Tel: (413) 243-5526

13) Town of Stockbridge Police Department: Richard B. Wilcox, Chief Town of Stockbridge Police Department 6 Main Street Stockbridge, MA 01262 Tel: (413) 298-5520

14) Town of Stockbridge Fire Depatiment: Louis Peyron, Chief Town of Stockbridge Fire Department P.O. Box417 Stockbridge, MA 01262 Tel: (413) 298-3242

15) Town of Stockbridge Highway Department Clint Schneyer Town of Stockbridge Highway DepaJiment Route 102 Stockbridge, MA 01262 Tel: (413) 298-5506

16) Massachusetts State Police: Desk Officer Massachusetts State Police Route 20 Lee, MA Tel: (413) 243-0600

17) Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection: Susan Steenstmp Department of Environmental Protection 436 Dwight Street Springfield, MA 01103 Tel: (413) 755-2264


Appendix C Woods Pond Dam EAP

18) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Susan Svirsky U.S. Environmental Protection Agency One Congress Street, Suite 1100 Boston, MA 02214-2023 Tel: (617) 918-1434

19) Connecticut Department of Enviromnental Protection Susan Peterson Department ofEnviromnental Protection 79 Elm Street Hartford, CT 06106 Tel: (860) 424-3854

20) Housatonic Railroad Company Matt Boardman 1 Railroad Street Canaan, CT 06018 (860) 824-0850, Ext. 17


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B. STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY ASSESSMENTS ..................................................... 2 1 INSPECTION OF EARTH EMBANKMENT STRUCTURES ........................................................... 7

INSPECTION OF CONCRETE AND MASONRY STRUCTURES ................................................ 13

) INSPECTION OF STOPLOG STRUCTURES AND CHANNELS ................................................. 16

C. INSTRUMENTATION ......................................................................................... 17

J D. REPORTING PROCEDURES AND DOCUMENTATION ................................... 21

E. MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY INSPECTION FORMS ...................................... 22

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WOODS POND DAM

Housatonic River Lee/Lenox, Massachusetts

Updated August 2006

Ol'iginally compiled March 4, 2003 by:

MWH Chicago, Illinois


WOODS POND DAM EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Section

I. Statement of Purpose

II. Project Description

A. Background

B. Project Features

III. Potential Flood Limits

IV. Emergency Detection, Evaluation, and Classification

A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has OccUlTed


V. Notification Flowcharts and Contact Numbers

A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occun'ed


VI. General Responsibilities Under the EAP




D. Responsibility for Duration, Security, Telmination and Follow-Up


VII. Preparedness

A. Surveillance


C. Access to Site


E. Response During Periods ofAdverse Weather

F. Availability and Use of Altemate Communication Systems


Updated August 2006


TABLE OF CONTENTS (cont'd)

Exhibits

1 Project Location Map

2 General Plan

3 Potential Flood Limits

4 Possible Emergency OccUlTences

5 Notification Flowchart, Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has OccUlTed

6 Notification Flowchart, Condition B - Potential Failure Situation is Developing

Appendices

A Woods Pond Dam - Replacement Overflow Spillway Drawings

B Investigation of Potential Flood Limits

C Plans for Training, Updating, and Posting the EAP D List ofPotentially Affected Downstream Residents

E GE Designated Contractors and List of Emergency Supplies and Resources

F Approval of the EAP

G EAP Review CommentslRecommendations (Local and State Emergency Agencies and Local Emergency Coordinators)

Updated August 2006 ii

Woods Pond Dam EAP Statement of Purpose

I. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

This Emergency Action Plan (EAP) has been prepared on behalf of the General Electric

Company (GE) for Woods Pond Dam, which is owned by GE. The purpose of this EAP is

to:

I. Define the responsibilities of various officials involved in emergency management;

2. Provide procedures designed to identifY, in a timely manner, unusual and unlikely

conditions which may endanger the stlUctural integtity of Woods Pond Dam;

3. IdentifY actions to take to mitigate an ongoing or developing situation; and

4. Provide procedures to notifY the appropriate emergency management officials, if possible, of impending or actual failure of the dam.

In accordance with the regulations of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and

Recreation, Division of State Parks and Recreation (DCR) (fOlmerly known as the Environmental Management (DEM» Regulations (Chapter 302 CMR 10.06, November 4,

2005), Woods Pond Dam is designated as a "large" size dam with a "significant" hazard

(Class II) potential. This size classification is based on the storage capacity that occurs during the spillway design flood, while the hazard potential classification is based on ~he

presumption that failure of the dam may result in the loss of life and significant propelty

damage immediately downstream of the dam.

According to DCR Regulations (Chapter 302 CMR 10.11, November 2005), all dams classified as "high" hazard (Class I) shall have an EAP. If the Commissioner requires it, a

facility with a non-high hazard dam shall also provide an EAP. DCR requested that GE

prepare an EAP for Woods Pond Dam; GE prepared this EAP in response to that request and

as an exercise of good engineering judgment. The EAP conforms to the requirements for

EAPs outlined in Section 10.11 of the DCR Regulations. All EAPs are subject to approval

by the DCR. The dam owner shall submit a copy of the proposed EAP to the local and state

emergency agencies and all local emergency coordinators involved in the plan for review.

The owner shall inCOlJlOrate applicable recommendations received and provide the

documented recommendations in appendices to the final version of the EAP. Annually, the

owner shall review the EAP and update it as necessaty

Updated August 2006 1- I

Woods Pond Dam EAP Statement of Purpose

The EAP shall, at a minimum, contain the following:

1. The identification of equipment, manpower, and material available for

implementation of the Plan;

2. A notification procedure for infonning local emergency agencies;

3. A topographic map showing the stream which will be flooded; and

4. A procedure for waming nearby local residents if failure of the dam is imminent

and a listing of addresses and telephone numbers of downstream residents that

may be affected by failure ofthe dam.

As desClibed in Section IV, "Emergency Detection, Evaluation and Classification," two aleli

conditions have been adopted for Woods Pond Dam:

1. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred, and

2. Condition B - Potential Failure Situation Is Developing

A notification flowchmt for each of these alert conditions is presented in this EAP.

Updated August 2006 1-2


II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION

A. Backgl'ound

The original Woods Pond Dam was reportedly constructed around 1864 on the Housatonic

River near the towns of Lee and Lenox, Massachusetts, as shown on Exhibit 1. The original

structure consisted of a 9-foot-high rock-filled timber crib overflow dam with a 14-foot-high

eatihfill embankment parallel to the river challllel as its east (left) abutment (left and right

refer to the side of the river challllel when viewed looking in the downstream direction).

There are no design drawings or information available for any of the original project

structures. The original dam structure was replaced in 1989 with a new concrete overflow

spillway and new abutments of concrete and steel sheet pile. The emihfill (raceway)

embankment separates the main river challllel from the 30 to 50-foot-wide raceway challllel along the left bank of the river. The raceway challllel conveys flow to a small mill pond,

which at one time was a forebay for a water-powered mill that has since been retired. The

dam impounds the Woods Pond Reservoir, part of the Housatonic River Valley Wildlife

Management Area.

Prior to the 1989 rehabilitation, Woods Pond Dam was in a deteriorated condition. The

original project could not pass a flood greater than about the lO-year flood event without overtopping the eatihen raceway embankment. Oveliopping of the embankment could have

caused a breach of the embankment, resulting in the uncontrolled release of the reservoir

water and sediments that had settled to the bottom of the reservoir.

Beginning in 1979, studies and investigations were performed to assess the condition of the

dam and develop recommendations for repair and rehabilitation of the dam. In 1983, the

timber planking and heavy gage sheet metal on the main overflow dam were replaced with an

18-inch-thick reinforced concrete cap. After placement of the cap, a leak developed at the

east abutment masomy wall, presumably due to the cut-off of natural seepage through the

timber crib dam. The joints in the masomy wall were filled with mortar shortly after the

1983 construction, temporarily stopping the leakage, but contributing to pressure buildup

behind the wall, causing lateral movement of the wall.

In 1988, a plan was developed to rehabilitate the dam to provide a safer, more reliable project

structure. The rehabilitation was carded out in two stages. The first stage consisted of the

construction of a raceway closure structure with concrete stoplogs to diveli flow away fi'om

the raceway and mill pond. The purpose of the closure structure is to protect the raceway

Updated August 2006 I1-l


embankment from overtopping and potential failure during high flows. The second stage

consisted of the construction of a replacement spillway and non-overflow gravity dam a short

distance downstream of the original spillway. A rockfill berm was also constmcted on the

west (right) bank of the river between the original spillway and new spillway, and the top

2.5 feet the original timber crib spillway was demolished. The original sluice gate stmcture

at the downstream end of the raceway embankment was rehabilitated in 1991. This stmcture

controls the water level in the Mill Pond.

Additional modifications to the project were perfOlmed in 2001 to address recommendations

made in the January 2001 Stmctural Integrity Assessment RepOlt, and in 2003 to address

recommendations made in the May 2003 Stmctural Integrity Assessment Report. The 2001

modifications included repair to deteriorated masonry at the raceway closure stmcture;

removal of trees and other vegetation along the raceway embankment; regrading of the

raceway channel slopes; and removal of the masonry wall and reworking of the riprap at the

upstream raceway embankment. The 2003 modifications included removal of trees and other vegetation and the placement of riprap along the river side of the raceway embankment.

Based on the stmctural integrity assessment inspection conducted subsequently in

November 2004, the dam, raceway closure stmcture, and riprap constmcted in 1989 are in good condition, and there was no indication of deterioration or distress to the spillway and

tailrace.

MWH conducted a visual inspection in November 2005 and made recommendations for

some minor physical modifications. GE is in the process of implementing these

recommendations. For details, refer to 2005 Stmctural Integlity Assessment Report by

MWH, dated Aplil 2006.

A general plan of the rehabilitated project is shown on Exhibit 2. Drawings for the 1989

rehabilitation are included in Appendix A for reference. The "General Design Report for

Woods Pond Dam Rehabilitation" for the 1989 rehabilitation was filed with the DCR and is

included in Appendix B ofthe March 1999 Woods Pond Dam Inspection Report.

B. Project Featm'es

The present dam consists of a 140-foot-Iong concrete overflow spillway, a concrete non

overflow gravity section at the west (right) abutment, and a concrete and steel sheetpile

raceway closure stmcture at the east (left) abutment, all constmcted since 1989. All the dam

structures are founded on bedrock. The dam has a maximum height of approximately 14 feet,



with an ogee-shaped spillway with a crest elevation of 948.3 feet National Geodetic Vertical

Datum (NGVD). The west (right) abutment is a concrete gravity structure with a sloped

downstream face and a top elevation of 954.0 feet NGVD. The raceway closure structure

forms the east (left) abutment of the dam and has a top elevation of 954.0 feet NGVD. The

drawings for the dam and raceway closure structure are provided in Appendix A. The current

structure is completely independent of the original structure and does not rely on any of the

original structures for support.

The CutTent structures are founded on shallow bedrock, which is vertically bedded and is

generally fine grained, hard with vmiable medium to close joint spacing. This was

determined duting the 1988 geoteclmical investigation program which included soil borings

and water pressure testing of the rock. Details of the subsurface field investigation can be

found in the "General Design Report for Woods Pond Dam Rehabilitation" filed with the DCR in 1989 and included in the March 1999 Woods Pond Dam Inspection RepOit.

The raceway embankment upstream of the dam is emthen fill with riprap over the surface and

is no longer a water-retaining structure serving no dam safety function. Failure of this portion of the raceway embankment would have no impact on the safety or integrity of the

dam.

Downstream of the dam and raceway closure structure is an earthen embankment protected with riprap along the length of the channel. This embankment is located between the tailrace

of the current overflow spillway and the raceway channel. The embankment has a crest

width of about 8 to 10 feet. The water elevation in the raceway is a few feet higher than the

water elevation in the tailrace and river channel downstream of the dam.


Woods Pond Dam EAP Potential Flood Limits

III. POTENTIAL FLOOD LIMITS

Exhibit 3 shows a map of potential flood limits due to the failure of Woods Pond Dam under

"Sunny-day" and "Flood-day" conditions. Flood limits are for failure when the abutments

would be overtopped by two feet. "Sunny-day" means a fair-weather, non-rainy day. "Flood

day" means a rainy, non-fair-weather day. The tenn "day" includes nighttime. The potential

flood limits are plotted on Exhibit 3 to show the maximum inundation area due to dam failure

to the point downstream where the water would be contained within the banks of the river.

These limits were estimated based on the information and data provided in two reports

entitled:

1. "Woods Pond Dam, Phase I Inspection Report, Lee and Lenox, Massachusetts,

prepared for EPA Region 1, prepared by U.S. Anny Corps of Engineers, Omaha

District, September 1987,"

2. "Flood Insurance Study, Town of Lee, Massachusetts, Berkshire County by Federal

Emergency Management Agency, December 1, 1981."

Refer to Appendix B - Investigation of Potential Flood Limits - for additional infonnation.

Updated August 2006 III-I

Woods Pond Dam EAP Emergency Detection. Evaluation. and Classification

IV. EMERGENCY DETECTION, EVALUATION, AND CLASSIFICATION

This EAP has been prepared to aid GE personnel in the timely detection, evaluation, and

classification of an existing or potential emergency situation at the dam. The EAP provides

two classifications of dam failure emergency according to their severity and urgency:

Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has OCCUlTed, and Condition B - Potential Failure

Situation Is Developing. The conditions or measures for detection and evaluation of an

existing or potential emergency are described below.

For purposes of this EAP, GE has designated a Facility Manager and an Alternate Facility

Manager (as specified in Section V). The Facility Manager shall have primary responsibility

for catTying out this Plan on behalf of GE. In the event that the Facility Manager is

unavailable, the Alternate Facility Manager shall be the point of contact and shall have all the

duties and powers of the Facility Manager as set forth in this Plan. In addition, GE has pre

selected contractors, also specified in Section V, to assist in emergency response under this

EAP.

A. Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred

The following conditions may lead to the "Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred" emergency

situation. These conditions should not be considered inclusive of all conditions that might

occur:

• Rapidly developing sttuctural problems involving the spillway, raceway embankment,

abutments, and appUlienant structures. Some of the potential causes of developing

structural problems are listed on Exhibit 4.

The notification procedures of Section V, ''Notification Flowchatis and Contact Numbers"

and given on the flowchati for Condition A (Exhibit 5), should be invoked if any of the

situations listed on Exhibit 4 are observed. An imminent situation at the dam site will

probably manifest itself as an excessive increase in flow in the Housatonic River and/or an

unexpected drop or rise in water level in the reservoir, river channel, raceway channel or mill

pond.

When failure is observed, the Observer (as defined in Section V) shall inform the Facility

Manager. The Facility Manager shall decide the severity of the problem and invoke the

notification procedure if appropriate.

Updated August 2006 VJ-l

Woods Pond Dam EAP Emergency Detection, Evaluation, and Classification

The message from the Facility Manager to the persons identified on the flowchart for this

situation (Exhibit 5) will contain the following information:

• Name and title (GE position) ofthe person making the call,

• A statement that this is an emergency call, due to a reported failure or imminent

failure of Woods Pond Dam,

• A statement that the person receiving the message must initiate contacts as per the

flowchart for "Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has OCCUlTed,"

• A statement that waming and evacuation should begin immediately,

D, Condition D - Potential Failure Situation is Developing

The conditions that may lead to the "Potential Failure Situation is Developing" emergency

situation are also listed on Exhibit 4. Upon confirming any of the situations listed on Exhibit

4, the notification procedures will be implemented by the Facility Manager. There will be

two messages fi'om the Facility Manager for this situation. The first message will contain the

following information:


• A statement that a potential failure situation is developing at Woods Pond Dam that

may lead to failure ofthe dam.

• A statement that the person receiving the message should put his or her contacts on

alert for a second notification message.

• A statement that emergency personnel should be ready for an evacuation process.

If failure of the dam becomes imminent, the second message fi'om the Facility Manager shall

be as given in this section under "Condition A - Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred."

If the dam failure is avelied and the developing situation is mitigated, the emergency will be

called off via the same communication channels. In such an event, the message will contain



• A statement that the potential failure sihJation at Woods Pond Dam has been averted,

and that the recipients' contacts should stand down from emergency alert.



V. NOTIFICATION FLOWCHARTS AND CONTACT NUMBERS

The flowcharts shown in Exhibits 5 and 6 summarize who is to be notified and who is

responsible for notifYing individuals and organizations in the order designated for the

following emergency situations:

A. Failure Is Imminent or Has Occurred (Condition A): COiTesponds to situations where

a failure either has occUlTed, is occurring, or obviously is just about to occur. The

notification flowchart for Condition A is printed on red paper.

B. Potential Failure Situation is Developing (Condition B): COiTesponds to sihmtions

where a dam failure may develop, but preplanned actions may prevent or mitigate

failure. Generally, there is more time available under this condition than under Condition A to take preventative action and bring the situation under conh·ol. The

notification flowchart for Condition B is printed on yellow paper.

A copy of the flowcharts shall be prominently posted near the telephone or radio transmitter

of each person identified on the flowcharts as a caller. The key personnel of GE and police

depallments shall have copies in their offices and at homes (see Appendix C for EAP distribution).

Detailed infOimation supplementing the flowcharts is provided in Section N - Emergency

Detection, Evaluation, and Classification. The location of the dam, reservoir, and streams are described in the Section II - Project Description. Potential inundation limits are discussed in

Section III - Potential Flood Limits. In addition to the individuals and agencies listed as

contacts in Actions 1 through 8 for Condition A and Condition B, GE has additional

notification requirements under the Consent Decree for the GE-PittsfieldIHousatonic River

Site (the Consent Decree). The contacts for those notifications are listed in Action 9.

Paragraph 90 of the Consent Decree requires that notice be given "[i]n the event of any action

or occurrence during the perfOimance of the Work which causes or threatens a release of

Waste Material from the Site that constitutes an emergency situation or may present an

immediate threat to public health or welfare or the environment." The phrase "constitutes an

emergency situation or may present an immediate threat to public health or welfare or the

environment" is fil1lher defined to mean "an unforeseen combination of circumstances, or the

conditions resulting from such circumstances, not nOimally anticipated to occur as pall of the

Work, that require immediate action to avoid harm or an immediate threat of hann to human

health, welfare or the environment."

Updated August 2006 V-I


For Condition A, notification to the contacts listed in Action 10 is required. For Condition

B, the Facility Manager shall provide notification to the contacts listed in Action 10 as

appropriate, based on the requirements of Paragraph 90 of the Consent Decree quoted above.



A. Condition A - Failure Is Imminent 01' Has OcculTed

In the event that failure is imminent or has occUlTed at Woods Pond Dam, GE personnel shall

initiate the notification actions in accordance with the flowchart shown on Exhibit 5. The

positions and the sequence ofnotification for the flowcharts are explained below.

Observer

The Observer will be the GE employee or contractor who monitors the condition of the dam

and its appurtenant structures (as described in Section VLA). In the event of a tlu'eatening

situation at the dam site, the Observer shall immediately notifY the following GE contacts:

General Electric

Primary Contact:


Home Phone: (413) 447-9362

Cell No: (413) 441-4610

Secondary Contact:


Home Phone: (413) 743-3245

Cell No: (413) 441-4786

Once aware of an imminent failure of the dam, the Facility Manager shall send a team to the

dam site and shall initiate the following required actions:



this EAP:

LB Corporation

Designated Person:



Cell No: (413) 441-9317



Altemate Contacts:

Thomas M. Garrity

LB Corporation

Steve Garrity

LB Corporation


Designated Person:

Keith Hoag


Altemate Contacts:

Perry Flood


BlUce Rustemeyer


Vem Palen


Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-1908

Cell No: (413) 441-9318

Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-2505

Cell No: (413) 441-1412

Cell No: (413) 441-3379

Pager No: (413) 261-5034

Home Phone: (413) 743-0197

Cell No: (413) 441-3850

Pager No: (413) 261-5725

Home Phone: (413) 243-2789

Cell No: (413) 441-6291

Home Phone: (413) 634-5047

Cell No: (413) 441-4095

Pager No: (413) 292-8502

Home Phone: (413) 623-8343



Action 2. Notify Berl{shire County Sheriff Communication Center

Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


(Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Center handles the 911 calls for Lenox and

Stockbridge. Calling the listed telephone numbers is equivalent to calling 911 in Lenox or

Stockbridge)


Designated Person:

Stephen E. O'Brien Phone No: (413) 637-2346

Alternate Contact:


Action 4. Notify Town of Lee Police Department

Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


(Lee Police department handles the 911 calls for Lee. Calling the listed telephone numbers is



Designated Person:

Richard B. Wilcox Phone No: (413) 298-5520

Altemate Contact:

Desk Offi cer Phone No: (413) 298-5530




Designated Person:

,Spill Emergency Number (Toll Free) Phone No: (888) 304-1133


Designated Person:


Alte11late Contact: Troop B Duty Officer



and Recreation

Designated Person: William Salomma Phone No: (617) 626-1410


Designated Person: Patrick Call1evale, Director Phone No: (413) 323-6306

Action 10. Notify Regulatory Contacts under Consent Decree

(required for Condition A)


Designated Person:


Alte11late Contact:






Designated Person:

Susan Steenstrup Phone No: (413) 755-2264

Alternate Contact:

Anna Symington Phone No: (413) 755-2220


Designated Contact:

Oil & Chemical Response Division Phone No: (860) 424-3338


Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


After contacting the above parties, the Facility Manager will continue to monitor the situation

and inform the agencies as needed. Once notified by the Facility Manager, the agencies will

coordinate emergency operations. The agencies will also maintain contact with the Facility

Manager.



the following actions to assist them in coordinating their effotts.


Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


Once notified, fire depmtment personnel will assist police depmtment personnel III

evacuating the residents to safe places and providing necessmy shelters and food.




Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


Once notified, Lenox DPW personnel will place barricades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.


Police depmiment personnel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the

Town of Lenox listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instlUctions regarding



Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lee Police Department should initiate the

following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.


Designated Person:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police depmiment personnel III

evacuating affected residents to safe places and providing necessmy shelters and food.


Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


Once notified, Lee DPW personnel will place bmTicades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.




Police depmiment persOlmel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the


evacuation and tempormy shelters.


Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Stockbridge Police Department should

initiate the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts:


Designated Person:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police depmiment personnel in



Designated Person:






Town of Stockbridge listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instlUctions regarding




B. Condition B - Potcntial Failure Situation Is Dcveloping

In the event that a potentially hazardous situation is developing at Woods Pond Dam, GE

personnel shall initiate notification procedures according to the flowchart shown in Exhibit 6.

The positions and sequence of notification for the flowchart are explained below.

Observer

In the event that a potential failure situation is developing at the dam site, the Observer shall

immediately notify the following GE contacts:

General Electric

PrimalY Contact: Kevin Mooney, Facility Manager Phone No: (413) 448-5910

Home Phone: (413) 447-9362

Cell No: (413) 441-4610

SecondaIY Contact:


Home Phone: (413) 743-3245

Cell No: (413) 441-4786

Once aware of a potential failure situation at the dam, the Facility Manager shall send a team

to the dam site to mitigate the situation. The following actions shall be initiated:



this EAP:

LB Corporation

Designated Person:



Cell No: (413) 441-9317

Updated August 2006 V-IO


Alternate Contacts:

Thomas M. GaJl'ity

LB Corporation

Steve Garrity

LB Corporation


Designated Person:

Keith Hoag


Alternate Contacts:

Peny Flood


Bruce Rustemeyer


Vern Palen


Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-1908

Cell No: (413) 441-9318

Phone No: (413) 243-1072

Home Phone: (413) 243-2505

Cell No: (413) 441-1412

Cell No: (413) 441-3379

Pager No: (413) 261-5034

Home Phone: (413) 743-0197

Cell No: (413) 441-3850

Pager No: (413) 261-5725

Home Phone: (413) 243-2789

Cell No: (413) 441-6291

Home Phone: (413) 634-5047

Cell No: (413) 441-4095

Pager No: (413) 292-8502

Home Phone: (413) 623-8343

Action 2. Notify Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Center

Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


(Berkshire County Sheriff Communication Center handles the 911 calls for Lenox

and Stockbridge. Calling the listed telephone numbers is equivalent to calling 911 in

Lenox or Stockbridge)

Updated August 2006 V-II



Designated Person:

Stephen O'Brien Phone No: (413) 637-2346

Alternate Contact:


Action 4. Notify Town of Lee Police Department (same as 911 for Lee)

Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


(Lee Police department handles the 911 calls for Lee. Calling the listed telephone numbers is


Action S. Notify Town of Stockbridge Police Department

Designated Person:

Richard Wilcox Phone No: (413) 298-5520

Alternate Contact:



Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:

Spill Emergency Number Phone No: (617) 556-1133


Designated Person:


Updatcd August 2006 V-12


Altel11ate Contact:




and Recreation

Designated Person:

Michael Misslin Phone No: (617) 626-4927

Altel11ate Contact:

Michael Misslin Cell Phone No: (617) 828-1649


Designated Person:

Patrick Call1evale, Director Phone No: (413) 323-6306

Action 10. Notify Regulatory Contacts under Consent Decl'ee

(as appropriate for Condition B)


Designated Person:


Altel11ate Contact:




Designated Person:

Susan Steenstrup Phone No. 413-755-2264

Altel11ate Contact:

Anna Symington Phone No. 413-755-2220


Designated Contact:

Oil & Chemical Spill Response Division Phone No. 860-424-3338




Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


While in contact with the above agencies, the Facility Manager will advise them to be on

alert and wait for a second call on further developments at the dam site. The Facility

Manager will continue to monitor the situation and infOlm the agencies as needed. Once

notified by the Facility Manager, the respective agencies will come up with a plan for

emergency operations. The agencies will also maintain contact with the Facility Manager.



the following actions to assist them in coordinating their effOlis.


Designated Person:


Altemate Contact:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police department personnel III



Designated Person:


Alternate Contact:


Once notified, Lenox DPW personnel will place bmTicades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.




Police depatiment personnel will contact the potentially affected downstream residents in the

Town of Lenox listed in Appendix D, and will issue appropriate instructions regarding



Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Lee Police Depaliment should initiate

the following actions to assist them in coordinating their effolis.


Designated Person:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police depatiment personnel m

evacuating affected residents to safe places and providing necessalY shelters and food.


Designated Person: Mike Towler Phone No: (413) 243-5526

Alternate Contact:


Once notified, Lee DPW personnel will place ban'icades on roads leading to the inundated

areas.





Updated August 2006 V-IS



Once notified by the Facility Manager, the Town of Stockbridge Police Depmiment should

initiate the following actions to assist them in coordinating their efforts.


Designated Person:


Once notified, fire department personnel will assist police depmiment personnel In



Designated Person:






Town of Stockbridge listed in Appendix D, and will issne appropriate instructions regarding




VI. GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE EAP

Failure of Woods Pond Dam would present a potential hazard to downstream areas. Areas of

concern at the project include a few houses located near the gravel pit and sewage disposal

plant. Numerous downstream roads and houses, primarily in the flood plains and close to the

banks ofthe river, would be flooded. Refer to the inundation map, Exhibit 3.

Once an emergency condition is identified, it is important to the success of the EAP that

responsible personnel respond immediately. Specific responsibilities of the persons or

organizations for the maintenance and operation of the dam and implementing various phases

ofthe plan are discussed below.


GE has a plant in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, located approximately 12 miles upstream from

the dam. A member ofGE's Corporate Environmental Programs (CEP) staff from that plant,

or a contractor designated by GE, will perform a routine visit to the dam site and its

appUltenant stmctures at least monthly (or more frequently as watTanted by weather, river levels, or other conditions). This person will be the "Observer," as defined in Section V

(,'Notification Flowcharts and Contact Numbers") in case of an occurrence at the dam. The

person will cany a two-way radio and/or telephone andlor pager, and will be properly equipped to perfOlID a watch dming nighttime surveillance and severe weather.

In addition, the Facility Manager or the designated contractor will conduct an inspection of

the dam and its appUltenant stmctures at least quarterly to identify any changes in site

conditions that might indicate a problem for the dam. (This inspection will be combined with

one of the monthly site visits described above.). GE will provide a report on each such

quatterly inspection to the Lead Administrative Trustee (LAT) designated under

Paragraph 113 of the Consent Decree.

GE will also arrange for a licensed professional engineer to conduct an assessment, at least

once evelY two years, of the structural integrity of Woods Pond Dam, and to provide to GE a

repOlt on that assessment and any recommendations of measures necessaty to maintain dam

integrity. GE will provide a copy of each such report to the LAT.

The GE Facility Manager will have the authority to declare an emergency at Woods Pond

Dam or to change the degree of severity of an existing occut1'ence.

Updated August 2006 V[-l

Woods Pond Dam EM General Responsibilities Under The EAP

Upon receiving information of a threatening situation at Woods Pond Dam from the Observer

(or from other sources), it will be the primaty responsibility ofthe Facility Manager to direct

the designated person(s) of GE to proceed to the site. Included in this group will be one of

the persons who conduct routine inspections of the dam. It is the responsibility of this person

to know the signs of developing hazards such as those noted in Section IV, "Emergency

Detection, Evaluation and Classification," and to inform the Facility Manager immediately.

As a result of the site inspection, the Facility Manager will declare an emergency situation if

wan'anted, and will designate the proper degree of severity. The Facility Manager will also

initiate all notification calls.

The Facility Manager will serve as the emergency coordinator for all local agencies and will

direct all mitigation efforts at the dam site. The Facility Manager will also set up an appropriate central emergency headquarters from which all emergency operations will be

directed.

In notifYing the contacts involved with the situation, the Facility Manager will briefly state (after having queried the Observer for the information):

1. Name of dam 2. Emergency condition

• Condition A - Failure is Imminent or Has Occurred, or

• Condition B - Failure Situation is Developing

3. Severity of situation 4. Type of failure occUlTing or developing (e.g. overtopping, cracking or piping)

5. Time of observation, and time of failure, if occurred and known, otherwise estimate

The Facility Manager will keep local authorities and news media informed of changing

conditions at the dam site. However, the plan is not intended for the Facility Manager or his

designated person to assume the responsibility of govenunental authorities during an

emergency.

The Facility Manager is the EAP coordinator as described in Part E of this section. The

Facility Manager will closely coordinate efforts with the staff at the dam site and local

agencies to serve as a communications hub for the duration of the emergency.

The officials who must be notified are shown in Section V ("Notification Flowcharts and

Contact Numbers") and on Exhibits 5 and 6 (Notification Flowcharts). As GE's top



communications representative and day-to-day manager during the emergency, the Facility

Manager will be at the top of the command chain and will speak for GE and engineering

personnel at the site.

B. Responsibility foJ' Notification

The Facility Manager is authorized to notifY authorities of the emergency, including the

police in the Towns of Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge, as well as the Berkshire County Sheriffs

Depatiment, Emergency Management offices and other federal, state and local agencies listed

on the notification flowcharts (Exhibits 5 and 6). The Facility Manager will have the

authority to issue statements to the press concerning the situation at the dam.

The town police and fire departments will serve as the lead authorities during emergency

situations. Once notified of an emergency condition, they will be responsible for notifYing potentially affected downstream residents (listed in Appendix D) and coordinating warning

and evacuation procedures with other authorities, including the emergency management

offices and other county and town departments (fire, ambulance, and transportation).

Major responsibilities of these authorities include:

• Issuing warnings and evacuating residential and commercial buildings as needed

• Controlling traffic and placement ofbat rica des on roads

• Coordinating with federal and state agencies

• Coordinating utility services

• Setting up health centers

• Informing the public through radio and television media

• Providing shelter for evacuated people

• Maintaining law and order

The chiefs of police for the towns of Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge will serve as local

coordinators for their municipalities. These local coordinators will keep in contact with the

Facility Manager and will be responsible for requesting support fi'om other local, county or

state agencies as needed. The Facility Manager will be responsible for advising these local

coordinators of the need to warn and/or evacuate local residents depending upon the

conditions at the dam site.



Local coordinators will have the authority to release that infonnation necessary to assure the

safety of the public and to expedite an orderly evacuation when required. GE will coordinate

press releases concerning conditions at the dam with local coordinators. The local public

information centers will be responsible for informing the public of the provisions of this plan

and coordinating public input.


Following notification by the Facility Manager, the warning and evacuation of residents, as

necessary, will be perfonned by the local police, fire and civil defense departments.

Residents will be moved to pre-designated temporary shelters.

The Lenox and Lee DPWs and the Stockbridge Highway Depat1ment will take the lead roles

in placing and manning batl'icades on the affected roads, with assistance from police, to

prevent motorists fi'om entering the inundated areas. A map showing potential flood limits is

attached as Exhibit 3.

D. Responsibility for Duration, Security, Termination, and Follow-Up

As noted above under GE's responsibilities, the Facility Manager will keep local authorities,

primarily through the police depat1ments and county emergency management offices, advised

of conditions at the dam by phone or messenger.

The local authorities will be responsible for tennination of the emergency response activities,

with the advice of the Facility Manager.

For any emergency situation, after completion of all notification responsibilities, all officials,

including GE personnel, will maintain a log, report, or tape recording of all notifications and

decisions made by their offices for the duration of the emergency. The reports should include


• Subject: (what happened and name or title of incident)

• Time and date:

• Location: (where incident occurred)

• Summaty of incident:

• Names and titles ofper sons involved:



• Agencies notified: (e.g. sheriff, fire depat1ment, etc.)

• Status of incident: (completed and pending actions and decision)


The Facility Manager will be responsible for activities related to the EAP, including

reviewing and revising the plan, distributing copies of the flowchat1s and plan, and

establishing training for personnel in charge of the dam (see Appendix C). Also, the Facility

Manager will be the contact should any questions arise about the plan.



VII. PREPAREDNESS

Preparedness actions are taken to prevent a dam failure or to help reduce the effects of a dam

failure and to facilitate a response to emergencies.

A. Surveillance

An emergency situation may be detected by inspection of the dam or by observation of

reservoir levels.

Surveillance of the dam will be made in accordance with the procedures described in Section

VI.A (General Responsibilities under the EAP - General Electric Responsibility). If night

inspections are made, the inspector should be accompanied by a second individual, and they

will cany flashlights and a two-way radio (walkie-talkie) or cellular phone to communicate.

Any observance of a failure or potential failure situation will be recorded and action shall be

taken immediately. Such situations are given in Section IV ("Emergency Detection,

Evaluation, and Classification").

Based on experience, a breach could fully develop in an hour or less after breach initiation.

The flood wave could reach the downstream residences in a few minutes. Therefore,

readiness for quick implementation of the EAP is important.


Once an emergency situation is detected, notification procedures during periods of darkness

will be the same as dmlng daylight hours. Home phone numbers are provided on the

notification flowcharts to facilitate contact dmlng non-business hours.

For any response actions taken during periods of darkness, at least two individuals should be

present, and they will cany flashlights and a two-way radio (walkie-talkie) or cellular phone

to communicate.

Due to the availability ofphones and two-way radios, no special procedure will be needed for

contacting people on the appropdate flowchart.

Updated August 2006 VII-l


C. Access to Site

Access to dam site will be by car and foot.

D. Response During 'Veekends and Holidays

Once an emergency situation is detected, notification procedures during weekends and

holidays will be the same as during weekdays. Home telephone numbers provided on the

notification flowchatts will be used during weekends and holidays. Notification response

time during weekends and holidays is expected to be similar to response times for

emergencies occurring during weekdays.

E. Response During Periods of Adverse Weather

During a severe storm, some roads may be under water that would be dry during fair weather conditions. Consequently, emergency-response vehicles may have to bypass roads that are

under water in order to get to the dam or affected areas.

Response during adverse weather (a storm) following observation of an emergency condition,

comprising notifications and warning to downstream areas, is expected to take more time

than under normal conditions.

F. Availability and Use of Alternative Communication Systems

Telephones will be the main system of communication on and off the dam site. Also, two

way radios (walkie-talkies) will be available for site communication.

If the above methods fail, communications on-site and with emergency agencies in towns of

Lenox, Lee and Stockbridge will proceed by messenger.


GE will be responsible for emergency supplies and resources for on-site use. GE will rely on

its designated contractor to assist in providing such supplies and resources, as described

below.

Updated August 2006 VlI-2


GE and its designated contractor will provide men and equipment for emergency repair of the

dam. GE's designated contractors and a list of the equipment they are responsible for

providing, are listed in Appendix E. Fill, comprised of earth and rock, would be obtained

from available borrow areas. However, due to possibly rapid development of a breach and

consequently a very short wal11ing time, emergency repair of a dam will not be relied on as a

preventative or control action.


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