By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter
The group responsible for maintaining a response plan document for accidental releases of hazardous materials in Lewis County met yesterday and re-elected Mark Anders as its chair.
Anders works for Puget Sound Energy at its jointly-owned Jackson Prairie Gas Storage Project. The meeting was held at the Zandecki Road facility.
The committee, comprised of representatives from private industry and public agencies, hasn’t met since May 2007.
Michaelle Fries of the Red Cross accepted the vice chair position.
The group, known as the Lewis County Local Emergency Planning Committee, is also charged with keeping a list of facilities inside the county which submit reports on the amounts and kinds of hazardous substances they use and store.
The list currently consists of some 80 actively reporting entities.
Members of the public who wish to view the response plan or information about what kind of hazardous materials are stored at facilities in their community can do that at the Emergency Management office at the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office in Chehalis during regular business hours.
Tags: By Sharyn L. Decker, news reporter