PLANNING FOR A TRANSPORTATION-RELATED HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILL IN A MUNICIPAL WATERSHED

Because of urban sprawl, the formerly isolated water supplies of many municipalities are now exposed to transportation-related hazardous material spills. This study uses the water supply in Worcester, Massachusetts, as a model to identify factors associated with the risk of a transportationrelated hazardous spill and to assess the current response to a spill. Business and industry within the watershed were surveyed to determine the most probable types of hazardous materials being transported. Local police records were used to identify sites with a high frequency of accidents. Local officials were surveyed to determine the probable response to a spill. It is concluded that governmental infrastructure problems may prevent an adequate response in those sections of the watershed outside the municipal boundaries. Recommendations are made to eliminate some of these deficiencies.

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• Authors:
  • Crusberg, T C
  • Hoffman, A H
  • Murray, B E
  • Cull, B D
  • Barnes, C E
• Publication Date: 1984

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 1-6
• Monograph Title: Transportation of hazardous materials: planning and accident analysis
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Record
  • Issue Number: 977
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0361-1981

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Data collection; Disasters and emergency operations; Enviromental spills; Freight transportation; Hazardous materials; High risk locations; Surveys; Urban areas; Water resources; Watersheds
• Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency response
• Old TRIS Terms: Spillage; Water supply
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Freight Transportation; Highways; Hydraulics and Hydrology; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00394905
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 030903759X
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Nov 30 1985 12:00AM