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Cities of Dublin and Pleasanton | Disaster Debris Management Plan | 2022 1 1. Introduction The City of Dublin and the City of Pleasanton (Cities) recognize the responsibility to be prepared for a debris-generating incident. It is vital to plan for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare of residents and visitors if such an event occurs. Disasters can produce substantial volumes of debris, creating hazardous conditions that endanger the public and disrupt the essential daily lives and economy of the community. 1.1 Debris Management Overview Disasters will result in large expenditures of labor, equipment, materials, and supplies at substantial cost. The Cities must be able to provide an early, safe, and quick response to restoring public safety and providing environmentally safe and economically viable conditions to the disaster-affected areas. To this end, the Cities have developed this Disaster Debris Management Plan (DDMP). This DDMP addresses how the response to a debris-generating incident will be coordinated with local, state, and federal partners. The DDMP does not address routine debris incidents that the Cities can manage; the operational concepts reflected in this plan focus on potential large-scale disasters that can generate significant volumes of debris requiring an unusual or extraordinary response. 1.2 Purpose The purpose of this plan is to provide a framework for how disaster debris operations will be managed by the Cities. This plan intends to:  Establish coordinated debris management operations, including debris removal, reduction, recycling, haul-out, final disposal, and documentation.  Provide a debris management organization for each City.  Identify the roles and responsibilities of departments and agencies with a role in response.  Describe the resource management strategy for debris operations. 1.3 Background This debris management plan establishes procedures and guidelines for managing disaster debris in a coordinated, environmentally-responsible, and cost-effective manner. The plan:  Facilitates response and recovery activities  Enables the quick return of a community to normalcy  Reduces impacts to humans and the environment  Ensures effective use of resources  Helps to control and minimize costs  Aids in complying with applicable local, state/tribal/territorial, and Federal regulations