Corps environmental compliance specialists ensure debris sites are managed with the environment in mind

Debris Quality Assurance Supervisor Lorman Younger talks with Natalie McNair, environmental compliance, New England District, at the Willis-Cook debris management site in Miller County in southwest Georgia. Even in disaster response mode, debris management sites must adhere to local, state and federal laws to ensure minimal, un-reversible damage is done to areas where operations are being conducted. Throughout the response, Corps of Engineers environmental compliance specialists like McNair monitor activities at debris management sites for not just hazardous waste, but also monitor waterway impacts and erosion control plus report cultural resources occurrences.