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(. nu ;.1.\ i.\i and passing through Buda, Kyle and San Marcos. Products such as ethane, natural gas, crude oil, gasoline, ethylene, propane, methane, and propylene are carried through pipelines I throughout the county. Pipelines pose the hazard of explosion, fire, toxic release and contamination. A map illustrating the locations of pipelines within the community is contained in the Hays County Emergency Management Plan (Annex Q - Hazardous Materials). Road transportation of hazardous cargo occurs along the following routes: IH-35, US 290, FM 12, FM 32, FM 150, FM 967, FM 2325, FM 3237 and FM 1826. HAZMA T Zones in Hays County are delineated on Figure 2.12.1, HAZMA T Zones Sector 2- Kyle/Buda, and Figure 2.12.2 HAZMA T Zones Sector 3 - San Marcos. These figures illustrate the HAZMA T Zone along the IH-35 corridor and identify community boundaries, major roadways and critical facilities within the 1 mile, 2 mile, and 5 mile buffer from the centerline of the HAZMA T Zone. All major roadways and rail routes are impacted along with a major portion of the Hays County population. Hays County communities adjacent to the IH-35 corridor are considered to have the greatest exposure to a HAZMAT incident. These communities are: City of San Marcos City of Kyle City of Buda City of Mountain City City of Hays Hays County and the City of San Marcos do not have a hazardous materials squad capable of containing a large hazardous materials spill. The fire departments are equipped with basic personal protective equipment and limited supplies for hazardous materials incidents. The County and various cities partner to regulate facilities/hazardous materials transportation companies and to augment resourc.es in the event of a hazardous materials incident. In the event of an incident, the regulated facility/hazardous materials transportation company is responsible for the following actions: timely notification of the incident to local officials and other agencies as required by state and federal law; to provide accident assessment information to local emergency responders; recommend to local responders mechanisms for containing the release and protecting the public; emergency response as outlined in company or facility emergency plans to minimize the consequences of a release; assist local responders as outlined in mutual aid agreements; provide follow-up status reports on an incident until it is resolved; and to clean up or arrange for the cleanup of HAZMA T spills for which the company is responsible. Hays County is bisected by IH-35 which is a Department of Energy designated north-south transportation route for radioactive materials thereby creating another hazard possibility. I Based on the TCEQ website, www.tceq.state.tx.us. the only identified EPA Superfund Site in Hays County is the Hwy 123 (SH-]23) PCE (poly chlorinated ethylene) plume, designated as I EPA ID# TXOOOl576370 and classified as "Evaluation Underway". The contaminated groundwater plume is from an unknown source located near the intersection of Hwy ]23 and Hays Count)', Texas Mitigation Plan 71