Announcement Update: 05/17/2025

Good afternoon:

This is a reminder that the Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held next week in Carolina, PR from Monday, May 19th through Thursday May 22nd, 2025.

We have been able to add a Continental Breakfast to each morning. Please refer to the CRRT Meeting Agenda for times.

Please note, on Monday, May 19th we will be holding the CRRT Executive Committee Meeting and the USCG Area Committee Meeting. On Thursday, May 22nd we will be holding a remote notification drill and an EPA/PR DOH database coordination work session.

The open portion of the CRRT meeting dates will be Tuesday, May 20th and Wednesday, May 21st.

Further information is below:

Monday, 05/19/25 – CRRT Executive Committee Meeting: (Executive Committee Member Only)

Monday, 05/19/25 – USCG Sector San Juan Area Committee Meeting: (Area Committee Members Only)

Tuesday, 05/20/25 – CRRT Open Session (All CRRT member agencies and interested parties)

Wednesday, 05/21/25 - CRRT Open Session  (All CRRT member agencies and interested parties)

Thursday, 05/22/25 – CRRT Notification Drill (EPA & USCG personnel in-person, all others remotely)

Thursday, 05/22/25 – EPA/PR DOH Data Management Coordination Session (EPA, PR DOH invited personnel)

The CRRT meeting location is at the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 C. Avenue Boca de Cangrejos Carolina, PR 00979. The conference will be held in the Salon Del Mar (Located on the ground floor next to the lobby).

You may make hotel room reservations via the Courtyard Marriott Website or call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm).

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT 2025 Website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me (daly.eric@epa.gov).

Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.

Regards,

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

Announcement Update: 05/08/2025

This is a reminder that the Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held in Carolina, PR from Monday, May 19th through Thursday May 22nd, 2025.

The draft CRRT agenda is attached but is still being developed. Please note, on Monday, May 19th we will be holding the CRRT Executive Committee Meeting and the USCG Area Committee Meeting. On Thursday, May 22nd we will be holding a remote notification drill and an EPA/PR DOH database coordination work session. The open portion of the CRRT meeting dates will be Tuesday, May 20th and Wednesday, May 21st.

Further information is below:

Monday, 05/19/25 – CRRT Executive Committee Meeting: (Exec Committee only)

Monday, 05/19/25 – USCG Sector San Juan Area Committee Meeting: (Area Committee members at-large)

Tuesday, 05/20/25 – CRRT Open Session (All CRRT member agencies and interested parties)

Wednesday, 05/21/25 - CRRT Open Session  (All CRRT member agencies and interested parties)

Thursday, 05/22/25 – CRRT Notification Drill (EPA & USCG personnel in-person, all others remotely)

Thursday, 05/22/25 – EPA/PR DOH Data Management Coordination Session (EPA, PR DOH invited personnel)

Meeting Registration: We have established a registration website for meeting attendees. If you plan on attending, even if you are not yet sure, please register by Thursday, May 15, 2025, at the following website: CRRT Registration. Please register individually and only register once.

The CRRT meeting location is at the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 C. Avenue Boca de Cangrejos Carolina, PR 00979. The conference will be held in the Salon Del Mar (Located on the ground floor next to the lobby).

You may make hotel room reservations via the Courtyard Marriott Website or call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm).

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT 2025 Website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me (daly.eric@epa.gov).

Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.

Regards,

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

Good afternoon:

This is a reminder that the Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held in Carolina, PR from Monday, May 19^th through Thursday May 22^nd, 2025.

Meeting Registration: We have established a registration website for meeting attendees. If you plan on attending, even if you are not yet sure, please register by Monday, May 12, 2025, at the following website: CRRT Registration. Please register individually and only register once.

The CRRT meeting location is at the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 C. Avenue Boca de Cangrejos Carolina, PR 00979. The conference will be held in the Salon Del Mar (Located on the ground floor next to the lobby).

You may make hotel room reservations via the Courtyard Marriott Website or call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm).

The draft CRRT agenda is attached but still being developed. Please note, on Monday, May 19^th we will be holding the CRRT Steering Committee Meeting and the USCG Area Committee Meeting. Therefore, if you are not a member of those committees, the first day of attendance will be 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 20^th.

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT 2025 Website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me (daly.eric@epa.gov).

Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.

Regards,

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

Announcement Update: 04/22/2025

This is a reminder that the Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held Monday, May 19th through Thursday May 22nd, 2025.

The CRRT Meeting location is at the Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 C. Avenue Boca de Cangrejos Carolina, PR 00979. The conference will be held in the Salon Del Mar (Located on the ground floor next to the lobby).

You may make hotel room reservations via the Courtyard Marriott Website or call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm).

The CRRT agenda is still being developed but for planning purposes we wanted to relay the following.

On Monday, May 19th we will be holding the CRRT Steering Committee Meeting and the USCG Area Committee Meeting. Therefore, if you are not a member of those committees, the first day of attendance will be 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 20th.

Meeting Registration: We have established a registration website for meeting attendees. If you plan on attending, even if you are not yet sure, please register by Monday, May 12, 2025, at the following website: CRRT Registration. Please register individually and only register once.

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT 2025 Website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me by email. Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.

Regards,

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

Announcement Update: 04/09/2025

This is a reminder that the Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held Monday, May 19th through Thursday May 22nd, 2025.

We have set up a room block with  Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort at the government rate of $245 USD per night + $45 hotel fee + 11% Tax. This room block is only good until tomorrow, Friday April 11, 2025.

There are two ways to reserve your hotel room. You can book through the  EPA - CRRT Room Reservation Link.

You may also call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm). A credit card is required to guarantee each reservation. Each attendee will pay for their room with credit card. Cancellation of hotel rooms must be received by Friday, May 2, 2025, to avoid penalty. For those that reserve a hotel, you are able to get tax exempt via the Puerto Rico Tourism Form.

The agenda is still being developed but for planning purposes we wanted to relay the following.

On Monday, May 19th we will be holding the CRRT Steering Committee Meeting and the USCG Area Committee Meeting. Therefore, if you are not a member of those committees, the first day of attendance will be 8:00 AM on Tuesday, May 20th.

Meeting Registration: We have established a registration website for meeting attendees. If you plan on attending, even if you are not yet sure, please register by Monday, May 12, 2025, at the following website: CRRT Registration. Please register individually and only register once.

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT 2025 Website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me by email. Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.

Regards,

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

The next Caribbean Regional Response Team (CRRT) meeting will be held the May 19-22, 2025.

The location: Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort, 7012 C. Avenue Boca de Cangrejos, Carolina, PR 00979

GPS Coordinates: 18.443233°, -66.008775°

Here is a link to the meeting location in Google Maps: Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort

Meeting Registration: We have established a registration website for meeting attendees. If you plan on attending, even if you are not yet sure, please register by Friday, April 18, 2025, at the following website: CRRT Registration. Please register individually and only register once.

The draft agenda for the CRRT meeting is currently under development and will be distributed soon. If you have topics of interest or suggestions for the CRRT Meeting agenda, please contact:

Eric Daly -EPA CRRT Coordinator: (908) 420-1707 / daly.eric@epa.gov

Simon Juul-Hindsgaul - USCG CRRT Coordinator: (786) 578-4299 / simon.juul-hindsgaul2@uscg.mil

We have set up a room block with Courtyard Isla Verde Beach Resort at the government rate of $245 USD per night + $45 hotel fee + 11% Tax. There are two ways to reserve your hotel room. You can book through the  EPA - Caribbean Regional Response Team Link.

You may also call the hotel reservations department at 787-999-6500 (Monday-Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm). A credit card is required to guarantee each reservation. Each attendee will pay for their room with credit card. This room block will be good until April 11, 2025. Cancellation of hotel rooms must be received by Friday, May 2, 2025, to avoid penalty.

Additional meeting information will be posted on the CRRT website and disseminated by email. If you are not currently on the email distribution list and would like to receive future meeting and other CRRT-related information, please contact me by email. Likewise, if you no longer wish to receive CRRT-related emails, please let me know and I will remove you from our distribution lists.

To ensure that all interested representatives are made aware of this meeting, please pass on this notice to any other members of your staff or agency/department, and to your local counterparts as well.

We hope to see you this May in Puerto Rico.