Northwest Area Contingency Plan

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Northwest Area Contingency Plan Geographic
Response Plan

• Presented By
• Department of Ecology
• Linda Pilkey-Jarvis

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Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP)

• What is the NWACP?
• How do GRPs fit in the NWACP and area planning
  process?
• Who can participate in the area planning process?
• Website http//www.rrt10nwac.com/nwacp_document.h
  tm

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Public Outreach and Workgroups

• Area Plan workgroups
• GRP
• Logistics
• Science, Response Technology
• Communication and Outreach
• Hazardous Substances
• Wildlife
• Places of Refuge

4
GRPs Update Process

• GRPs exist for Puget Sound area, outer coast and
  inland river areas
• Continual update process from lessons learned
  through drills spills
• Workshops to collect information

James Island GRP deployment (JAM 53)
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Targeted Prevention Efforts

• Vessel and Facility Inspections (equipment,
  procedures, training)
• Oil transfer Inspections pre-booming operations
  for high rate transfers
• USCG Vessel Traffic Service tanker traffic in
  the North Sound and numerous ferry routes

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Contingency Plans and GRPs

• Contingency Plans
• Vessels
• Facilities
• Pipelines
• Updated contingency planning rule
• Commitment to follow Area Plan (includes GRPs)

IOSA owned response boat located in the San Juans
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Planning for Aggressive Responses

• Cross border coordination with Canada
• Drills to test contingency plans
• Notification drills
• Deployment drills
• Worst-case drills