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Northwest Area Committee &
Regional Response Team
Boise, Idaho
June 29, 2011
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Agenda
• Safety Brief, Introductions, Opening Remarks
• ID State Response Program and Vision
• Introduction to the Regional Response Team, NW Area Committee, and
NW Area Contingency Plan
• Warm Springs Fire
• BREAK
• Review of Spokane River Geographic Response Plan
• OSC Reports
• LUNCH
• Bio-Response Operational and Testing Evaluation Project (BOTE)
• Operational Commanders Roundtable
• BREAK
• Rexburg Drum Case
• RadNet Deployment in aftermath of Japanese earthquake/tsunami
• Derelict Vessels: Joint Federal State Actions
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Agenda
• Safety Brief, Introductions, Opening Remarks
• ID State Response Program and Vision
• Introduction to the Regional Response Team, NW Area Committee, and
NW Area Contingency Plan
• Warm Springs Fire
• BREAK
• Review of Spokane River Geographic Response Plan
• OSC Reports
• LUNCH
• Bio-Response Operational and Testing Evaluation Project (BOTE)
• Operational Commanders Roundtable
• BREAK
• Rexburg Drum Case
• RadNet Deployment in aftermath of Japanese earthquake/tsunami
• Derelict Vessels: Joint Federal State Actions
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Agenda
• Safety Brief, Introductions, Opening Remarks
• ID State Response Program and Vision
• Introduction to the Regional Response Team, NW Area Committee, and
NW Area Contingency Plan
• Warm Springs Fire
• BREAK
• Review of Spokane River Geographic Response Plan
• OSC Reports
• LUNCH
• Bio-Response Operational and Testing Evaluation Project (BOTE)
• Operational Commanders Roundtable
• BREAK
• Rexburg Drum Case
• RadNet Deployment in aftermath of Japanese earthquake/tsunami
• Derelict Vessels: Joint Federal State Actions
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INTRO TO AREA PLANNING
Prepared by: Josie Clark and Heather Parker
Date: 29JUN11
NorthWest Area Committee Meeting ~ Boise, ID
What is an Area Committee?
 Interagency group charged with pre-planning
for oil spills
 Comprised of any player who has a role in oil
spill response
 Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG
 Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)
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Who is on an Area Committee?
 Fire Department
• State Health Department
 Tribes
• State Env. Reg.
 Local Health Dist.
• USCG
 Industry
 NGOs
 Private Citizens
 State Police
• EPA
• NOAA
• DOI
• DoD, DOE, etc.
Area Committee members include anyone
who has a role in oil spill response.
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What is an Area Contingency
Plan?
 A local/regional blueprint for oil (and hazmat)
response
 Contact information
 Policy decisions
 Sensitive resource information
 Local/Regional response resources
 Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(C)
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Why Area Planning?
 Creates relationships between private and
government response entities prior to a spill
 ACPs memorialize response policy agreements
 Provides necessary information rapidly during
response
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Preparedness Components:
National Response System
Level
Plans
Managing
Organization
Local
LEPC Plans
LEPCs
Regional
RCP
RRTs
State/Area
ACP
SERCs/
Area Committee
National
NCP
NRT
Regulatory Mandate
 NCP, Section 300.115
 (a): RRTs ensure area planning happens and is
consistent across region
 (g): RRT agencies provide reps for area planning
 (i)(6): RRTs in conjunction with Area Committees plan
for countermeasure use
 OPA 90, Section 4202
 (4)(A) and (4)(B): Formation of Area Committees
 (4)(C): Required contents of Area Plans
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Requirements of Area Plans
OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(C)
(i) Address worst case discharges
(ii) Describe areas of special economic or
(iii)
environmental importance
Describe the responsibilities of an owner or
Federal, State, and local agencies
operator and
(iv) List the equipment and personnel available
(v) List of local scientists
(vi)
How the plan is integrated into other plans
(vii) Include any other information the President requires
(viii) Area Committee to update periodically
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Who Provides OSC for a
Response?
Marine
State
Inland
Regional Response Team
(RRT 10)
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Mandated by National Contingency Plan
 Conduct
pre-planning for oil and hazmat spills
to ensure coordinated federal support
 Support On-Scene Coordinator during incident
Co-Chaired by EPA and USCG D13
 Membership from 15 federal agencies and
states of Idaho, Oregon, and Washington
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Northwest Area Committee
(NWAC)
 Mandated by Oil Pollution Act of 1990
Federal On-Scene Coordinators must pre-plan for oil spills with
State and local partners.
Plans must identify resources at risk, available response
equipment, and response procedures
 Co-Chaired by Sector’s Portland & Seattle, EPA
 Co-Vice-Chaired by states of Idaho, Oregon, and
Washington
 Membership from private, local, State, Tribal, and
Federal entities
Coast Guard Districts and EPA Regions
U.S. Coast Guard Districts
U.S. Federal Regions
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National Response System –
Federal Region 10
Level
Plans
Managing
Organization
Local
LEPC Plans
LEPCs
Regional
RCP
RRTs
State/Area
ACP
Area Committee
National
NCP
NRT
Regional
Response
Team 10
Federal
State
Tribal
Member
agencies
are
identified in
NCP. Each
of 15
Federal
NW Area
Committee
US EPA, R10
USCG, Sector Seattle
USCG, Sector
Portland
RRT
10
US EPA,
R10
USCG, D13
In R10, these groups
Northwest
Area
Committee
Federal
State
Tribal
Local
Non-Profit
Industry
Members
are any
entity with
response
NW Area Committee/
Regional Response Team
What is in the Plan?
o THE PLAN is essentially a manual for oil
and/or Hazmat response
o Jurisdictional authority, roles, and
responsibilities
o List of available spill response equipment
o Required notifications
o List of response organizations
o Incident Command System implementation
What is in the Plan? (con’t)
o Response Technologies Use
o Dispersant use, In-situ burning, Decanting
o Volunteer Policy
o Joint Information Center Manual
o Applicable federal and state regulations
o Accessing State and Federal Funds
o Geographic Response Plans
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WHAT IS A GRP?
 A response orientated contingency plan providing
some framework for response decisions during the
first 12 to 24 hours following a spill, and beyond.
Purpose of the GRP’s
 Prioritize public natural resources
 Allow for immediate and proper action
 First responders know what actions to take
 Includes:
 Area maps
 Prioritized booming strategies
 Access points
 Staging areas
Maps that refer
you to Priority
Tables or
Strategies
Priority Tables
that refer you
to Strategies
Strategies
NWACP Concept of Operations
 Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local
governments to permit assessment and
response, if necessary
 National Response Center, 800-424-8802
 Relies on the principle of escalation
 Utilizes the National Incident Management
System (NIMS) and Incident Command
System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principles
Concept of Operations, cont.
 Provides for access to considerable resources
and expertise as situations requires
 Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or
source
 oil and hazmat
 fixed facility and transportation
 inland and coastal
 natural and man-made disasters
Options for using the plan
 For oil spills on water with GRPs
 Clearwater/Lochsa, Spokane, Pend Oreille,
 For large incidents
 Incident Command System position specific guidance
 For local contingency planning
 Information on State and Federal capabilities
(equipment, expertise, funding)
 Reference for role State and Feds are ready to fill
 As a technical reference for spill response
ONGOING PLANNING IN
REGION 10
Direct input route:
Gov. Agencies
Contractors
Public
Non-Profits
Industry
Workgroups
Workgroups:
• Logistics
• Wildlife
• Hazardous Substances
• Science and Response Tech.
• Geographic Response Plans
• Marine Fire Fighting
• Communication and Outreach
NW Area Committee
US EPA, R10
USCG, Sector Seattle
USCG, Sector Portland
Steering Committee
RRT 10
US EPA, R10
USCG, D-13
NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are Informed
“Integration with Reality”
GRP
Workshops
Exercises
NW Area Committee
US EPA, R10
USCG, Sector Puget Sound
USCG, Sector Columbia River
Drills
Outreach
NWAC
Meetings
Annual Plan
Review
RRT 10
US EPA, R10
USCG, D-13
How to get the plan, and
connect with the NWAC
http://www.rrt10nwac.com/
Josie Clark
NW Area Planner
EPA Region 10
206-553-6239
[email protected]
Heather Parker
USCG RRT Coordinator/
District Rspns Advisory Team
206-220-7215
[email protected]
2011 Updates to the NW Area
Contingency Plan
List of Some Key Proposed Changes
NWAC Meeting 29JUN11 – BOISE, ID
Discussion Topics
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List of Key Department of Ecology Updates to NWACP
List of some Key Sector Puget Sound Updates to
NWACP
Some Additional Updates
Some Key Updates from Ecology (1)
Add to the RP’s Response Policy in Chapter 1000 a description of the staging
of the industry-funded emergency response towing vessel in Neah Bay.
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Description of the permanent staging of the tug at Neah Bay.
A note that both Ecology and the US Coast Guard can contract with the tug if
necessary.
Clarify in Appendix 8000 Ecology’s role in planning for and responding within
unified command to vessel firefighting incidents that pose threat of spill.
New appendix on Environmental Permits – new appendix based on lessons
learned from the DAVY CROCKETT.
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Overview of the need for & types of permits to obtain during responses.
Comprehensive list of federal, tribal and state permits that may be necessary
(and contact agencies).
Short discussion of potential for waivers or expedited process to obtain the
permits.
Tool used during response to track permit issues.
Some Key Updates from Ecology (2)
Revise Washington’s Disposal Plan Boilerplate – this is an Ecology only tool.
Updated in response to lessons learned from the DAVY CROCKETT.
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Adding operational guidance for characterizing and handling waste streams all
the way through to final disposition.
Additional guidance on temporary storage.
Procedures for reporting data on waste.
Update Chapter 1000 to reflect new vessel industry requirements for
notifications to WA state of vessel emergencies
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Update to reflect change in state law requiring vessels operators to report
significant threats of spills to the state.
List of potential command post locations – Added back into Logistics chapter.
Addition of Liaison Manual as new appendix to plan
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Presents ICS structure and job descriptions for Liaison group
Includes tools for stakeholder meetings,VIP tours, etc.
Some Key Updates from Ecology (3)
Broad update to Chapter 4000 on Volunteers including addition of new
Volunteer Management Manual in the appendix (Volunteer Task Force
co-chaired by Sector Puget Sound and Ecology)
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Provides a process for unified command to make a decision whether to
use volunteers.
Mentions the MOU signed between the USCG, EPA and the
Corporation for National and Community Services for managing nonaffiliated (or convergent) volunteers.
Add description of Coast Guard’s use of auxiliary as volunteers.
Mentions the new Washington law requiring Ecology to develop a
volunteer coordination system.
Defines a Volunteer Coordinator for ICS, suggest unified command can
put the function in planning or Liaison.
Suggests tasks that volunteers can (or won’t) be used for during a
response.
Still not defined: training requirements for volunteers, specific process
for intake & registration.
Some Key Updates from Sector Puget Sound
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Marine Firefighting – Sector PS
Some Additional Updates…
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Entire Rework of Chapter 1000 and 2000
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Thanks to Josie Clark, Dale Becker and Wade Gough for taking
the lead
Thanks to other Steering Committee members who
contributed edits
Adding revised EPA-USCG Jurisdictional Boundary
Language to Chapter 1000
Adding BMPs from DWH to Chapter 9000
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QUESTIONS?
Proposed New NWACP Update Cycle Dates
01 JANUARY
ANNUAL AREA COMMITTEE WORKSHOP
(First one SEP2011, then JAN after that)
21 JANUARY
SC Face to Face MEETING – REVIEW RESULTS
01 FEBRUARY
EXEC COMM CONF CALL - DECIDE ON
PRIORITIES AND TF FACILITATORS
01 MARCH
CONF CALL- STEERING COMMITTEE &TF
FACILITATORS
01 SEPTEMBER
TFs complete work (i.e. NWACP updates)
15 SEPTEMBER
EACH ASSIGNEE FINALIZES UPDATES TO THE
NWACP LANGUAGE/TEXT/SECTIONS
01 OCTOBER
SC COMPLETES ROUGH DRAFT NWACP –
include all assigned updates
MARCH RRT/NWAC Meeting
JUNE RRT/NWAC Meeting
(Opportunity for TF to receive
input from Exec Committee on
policy decisions)
OCT RRT/NWAC Meeting
01 NOVEMBER
PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT
01 DECEMBER
FINAL DRAFT INCLUDING PUBLIC COMMENTS
31 DECEMBER
FINAL PLAN
31 JANUARY
PUBLISH SIGNED NWACP
Steering Committee Draft_02MAY2011
Agenda
• Safety Brief, Introductions, Opening Remarks
• ID State Response Program and Vision
• Introduction to the Regional Response Team, NW Area Committee, and
NW Area Contingency Plan
• Warm Springs Fire
• BREAK
• Review of Spokane River Geographic Response Plan
• OSC Reports
• LUNCH
• Bio-Response Operational and Testing Evaluation Project (BOTE)
• Operational Commanders Roundtable
• BREAK
• Rexburg Drum Case
• RadNet Deployment in aftermath of Japanese earthquake/tsunami
• Derelict Vessels: Joint Federal State Actions
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