NW Area Committee and the NW Area Contingency Plan

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) 2

Who is on an Area Committee?

• • • • • • • Fire Department Tribes Local Health Dist.

Industry NGOs Private Citizens State Police • State Health Department • State Env. Reg.

• USCG • 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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Response Ramp Up

• Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, generally rely on mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions; • State responders provide secondary response support, if needed; • Federal responders provide the backstop by providing response support to the locals and State, if resources and funding is exhausted or unavailable

Response Support

• • When local capabilities and/or funds are overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could provide surge capacity and expertise When federally protected natural resources are impacted, NWAC agencies may be obligated to respond • RRT/NWAC Goal: Strong relationships and understanding of roles/responsibilities ahead of time to ensure good coordination during the incident

Examples of “Surge”

• SILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILL • • • • • Funding Specialized equipment/capability Air monitoring Government to Government Tribal Coordination Cleanup Contractors

Who supports locals during a Response?

Marine State Inland

Regional Response Team 10

Federal State Tribal

Member agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a response.

NW Area Committee

US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Seattle USCG, Sector Portland US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13 In R10, these groups meet together.

RRT 10 Northwest Area Committee

Federal State Tribal Local Non-Profit Industry

Members are any entity with response interest in region. This includes all RRT members as well as county and city agencies and the private sector.

NW Area Committee

Regional Response Team

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

Unified Command Diagram

Directly from NWACP, Page 2000-2

Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders.

SOSC Tribal/ other OSC FOSC RPIC LOSC

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

Useful NWACP Tools

• • • For oil spills on water with GRPs • Clearwater/Lochsa, Snake For large incidents • Contact information for State and Federal Resources • Technical response resources For local contingency planning • Information on State and Federal capabilities (equipment, expertise, funding) • Reference for role State and Feds are ready to fill

What is a Geographic Response Plan (GRP)?

• GRPs provide initial booming strategies to be deployed in the first 12-24 hours of a persistent oil spill response.

• GRPs constitute the Federal and State OSC “orders” during the initial phase of the spill.

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Purpose of the GRP’s

Prioritize natural, cultural and significant economic resources Allow for immediate and proper action First responders know what actions to take Includes: – Area maps – Prioritized booming strategies – Access points – Staging areas

Lochsa/Clearwater GRP

Additional Information in GRPs

• • • • Fish and wildlife resources Seasonal overflight restrictions Logistics Site description including risk assessment • IDAHO GRPs: Spokane River, Lower Snake River, Pend Oreille, Clearwater/Lochsa

Direct input route: Gov. Agencies Contractors Public Non-Profits Industry Task Forces

2013 Task Forces:

• Endangered Species Act Compliance • Shoreline Cleanup (SCAT) • Emerging Risks • In Situ Burn • General Community Outreach • Incident Command Post • Wildlife Task Force •Lessons Learned

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 Drills Outreach NWAC Meetings Annual Plan Review

NW Area Committee

US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Seattle USCG, Sector Portland

RRT 10

US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13

How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC

http://www.rrt10nwac.com/

Josie Clark RRT10 Coordinator, EPA 206-553-6239 [email protected]

Heather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, USCG 206-220-7215 [email protected]