Northwest Area Contingency Plan & Northwest Area Contingency Plan & Geographic Response PlanGeographic Response Plan
Presented By:Presented By:
Department of EcologyDepartment of Ecology
Linda Pilkey-JarvisLinda Pilkey-Jarvis
Northwest Area Contingency Plan Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP)(NWACP)
What is the NWACP?What is the NWACP? How do GRPs fit in the How do GRPs fit in the
NWACP and area NWACP and area planning process?planning process?
Who can participate in Who can participate in the area planning the area planning process?process?
Website: Website: http://www.rrt10nwac.com/nwacp_document.htm
Public Outreach and Workgroups Public Outreach and Workgroups
Area Plan workgroups:Area Plan workgroups: GRPGRP Logistics Logistics Science, Response Science, Response
&Technology&Technology Communication and Communication and
OutreachOutreach Hazardous SubstancesHazardous Substances WildlifeWildlife Places of RefugePlaces of Refuge
GRPs Update ProcessGRPs Update Process
GRPs exist for Puget GRPs exist for Puget Sound area, outer Sound area, outer coast and inland river coast and inland river areasareas
Continual update Continual update process from lessons process from lessons learned through drills learned through drills & spills& spills
Workshops to collect Workshops to collect informationinformation
James Island GRP deployment (JAM 53)
Targeted Prevention Efforts Targeted Prevention Efforts
Vessel and Facility Inspections Vessel and Facility Inspections (equipment, procedures, training)(equipment, procedures, training)
Oil transfer Inspections & pre-booming Oil transfer Inspections & pre-booming operations for high rate transfersoperations for high rate transfers
USCG Vessel Traffic Service: tanker traffic USCG Vessel Traffic Service: tanker traffic in the North Sound and numerous ferry in the North Sound and numerous ferry routesroutes
Contingency Plans and GRPsContingency Plans and GRPs Contingency Plans: Contingency Plans:
VesselsVessels FacilitiesFacilities PipelinesPipelines
Updated contingency Updated contingency planning ruleplanning rule
Commitment to follow Commitment to follow Area Plan (includes Area Plan (includes GRPs)GRPs)
IOSA owned response boat located in the San Juans
Planning for Aggressive Planning for Aggressive ResponsesResponses
Cross border Cross border coordination with coordination with CanadaCanada
Drills to test Drills to test contingency planscontingency plans Notification drillsNotification drills Deployment drillsDeployment drills Worst-case drillsWorst-case drills