April 2, 2014 Saint Petersburg, Florida
Meeting Objectives Overview on how the USCG responds to major natural or anthropogenic emergencies such as hurricanes and oil spills The Incident Command System (ICS). Overview on NOAA Scientific Support to the US Coast Guard and States within the ICS. Sharing of knowledge and understanding of the latest relevant research that may be unique to the Florida ecosystem and discuss how that research (and researchers) may support any future events. Connect Researchers with Responders for a Plan of Action Moving Forward.
Florida Commission on Oil Spill Response Coordination (FCOOSRC) Identified numerous recommendations following Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Incident for better planning and preparation with regards to local knowledge on water movement, tides, currents, coastal mapping and oil spill movement, monitoring, modeling, and interoperable spatial data analysis Local research needs to connect with Local response for better preparation around Florida and that knowledge needs to be broadly and openly available for response.
Why? Florida s Threats (in part) Every black line represents some form of petroleum infrastructure
Why? Administrative Realities Different parts of Florida fall under different federal administrative boundaries
F o r e i g n S h o r e l i n e Foreign Territorial Sea (12 nm) Credit: US Coast Guard - Dec 2011 Foreign EEZ International Offshore Oil Spill Incident OPRC/Industry OSRP/VRP Primary Activities Source Control Salvage Surface/Sub-surface Dispersant Application ISB Operations Offshore Skimming International Coordination Foreign Nation Plan Primary Activities Source Control Salvage Surface/Sub-surface Dispersantr Application ISB Operations Nearshore Skimming Shoreline Cleanup International Waters (Transit) E E Z E E Z International Waters (Transit) US EEZ Domestic Offshore Oil Spill Incident US Federal Waters US Territorial Sea (12 nm) Offshore Drilling Response Plan Primary Activities Source Control Salvage ISB/Dispersant Operations Offshore Skimming Oiled Vessel Monitoring/Decon Coordinate State Response Vessel Traffic Control Air Traffic Coord State Waters (FL Gulf 9 nm FL Atl. 3 nm) USCG Area Contingency Plans U S S h o r e l i n e Primary Activities Nearshore Skimming GRP Implementation Tidal Inlet Protection Vessel Traffic/Decon (Port Specific) Shoreline Cleanup (Pre/Post Impact) Wildlife Recovery/Hazing Coordinate County/ Local Response
Why? 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill
Why? 1993 Tampa Bay Oil Spill 10 days resulted in:
Why? A Prestige Type Incident
Why? A Power Plant Spill Turkey Point Power Plant (Spill Drill) Impacting Biscayne Bay
Why? PracticeMakes Perfect TECO Big Bend Power Plant (Spill Drill) November 2013
Why? It s Just Happened (Texas)
What needs to be clear? Spatial data is most valuable and useable to the emergency response community. If information does not currently exist as spatial data, we can help, just ask. Conversion can often be fairly easy and funding can be found if the need is identified. There are numerous cultures being represented here today and each have their own lingo. If a term is not clear, please ask for clarification. It s OK. Get to know your neighbor, they may be your next best resource.
Florida Commission On Oil Spill Response Coordination (FCOOSRC) - Discussion of Key Final Recommendations
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #3 - State agencies and local agencies and their respective supervisory local elected officials with a role is preparing for, responding to, and recovering from a SONS should actively participate in USCG ACP development and biennial drills and exercises. (Section 2.2, page 14)
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #4 - RCPs and ACPs should be amended to ensure better organization, deployment, and management protocols for the VOO program and relevant OSROs. These plans should emphasize the importance of airborne surveillance and monitoring, preference in hiring and contracting local resources, and the value of local knowledge and experience in assessing tidal impacts and flow patterns in predicting the movement of spilled oil. (Section 2.2, page 15)
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #5 - Initial state and local responses to oil spills threatening Florida s coastline (e.g., boom acquisition and placement, assembling and training cleanup personnel) should be improved through better area contingency planning, preapproved contracts, preparedness activities, and support for characterizing pre-impact baseline conditions. (Section 2.3, page 16)
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #6 - USCG oil spill contingency plans, state spill plans, and other plans, should be amended to ensure support for and participation in coastal mapping and oil spill movement, monitoring, modeling, and interoperable spatial data analysis (e.g., The Florida Marine Spill Analysis System, Digital Area Contingency Plans, Geospatial Assessment Tool for Operations and Response [GATOR], and the Environmental Response Management Application [ERMA]).(Section 2.3, page 17)
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #7 - USCG RCPs and ACPs and any incident or unified commands established to respond to SONS affecting Florida should be amended to include (a) placing a USCG representative and RP representative in Emergency Operations Centers at each level of government when a spill approaches state waters; (b) consolidating public health and scientific research/information services at the incident command level to reduce redundancy and overlap; (c) incorporating local branches under the Incident Command System to ensure appropriate local involvement and integration into spill response and cleanup actions; and (d) coordinating and sharing data and information. (Section 2.3, page 18)
FCOOSRC -Discussion of Key Final Recommendations #9 -ACPs should improve identification, prioritization, and protection of environmentally sensitive areas/habitats through the use of state or region-specific information, best available technologies, tidal inlet protection strategies (TIPS), and application of sound science, engineering, and technical principles that consider water currents, tidal variations, and the effects of protective measures used in environmentally and economically sensitive areas. (Section 3.2, page 22)
Introduction to the Florida Institute of Oceanography (FIO) FIO Director: Dr. William Bill Hogarth