Larry Iwamoto State of Alaska Dept of Environmental Conservation Spill Prevention and Response Division
Spill Response in Alaska Roughly 2,000 spills per year on the average DEC staff perform field visits/phone follow-ups to roughly 750-800 of these spills 25-30 spills are considered significant with Situation Reports generated 36 primary spill responders in DEC
Coastal Spills
Preventing Spills from Large Vessels
Unified Plan and 10 Subarea Plans
FEDERAL STATE NATIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN REGIONAL CONTINGENCY PLAN AREA CONTINGENCY PLANS UNIFIED PLAN SUBAREA PLANS STATE MASTER PLAN REGIONAL MASTER PLANS
Integrated Response
Typical Response Organization UNIFIED COMMAND SOSC FOSC RP IC LOSC COMMAND STAFF Safety Officer Liaison Officer Public Information Officer Legal Officer Regional Stakeholder Committee (RSC) OPERATIONS SECTION PLANNING SECTION LOGISTICS SECTION FINANCE/ADMIN SECTION
Federal/State Spill Response Plans Northwest Arc,c SCP: A Response B Regional Resources C HazMat D Sensi,ve Areas E Background F Scenarios G Geographic Response Strategies (GRS) H Specific Poten,al Places of Refuge (PPOR) Unified Plan: Response Organiza,on Administra,on Dispersants & ISB Wildlife Protec,on Guidelines Statewide Resources Hazmat, Radiological Health & Safety Guidelines Joint Informa,on Center PPOR Guidelines Volunteer Guidelines
Key Federal/State Plans
Response Strategies and Tactics Shoreline Offshore Inland Nearshore 15
Prevention: General Sequence of Events Vessel Issues Distress Call to Coast Guard Vessel Has Propulsion and Steerage Vessel Sustains Loss of Propulsion or Steerage Emergency Towing System Dispatched via Tow Tug, Helicopter, or Other Available Vessel Place of Refuge
Emergency Towing System (ETS) Background: Near grounding in March 2007 ETS Work Group formed Two ETS purchased for Dutch Harbor ETS purchased for Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak ETS purchased for Sitka and Anchorage (2011) ETS purchased for Adak and Cold Bay (2012) Two more to be purchased (Nome and Ketchikan - 2013)
Spill Response: Geographic Response Strategies Geographic Response Strategies Provide Pre developed Spill Response Tac,cs to Spill Responders GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE STRATEGIES (GRS)
Geographic Response Strategies Sensitive Area Prioritization and Protection Pre-Identified Operational Tactics
Spill Response: Local Community Response Enhancements Local Responders Use Pre developed GRS and Staged Spill Response Equipment to Protect Cri,cal Coastal Sensi,ve Areas LOCAL COMMUNITY RESPONSE ENHANCEMENTS
Conical Drill Unit Kulluk Tug aground north of Ocean Bay after losing its towline on several occasions- December 31, 2012 Spill Response Container at Kodiak accessed for various spill response equipment items.
Nearshore Response Planning Initiative Goal: Protect State Resources from Impacts of Oil Spills (State Waters extend out to 3 miles from the shoreline) Objective: Develop Specific Nearshore Operations Response Strategies for each Subarea Plan 23
Nearshore Operations Response Strategy Incorporate final document into updated Spill Tactics for Alaska Responders (STAR) Manual Completion Date: Spring 2013 Begin subarea-specific planning for Nearshore Response, possibly beginning with the Aleutians 24
Key Federal/State Plans
Questions/Discussion http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/perp/index.htm