USCG Roles Before, During & After a CSZ Event
Goals of Presentation What are the USCG roles during CSZ Event? River Operations Authorities & Restrictions? What is the anticipate damage to the river channels? What will the river system be used for? Debris removal and management? Is there Coordination w/ the State?
Coast Guard s Missions By Law, the US Coast Guard has 11 Missions: Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security ESF-13 Drug Interdiction ESF-13 Aids to Navigation ESF-1 Search and Rescue ESF-9 Marine Environmental Protection ESF-10 Living Marine Resources Other Law Enforcement ESF-13 Defense Readiness Migrant Interdiction ESF-13 Marine Safety ESF-1, 3, 4, 10, 13 Ice Operations ESF-1 UNCLASSIFIED
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Sector Commander Responsibilities
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Area of Responsibility (33 CFR 3.65-15; NWACP Ch. 1000)
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Highlights #1 U.S. wheat export gateway #1 West Coast wood exports #1 West Coast mineral bulk exports #2 U.S. soybean export gateway #2 West Coast auto imports & exports #3 grain export gateway worldwide Growing petroleum exports 420 miles coast/465 miles river 33 ports, $24 billion commerce *Source: Pacific Northwest Waterways Association
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER CY 2017 Highlights Sector-wide Ports Waterways Coastal Security Regulated Waterfront Security Inspections 54 Joint Operations with CBP 2 Security Boarding: 21 HCPV Escort: 8 Facility Security Patrol: 16 Search and Rescue Total response cases: 871 Lives saved: 83 Property saved or assisted: $1.138 Billion Total lives affected: 1,440 Aids to Navigation 1040
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER CY 2017 Highlights Sector-wide Marine Safety Waterways Management 135 Regulated Facility Inspections & Plan Reviews 98 Marine Event permits, 12 Safety Zones 2 Special Local Regs & 4 Regulated Navigation Areas Managed 2 MTS Disruptions (Kalan Bridge & Eagle Creek Fire) Rose Festival (Fleet Week) Buoy 10 Salmon Fisheries/Make Way Ops 2 Hydroplane Races Safety Zone Enforcement 4 Fireworks Display Events 19 Auxiliary Supported Marine Events
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Marine Safety Waterways Management.continued Domestic Inspected Fleet of Responsibility: 1093 217 Small Passenger Vessels 24 Cruise Ship arrivals for repositioning voyages 1 Large Passenger Vessel 25 Tank Barges 130 Uninspected Towing Vessels, 31 Towing Vessel Companies 1500 Commercial Fishing Vessels 30 Deep Draft Dry Dock Examinations 2 Barge Construction Yards (Vigor & Gunderson) Foreign Flagged Vessel Examinations: 582 (2017) Inspection Highlights: 5 th busiest Port State unit in the country (only behind NOLA, Houston Galveston, New York, and LA LB) Forward leaning on BWM policy enforcement: Multiple Ballast Water Management System Operational Controls for inoperable/no systems onboard Two violations issued for non compliance Multiple loss of propulsion casualties with numerous potential causal factors. Of the 38 loss of propulsion events, ~1 in 6 resulted in a grounding
U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER Marine Environmental Protection Total pollution cases: 269 Pollution cases where fund was opened: 31 $516,408 expended from OSLTF Multi-agency ICS exercises: 8 CY 2017 Highlights Sector-wide
Roles During CSZ Remember All those Missions & Authorities? Ports, Waterways, and Coastal Security ESF 13 Aids to Navigation ESF 1 Search and Rescue ESF 9 Marine Environmental Protection ESF 10 Marine Safety ESF 1, 3, 4, 10, 13 ESF 1 Marine Transportation Recovery Coordination ESF 3 Public Works and Engineering (support to USACE) ESF 4 Marine Fire Fighting (support to FPAAC) ESF 13 Public Safety and Security
Infrastructure Damage Summary (Data Source: DHS Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center) Jetties: Sunk due to liquefaction Columbia River Channel: filled in to an unknown level w/ debris & sediment to mile 18 and maybe more ATON: to Mile 21 possibly off station; ATON from miles 21 43 need to be used with caution Ports: Majority of grain facilities; severe to complete damage Similar w/ other facilities Bridges: Almost all on 101, Megler, Lewis and Clark, 75 80% in Portland Metro Area (USCG Rescue 21 system) Roads: 101, 42, 38, 126, 34, 20, 18, 6, 26, 30 sustain severe to complete destruction; I 5 from CA to Seattle 50% damaged Airports: Costal would see complete damage to runways; PDX, ok but no fuel. Electrical: 61% w/in 100 miles of coast Petroleum: Petroleum row, Olympic Pipeline
Liquefaction Risk
Landslide Potential
Ground Shake Momentum
Sector Units
MSU/Station Portland Liquefaction
Debris Management USACE
How may the River be Used?
Continuous Coordination & Preparedness Committees NW Area Committee / Regional Response Team Harbor Safety Committee Area Maritime Security Committee Marine Fire and Safety Association Fire Protection Agencies Advisory Committee River Safety Committee Industry Breakfast USCG/USACE/NOAA Marine Transport & Port Recovery Working Group National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (DOGAMI Tsunami Modeling) Plans & Exercises National SAR Plan & Exercises Northwest Area Contingency Plan & Exercises Vessel Response Plans & Exercises (NPREP) Facility Response Plans & Exercises (NPREP) Area Maritime Security Plan & Exercises Salvage Plan & Exercises (NWACP, VRP, AMSP) Marine Transportation Recovery Plan & Exercises Continuity of Operations Plan & Exercises Natural Disaster Plans & Exercises (internal requirements) Vessel Inspections & Drills Facility Inspections & Drills Harbor Safety Plan (industry lead)
Continuous Coordination & Preparedness Plans & Exercises continued CBP/USCG Protocols (this will be an international incident) Federal & international maritime industry coord w/ Intragovernmental Group, Carrier Support Group & Trade Support Group. These groups represent all federal cabinet stakeholders, over 90% of world s shippers, majority of all inland transport associations & the majority of US retailers
Continuous Coordination & Preparedness Plans & Exercises continued Ports & Waterways Coord Work Group (FEMA, USCG, USACE, NOAA); LL from Cascadia Rising, gap between National & Local Planning Development of a Regional PWWC Plan to provide Regional tools to support local response & recovery of MTS disrupted by catastrophic events Will reside w/in All Hazards planning of the RISC to improve C2 & planning for any catastrophic disruption of the MTS in the PACNW.
Continuous Coordination & Preparedness Plans & Exercises continued Sector Columbia River MTS Recovery Plan
Challenges for Regional Working Group to Solve Devolution & replacement of local USCG Integration of two state JFO s Integration of Northcom Integration of Private Industry Assets
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