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SPU Spill Response & Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination
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SPUs Response Area• 89.9 Square Miles of City – 170 Storm Drain Outfalls – 38 Miles of Creeks – Nearly 100 miles of shoreline
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SPUs Response Area• 162.5 Square Miles of Watershed – 3 Large Reservoirs, 3 Major Dams & Fish Hatchery
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Staffing & Equipment• 15 Spill Responders• 2 Response Vehicles • Emergency Response Trailer
– Absorbents, Boom, Tools & What-not
• 16’ Aluminum Response Boat• Contractor & Budget Authority
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Annual Response Activities• 140 Spill Responses• 320 Non Spill Surface Water
Quality Investigations • Over 1000, Business –
Audits & Inspections• Enforcement
(26 NOVs 14K)
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Spill CauseAccidental Spill Unknown Leaking Vehicle Motor Veh Accident Other Construction ProjectIllegal Business Activity Illegal Dumping False Call Natural Condition Private Sewage
Non MVA Accidents
Unknown
Leaking Vehicles
MVA
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Training
• 40 Hr HAZWOPER• 24 Hr Specialized ER• 16 HR ER Boat Ops. (ECY)
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Interagency Cooperation
• Typical Response Partners – WA Ecology – Seattle Transportation – Seattle Fire – Seattle Police – Seattle Harbor Patrol – King County Industrial Waste– King County Metro Transit – King County Surface Water – EPA
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Interagency Cooperation
• Starts With Referrals for incidents that:– Unknown origin on water in the area of outfalls– Inland and threatening drains or surface waters – May affect Seattle Resources
• Method – ERTS – Dispatch Calls for Spills – NRC Reports – State EOC (after hours)
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Interagency Cooperation
• Minor Incidents– SPU response as primary regulatory agency– Communication with Ecology Responders
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Interagency Cooperation
• Moderate Spills – SPU may respond as initial agency and
communicate back with en route Ecology Responders
– SPU may coordinate contractor resources depending on affected area.
– No predetermined roles but usually arranged in first few minutes of response utilizing ICS
– Coordinated Public Information
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Interagency Cooperation • Major/Large Spills – SPU will take an investigative, response, unified
command and public information role as needed
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Continued Coordination
• Multi jurisdictional training • Increase of local spill response programs• Post incident review and procedural updates • Staff and Stakeholder input
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Questions