presented by betty schorr alaska department of environmental conservation november 14, 2012
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RESPONDING EFFECTIVELY WHEN THINGS GO WRONG
Presented byBetty Schorr
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
November 14, 2012
Planning
OPA ‘90
National Contingency Plan
State Contingency Plan
Government Planning
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FEDERALFEDERAL
STATESTATE
REGIONAL CONTINGENCY
PLAN
REGIONAL CONTINGENCY
PLAN
AREA CONTINGENCY
PLANS
AREA CONTINGENCY
PLANS
STATE MASTER
PLAN
STATE MASTER
PLAN
NATIONAL CONTINGENCY
PLAN
NATIONAL CONTINGENCY
PLAN
REGIONAL MASTER
PLANS
REGIONAL MASTER
PLANS
UNIFIEDPLAN
UNIFIEDPLAN
SUBAREAPLANS
SUBAREAPLANS
LOCALLOCAL
Borough Emergency Response Plans
Local Emergency Response Plans
Borough Emergency Response Plans
Local Emergency Response Plans
Key Components of the Unified Plan
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In Situ Burning GuidelinesDispersant Use GuidelinesWildlife Protection GuidelinesResponse OrganizationFederal/State AuthoritiesPermits/Administration PPOR GuidelinesStatewide ResourcesShoreline Cleanup ReferencesCultural Resource ProtectionStatewide HazmatVolunteer GuidelinesPublic Information/JICMarine FF/Vessel Salvage, Lightering
Alaska’s Subareas
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Facility and VesselOil Discharge
Prevention and Contingency Plans
Communicate the Plan
DEC Response/Planning Initiatives
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GRS Development
State FY2013Southeast Alaska – 50-60 GRSNW Arctic – 45 GRS
State FY2014Aleutians – 60-70 GRS
Emergency Towing Systems (ETS)
Nearshore Operations Response Strategy (NORS)
Emergency Towing Systems
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FY2013 Initiatives
• ETS Exercise at Dutch Harbor (October 3, 2012)
• Large Vessel ETS for Cold Bay
• Large Vessel ETS for Ketchikan
• Medium ETS to be stored at the NAVSUPSALV Warehouse in Anchorage
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 13
Execute the Plan
To be ready to respond when there is a spill, you have to be
ready to respond when there isn’t
one.
dec.alaska.gov/spar