NW Area Committee

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NW Area Committee and the NW Area Contingency
Plan
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What is an Area Committee?

• Interagency group charged with pre-planning for
  oil spills
• Comprised of any player who has a role in oil
  spill response
• Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCG
• Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)

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Who is on an Area Committee?

• Fire Department
• Tribes
• Local Health Dist.
• Industry
• NGOs
• Private Citizens
• State Police

• State Health Department
• State Env. Reg.
• USCG
• EPA
• NOAA
• DOI
• DoD, DOE, etc.

Area Committee members include anyonewho has a
role in oil spill response.
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What is an Area Contingency Plan?

• A local/regional blueprint for oil (and hazmat)
  response
• Contact information
• Policy decisions
• Sensitive resource information
• Local/Regional response resources
• Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(C)

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Response Ramp Up

• Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, generally rely
  on mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions
• State responders provide secondary response
  support, if needed
• Federal responders provide the backstop by
  providing response support to the locals and
  State, if resources and funding is exhausted or
  unavailable

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Response Support

• When local capabilities and/or funds are
  overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could provide surge
  capacity and expertise
• When federally protected natural resources are
  impacted, NWAC agencies may be obligated to
  respond
• RRT/NWAC Goal Strong relationships and
  understanding of roles/responsibilities ahead of
  time to ensure good coordination during the
  incident

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Examples of Surge

• SILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILL
• Funding
• Specialized equipment/capability
• Air monitoring
• Government to Government Tribal Coordination
• Cleanup Contractors

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Who supports locals during a Response?
Marine
State
Inland
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Northwest Area Committee Federal State Tribal
Local Non-Profit Industry Members are any
entity with response interest in region. This
includes all RRT members as well as county and
city agencies and the private sector.
Regional Response Team 10 Federal State Tribal M
ember agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15
Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one
vote when the RRT assembles during a response.
NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget
Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River
RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13
In R10, these groups meet together.
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NW Area Committee
Regional Response Team
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NWACP Concept of Operations

• Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local
  governments to permit assessment and response, if
  necessary
• National Response Center, 800-424-8802
• Relies on the principle of escalation
• Utilizes the National Incident Management System
  (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified
  Command (ICS/UC) principles

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Unified Command DiagramDirectly from NWACP, Page
2000-2
Note The timeframe for this structure will
follow the initial response by first responders.
FOSC
RPIC
SOSC
Tribal/ other OSC
LOSC
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Concept of Operations, cont.

• Provides for access to considerable resources and
  expertise as situations requires
• Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or
  source
• oil and hazmat
• fixed facility and transportation
• inland and coastal
• natural and man-made disasters

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Useful NWACP Tools

• For oil spills on water with GRPs
• Clearwater/Lochsa, Snake
• For large incidents
• Contact information for State and Federal
  Resources
• Technical response resources
• For local contingency planning
• Information on State and Federal capabilities
  (equipment, expertise, funding)
• Reference for role State and Feds are ready to
  fill

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What is a Geographic Response Plan (GRP)?

• GRPs provide initial booming strategies to be
  deployed in the first 12-24 hours of a persistent
  oil spill response.
• GRPs constitute the Federal and State OSC
  orders during the initial phase of the spill.

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Purpose of the GRPs

• Prioritize natural, cultural and significant
  economic resources
• Allow for immediate and proper action
• First responders know what actions to take
• Includes
• Area maps
• Prioritized booming strategies
• Access points
• Staging areas

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Lochsa/Clearwater GRP
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Additional Information in GRPs

• Fish and wildlife resources
• Seasonal overflight restrictions
• Logistics
• Site description including risk assessment
• IDAHO GRPs
• Spokane River, Lower Snake River, Pend Oreille,
  Clearwater/Lochsa

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Direct input route
Gov. Agencies
NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget
Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River
Non-Profits
Contractors
Industry
Public
Steering Committee
Task Forces
RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13

• 2014 Task Forces
• ESA Emergency Consultation
• Segmenting Shorelines (SCAT)
• Oil By Rail
• In Situ Burn
• Public Information Strategy
• Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Group V Oils

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NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are
Informed Integration with Reality
GRP Workshops
NW Area Committee US EPA, R10 USCG, Sector Puget
Sound USCG, Sector Columbia River
Exercises
Drills
Outreach
RRT 10 US EPA, R10 USCG, D-13
NWAC Meetings
Annual Plan Review
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How to get the plan, and connect with the NWAC

• http//www.rrt10nwac.com/
• Josie Clark Heather Parker
• RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator,
  USCG
• 206-553-6239 206-220-7215
• clark.josie_at_epa.gov heather.a.parker_at_uscg.mil