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Department of the Environment
Oil Spill Response Capabilities
Oil Transportation in Maryland, by Mode
469 MDE Emergency Responses in 2009
• 78 impacted storm drains
• 184 impacted waterways
• No bulk oil tanker releases
• No cargo ship releases
Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills
569 577
485 469
184 200159
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# of Oil Spills ERDResponded to
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Impact to StormDrains
Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Containment Boom
• 6 Trailers at Montgomery Park, Baltimore = 10,000 feet
• 1 Trailer pre-positioned in Salisbury = 1,800 feet
Spill Response Vessels
• 2009 Maritime 25’ Voyager
• 1988 Boston Whaler 25’ Guardian
• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage
• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage
• 1987 Sea Nymph 16’ Aluminum Boat
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Pre-Positioned, Local Spill Response Trailers
Charles County Kennedyville Rock Hall Salisbury Solomons Island
• Sorbent Materials
• Jon Boat w/ 25hp Outboard motor
• Small Generator
• 1-1/2” mud pump
• 500 gallon Porta-Tank
• 300 feet of harbor boom
Regional Response Team III
Regional Response Team III
State Partners and Federal Agencies
• Advise/assist Federal On Scene Coordinators, Area Committees and Unified Commands
• Assist in the development of contingency plans
• Train, Inform, Communicate, and Coordinate with Federal On Scene Coordinators, Unified Commands, and Area Committees
5 Largest Oil Spills in Maryland History
Exxon 1981: Baltimore City256,000 gallons Land based spill, no waterway impact
Autoline 1988: Baltimore City165,000 gallons of #6 OilCaused by fire, Inner Harbor impact
Swanson Creek 2000: Chalk Point 126,000 gallons of #2 Oil Pipeline spill, Patuxent River impact
Baker Oil 1982: Baltimore City117,000 gallonsVandalism, Gwynns Falls impact
Hess Terminal 1979: Baltimore City83,000 gallonsLeak in tank, Curtis Creek impact
Rupture in intrastate pipeline: 126,000 gallons of oil released into Patuxent River
• Impacted wildlife, shorelines, marsh and waters for more than 15 miles
• Formed Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee as result
• Implemented recommendations: acquiring and installing additional boom; purchasing new vessel; replacing motors on boat
2000 Chalk Point Oil Spill – PEPCO
TO REPORT AN OIL SPILL OR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY
866-633-4686
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