detroit river oil - us epa€¦ · detroit river oil spill origin. ¾ . shoreline assessment. ¾....
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DETROIT RIVER OIL SPILL RESPONSE
PAUL PARETE Environment Canada
Ontario Region
Detroit River
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Overview
¾Detroit River Oil Spill Origin
¾Shoreline Assessment¾Cleanup Methods & Criteria
¾Other Response Facts
¾Site Revisit¾Summary
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CANUSLAK ¾ CCG/USCG
International Joint Marine ContingencyPlan for the Great Lakes ¾ Capability of
Government and Industry agencies toprovide a coordinatedand integrated responseto international pollutionincidents, which threaten to affect their respective countries
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CANUSLAK
¾Exercise the plan every two years-desktop/in the field ¾Included; CCG,
USCG, other Fed bodies, Provincial & State Gov, Local Municipalities, LocalFN groups, Industry, etc.
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CANUSLAK 2002
exercise... reality...
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DETROIT RIVER OIL SPILL RESPONSE
Detroit River
Sarnia
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Incident Origin
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Shoreline Assessment Shoreline Survey
¾Over 41 km of total shoreline oiled ¾Aerial
Observations • Video Documentation
¾Water Craft Observations ¾Walked the
Shoreline• Photo Documentation
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Shoreline AssessmentShoreline Types
¾Rip Rap
¾Pebble
¾Cobble
¾Boulder
¾Sand
¾Fringing Wetland
¾Mixed Shoreline
¾Shoreline Uses
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Shoreline Assessment Oiling Conditions
¾ Approx 18 km of Canadian Shore Oiled, Est 10,000L(2600gal) ¾ 0.5 to 1 mm Thick ¾ 50 - 75mm from
Waterline ¾ Slightly Weathered ¾ Pooled Oil (75mm) ¾ Oiled Reeds (152mm) ¾ Stained Rocks ¾ Sheen
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Shoreline Assessment
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Shoreline Assessment
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Shoreline Assessment
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Cleanup Methods & CriteriaMethods
¾Different Methods According to Shoreline Type ¾Manual Removal of
Oiled Debris ¾Low Pressure Wash
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Cleanup Methods & CriteriaMethods
¾Flooding (deluge) ¾Contained High
Pressure Wash ¾Cutting of
Vegetation/Reeds ¾Natural Recovery
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Cleanup Methods & Criteria Criteria ¾Different Criteria
According to Land Use ¾Was Any Oil Product
Recoverable ¾Was There Potential
for Oil to Remobilize
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Cleanup Methods & CriteriaCriteria
¾ Any Pooled Oil Visible in Water or on Shoreline
¾ Does Oil Become Visible When Sediments are Mixed/Stirred ¾ Keeping in Mind More
Harm Than Good May Occur in Some Areas
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Other Response Facts ¾US source,
CANUSLAK invoked by USCG ¾Total volume spilled
was approx 1.2 mil litres(326, 000 gal)¾US investigating
possible sources (still unknown)
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Other Response Facts ¾ Stakeholders
Included, Canadian Coast Guard, Environment Canada, MOE/MNR/EMO, Conservation Authority, USCG(liason officer) ¾ Four Private
Shorelines Oiled Cleaned
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Other Response Facts ¾ No Active Bird
Migration or Fish Spawning Common to the Area (nesting in progress) ¾ Five Oiled Birds Were
Captured/Cleaned, Four Survived & Released ¾ No Reports of Any
Fish Kill
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Site Revisit - 1
¾ area Revisited June 4/02 - June 6/02 ¾ Video & Photo
Documentation ¾ No Visible impact on
shoreline ¾ New Vegetation Growth ¾ Wildlife Vibrant on all
Shorelines ¾ Will be Revisiting in
Spring of 2003
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Site Revisit - 2 ¾ area Revisited April
2003 ¾ Video & Photo
Documentation ¾ No Visible impact on
shoreline ¾ New Vegetation
Growth ¾ Wildlife Vibrant on all
Shorelines ¾ Will not be
Revisiting
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Summary
¾Importance of Shoreline Assessment/Observations to Determine Cleanup Strategy ¾Issue Surrounding “How Clean is Clean”
is Subject to Specific Circumstance ¾Natural Recovery is Going to Occur on
Most Areas Where Significant Wave Action is Present (Shipping Channel)
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Summary
¾Importance of cross border coordinated response ¾exercising pollution response plans
to ensure efficiency ¾Importance of good working
relationships with all agencies involved on both sides of the border
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Questions?