NW Area Committee and the

NW Area Contingency Plan

What is an Area What is an Area Committee?Committee?

• Interagency group charged with pre-Interagency group charged with pre-planning for oil spillsplanning for oil spills

• Comprised of any player who has a role Comprised of any player who has a role in oil spill responsein oil spill response

• Spatial boundaries defined by Spatial boundaries defined by EPA/USCGEPA/USCG

• Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(4)(A)

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Who is on an Area Who is on an Area Committee?Committee?

• Fire DepartmentFire Department

• TribesTribes

• Local Health Dist.Local Health Dist.

• IndustryIndustry

• NGOsNGOs

• Private CitizensPrivate Citizens

• State PoliceState 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 What is an Area Contingency Plan?Contingency Plan?

• A local/regional blueprint for oil (and A local/regional blueprint for oil (and hazmat) responsehazmat) response

– Contact informationContact information

– Policy decisionsPolicy decisions

– Sensitive resource informationSensitive resource information

– Local/Regional response resourcesLocal/Regional response resources

• Mandated by OPA 90 Section Mandated by OPA 90 Section 4202(C) 4202(C)

Response Ramp UpResponse Ramp Up

• Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, Local Fire/Hazmat Team responses, generally rely on mutual aid from nearby generally rely on mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions;jurisdictions;

• State responders provide secondary State responders provide secondary response support, if needed;response support, if needed;

• Federal responders provide the backstop Federal responders provide the backstop by providing response support to the by providing response support to the locals and State, if resources and funding locals and State, if resources and funding is exhausted or unavailableis exhausted or unavailable

Response SupportResponse Support• When local capabilities and/or funds are When local capabilities and/or funds are

overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could overwhelmed, NWAC agencies could provide surge capacity and expertiseprovide surge capacity and expertise

• When federally protected natural resources When federally protected natural resources are impacted, NWAC agencies may be are impacted, NWAC agencies may be obligated to respondobligated to respond

• RRT/NWAC Goal:RRT/NWAC Goal: Strong relationships Strong relationships and understanding of roles/responsibilities and understanding of roles/responsibilities ahead of time to ensure good coordination ahead of time to ensure good coordination during the incidentduring the incident

Examples of “Surge”Examples of “Surge”• SILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILLSILVERTIP PIPELINE SPILL

• FundingFunding• Specialized equipment/capabilitySpecialized equipment/capability• Air monitoringAir monitoring• Government to Government Tribal CoordinationGovernment to Government Tribal Coordination• Cleanup ContractorsCleanup Contractors

Who supports locals Who supports locals during a Response?during a Response?

Marine State Inland

RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13

NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10

USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland

Northwest Area Committee Federal StateTribal Local Non-ProfitIndustry

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 10FederalStateTribal

Member agencies are identified in NCP. Each of 15 Federal Agencies and State Lead Agency have one vote when the RRT assembles during a response.

In R10, these groups meet together.

NW Area Committee

Regional Response Team

NWACP Concept of NWACP Concept of OperationsOperations

• Rapid notification of Federal, State, and Rapid notification of Federal, State, and local governments to permit assessment local governments to permit assessment and response, if necessaryand response, if necessary

– National Response Center, 800-424-8802National Response Center, 800-424-8802

• Relies on the principle of escalationRelies on the principle of escalation

• Utilizes the National Incident Management Utilizes the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and Incident Command System (NIMS) and Incident Command System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) System/Unified Command (ICS/UC) principlesprinciples

Unified Command Unified Command DiagramDiagram

Directly fromDirectly from NWACP, Page 2000-2NWACP, Page 2000-2

FOSC

Tribal/ other OSC

RPIC

LOSC

SOSC

Note: The timeframe for this structure will follow the initial response by first responders.

Concept of Operations, Concept of Operations, cont.cont.

• Provides for access to considerable Provides for access to considerable resources and expertise as situations resources and expertise as situations requiresrequires

• Covers all spills regardless of nature, Covers all spills regardless of nature, cause or sourcecause or source– oil and hazmatoil and hazmat– fixed facility and transportationfixed facility and transportation– inland and coastalinland and coastal– natural and man-made disastersnatural and man-made disasters

Useful NWACP ToolsUseful NWACP Tools

• For oil spills on water with GRPsFor oil spills on water with GRPs• Clearwater/Lochsa, SnakeClearwater/Lochsa, Snake

• For large incidentsFor large incidents• Contact information for State and Federal Contact information for State and Federal

ResourcesResources• Technical response resourcesTechnical response resources

• For local contingency planningFor local contingency planning• Information on State and Federal capabilities Information on State and Federal capabilities

(equipment, expertise, funding)(equipment, expertise, funding)• Reference for role State and Feds are ready to Reference for role State and Feds are ready to

fillfill

What is a Geographic What is a Geographic Response Plan (GRP)?Response Plan (GRP)?

• GRPs provide initial booming GRPs provide initial booming strategies to be deployed in the first strategies to be deployed in the first 12-24 hours of a persistent oil spill 12-24 hours of a persistent oil spill response.response.

• GRPs constitute the Federal and GRPs constitute the Federal and State OSC “orders” during the initial State OSC “orders” during the initial phase of the spill.phase of the spill.

Purpose of the GRP’sPurpose of the GRP’s• Prioritize natural, cultural and Prioritize natural, cultural and

significant economic resourcessignificant economic resources• Allow for immediate and proper Allow for immediate and proper

action action • First responders know what actions First responders know what actions

to taketo take• Includes:Includes:

– Area mapsArea maps– Prioritized booming strategiesPrioritized booming strategies– Access pointsAccess points– Staging areasStaging areas

Lochsa/Clearwater GRPLochsa/Clearwater GRP

Additional Information in Additional Information in GRPsGRPs

• Fish and wildlife resourcesFish and wildlife resources• Seasonal overflight restrictionsSeasonal overflight restrictions• LogisticsLogistics• Site description including risk Site description including risk

assessmentassessment

IDAHO GRPs:IDAHO GRPs:• Spokane River, Lower Snake River, Pend Spokane River, Lower Snake River, Pend

Oreille, Clearwater/LochsaOreille, Clearwater/Lochsa

RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13

NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10

USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland

Steering CommitteeTask Forces

Public

Contractors

Industry

Non-Profits

Direct input route:

Gov. Agencies

2013 Task Forces:• Endangered Species Act Compliance• Shoreline Cleanup (SCAT)• Emerging Risks• In Situ Burn• General Community Outreach• Incident Command Post• Wildlife Task Force•Lessons Learned

RRT 10US EPA, R10USCG, D-13

NW Area CommitteeUS EPA, R10

USCG, Sector SeattleUSCG, Sector Portland

GRP Workshops

Exercises

Drills

Outreach

NWAC Meetings

NWAC Plan Evolves and Responders are Informed

“Integration with Reality”

Annual Plan Review

How to get the plan, and How to get the plan, and connect with the NWACconnect with the NWAC

http://www.rrt10nwac.com/http://www.rrt10nwac.com/

Josie ClarkJosie Clark Heather ParkerHeather Parker RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, EPA RRT10 Coordinator, RRT10 Coordinator,

USCG USCG 206-553-6239206-553-6239 206-220-7215206-220-7215 clark.josie@epa.govclark.josie@epa.gov heather.a.parker@uscg.milheather.a.parker@uscg.mil