Mid-term Report:
Ballast Water Management In
Washington State
Ron Shultz, Chair
Washington State Ballast Water
Work Group
Washington State’s
Ballast Water Management Act
• Passed 2000; Amended 2004
• Declares:
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ANS damage the economy and environment.
Current efforts are not enough to stop intros
State program has international consequences.
State supports IMO and USCG programs.
State program must complement them.
• Creates Work Group
WA Ballast Water Work Group
Tasks:
• Study and recommend improvements
Treatment Methods
Plan Elements
Method, Form, Content of Reports
Other Matters
• Report by December 15, 2006.
Trading Partners Arrivals By Last Port of Call
July 2004 to June 2005
1400
# of vessels
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Asia
USA*
Columbia River ports
Canada
Other
Puget Sound ports
*Half the ships arriving in Puget Sound are from California, the rest are from Alaska and Columbia R.
Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Total Volume of Ballast Water Discharged
Reported by Ship Operators
Million cubic meters
5
4
3
2
1
0
01/03 -06/03
07/03-12/03
Volume of Tacoma Dome
01/04-06/04
07/04-12/04
WA ports on Columbia R
01/05-06/05
07/05-12/05
Puget Sound ports
Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Thousand cubic meters
Total High Risk Unexchanged Ballast Water Discharged
January 2003 to December 2005
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
01/03-06/03 07/03-12/03 01/04-06/04 07/04-12/04 01/05-06/05 07/05-12/05
WA ports on Columbia R
Puget Sound ports
Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
High Risk Un-Exchanged Ballast Water
Discharged to Puget Sound Ports
Thousand cubic meters
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
1/03-6/03
7/03-12/03
1/04-6/04
7/04-12/04
Total unexchanged ballast water discharged
1/05-6/05
7/05-12/05
Volume from California
Source: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
High Risk Un-Exchanged Ballast Water Discharged to
Washington Ports on the Columbia River
Thousand cubic meters
30
25
20
15
10
5
1/03-6/03
7/03-12/03
1/04-6/04
7/04-12/04
Total unexchanged ballast water discharged
1/05-6/05
7/05-12/05
Volume from California
Source: Washington Departm ent of Fish and Wildlife
Percent of Vessels In Full Reporting
Compliance
100
90
80
Percent
70
61
57
60
50
41
43
41
44
51
50
42
40
30
20
10
0
Puget Sound
Jan 04 - Jun 04
Columbia R - WA
Columbia R - OR
Jul 04 - Dec 04
Jan 05 - Jun 05
Source: Department of Fish and Wildlife
Challenges:
Room for Improvement
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Reporting
Verifying exchange practices
Information on exchange effectiveness
Need ships to test treatment technology
Vessel inspector program at risk
Managing ballast water on Columbia R
Next steps
• Align state program with national and
international requirements
• Develop program costs & funding options
• Identify feasible and proven technologies
• Alternative strategies for Columbia R.