INCREASED CRUDE BY RAIL
PART 1: ASSESSING THE RISK
OIL BY RAIL TASK FORCE FINDINGS
• GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN GAP ANALYSIS
• FAST WATER RESPONSE AND EQUIPMENT
• ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, RESOURCES, CONTACT INFORMATION - 3500
GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN GAP ANALYSIS
• TASKED WITH MAPPING RAIL ROUTES/FACILITIES, FAST WATER
RESPONSE OPTIONS, ETC.
• WORK GROUP WITHIN THE TASK FORCE TASKED WITH
“IDENTIFYING GRP GAPS”
• WHAT’S A GAP?
FAST WATER RESPONSE AND EQUIPMENT
• DEFINE FASTWATER IN THE NW
• PROVIDE TACTICAL RESOURCES FOR SPILL RESPONDERS
• PROVIDE APPROPRIATE EXPECTATIONS FOR NON-RESPONDERS
• DETERMINE WEAK POINTS FOR FASTWATER RESPONSE IN NW
MEMBERS OF SUBGROUP
• FRED FELLEMAN
• CRAIG CORNELL, MSRC
• TIFFANY GALLO, NRC
• AMANDA RIGHI, ECOLOGY
• DON PETTIT, ODEQ
• JEFF LEWIS, ECOLOGY
• TIM CALLISTER, USCG
WATER IS FASTWATER FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE NWACP
WHEN IT EXCEEDS 1 KNOT.
• 2 MOST COMMONLY USED TACTICAL MANUALS:
• OIL SPILL RESPONSE IN FAST CURRENTS: A FIELD GUIDE
• USCG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, 2001, REPORT NO. CG-D-01-02
• AVAILABLE ONLINE
• OIL RESPONSE IN FAST WATER CURRENTS: A DECISION TOOL
• USCG RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, 2002, REPORT NO. CG-D-03-03
• NOT AVAILABLE ONLINE FROM INDEPENDENT SOURCE, TURNED INTO NWACP 9302
NWACP 3320.4: FASTWATER SPILL RESPONSE
• WHY FASTWATER OIL SPILL
RESPONSE IS DIFFICULT
• NAME AND DESCRIPTION FOR
FASTWATER-SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT
• LINK TO RECOMMENDED USCG
TACTICAL MANUALS
FINDINGS RE: FASTWATER RESPONSE IN NW
• RESPONSE IN CURRENTS OF 1-2 KNOTS
ALL OSROS COVER PUGET SOUND OR THE
COLUMBIA RIVER. THIS SUBGROUP DOES
NOT BELIEVE A RESPONSE GAP EXISTS FOR
THESE AREAS.
FINDINGS RE: FASTWATER RESPONSE IN NW
• RESPONSE IN CURRENTS OF 2-7 KNOTS
FAST WATER RESPONSE OFTEN ENTAILS DEFLECTING OIL TO SLOWER EDDIES FOR COLLECTION, AND
DEFLECTING OIL FROM SENSITIVE RECEPTORS. ADDRESSING ACCESS AND LOGISTICAL ISSUES ON
INLAND RIVERS DURING A SPILL WILL TAKE CONSIDERABLE TIME, AS WILL IDENTIFYING THOSE
NATURAL COLLECTION AREAS. THIS WILL BE A BIGGER CHALLENGE THAN GETTING ENOUGH
EQUIPMENT.
FINDINGS RE: FASTWATER RESPONSE IN THE NW
• EQUIPMENT
MOST EQUIPMENT EXCEPT LARGE OCEAN BOOM CAN BE USED IN FAST WATER BY A KNOWLEDGEABLE
AND/OR TRAINED OPERATOR.
• TRAINING
SOME, NOT ALL OSRO STAFF HAVE TAKEN FAST WATER OR RIVER RESPONSE COURSES.
TESTING GRP STRATEGIES IN MAJOR RIVERS IS A BETTER WAY TO BUILD RESPONDER CAPABILITIES TO
PERFORM FAST WATER RESPONSE THAN TAKING A FAST WATER RESPONSE COURSE. THIS STRATEGY
PROVIDES BOTH HANDS ON RESPONSE EXPERIENCE AND VALIDATES THE RESPONSE TACTICS THAT WILL
NEED TO BE DEPLOYED RAPIDLY DURING A SPILL.
RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE FASTWATER
RESPONSE IN NW
• IMPROVE GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLANS FOR MAJOR RIVERS:
• LOCATE AND DEVELOP BOOMING STRATEGIES FOR NATURAL COLLECTION SITES IN MAJOR INLAND
RIVERS.
• TEST THE BOOMING STRATEGIES FROM PRIORITY 1 TO DEFLECT AND COLLECT OIL IN MAJOR RIVERS.
• PRE-IDENTIFY PRIORITY SITES FOR DEFLECTION BOOMING ON MAJOR INLAND RIVERS BASED ON
RESOURCES AT RISK.
• PROVIDE REGULATORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE FAST WATER DEPLOYMENTS
EITHER THROUGH DRILLS OR A FAST WATER RESPONSE CLASS.
ANY ADDITIONAL EFFORTS TO ASSESS RISK
FROM AREA COMMITTEE MEMBERS?