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Overview of Select Oil Spill Preparedness, Prevention, & Response Initiatives Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response Rick Bernhardt, PhD ADEC Spill Prevention & Response - Approx 2,000

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Overview of Select Oil Spill Preparedness, Prevention, & Response Initiatives

Rick Bernhardt, PhD

Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Spill Prevention and Response

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Approx 2,000 spills reported to ADEC each year
ADEC maintains a response network through

program development and coordination

ADEC Spill Prevention & Response

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 State Reviews,

Validates, & Approves Industry Contingency Plans

 Conducts Site Inspections to Ensure Regulatory

Compliance

 Shares Expertise About Best Management Practice

Among Plan-Holders

 Participates in Readiness Drills to Gauge Ability to

Respond According to C-Plan

 Seven Emergency Towing Systems

Prevention

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Preparedness

 State Engaged in ~50 Major Initiatives Over

Past Decade

 Unified Plan  Subarea Contingency Plans  Community Spill Response Agreements  Potential Places of Refuge  Readiness Drills and Incident Command System

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Contingency Plan Hierarchy

Joint Contingency Plan National Contingency Plan Regional Contingency Plan Area Contingency Plan Subarea Contingency Plan Facility Response Plan Vessel Response Plan

Alaska is the only state to have merged these two plans.

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Unified and Subarea Plans

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Community Spill Response Program

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Community Spill Response Program

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Sensitive Areas with GRS in the Northwest Arctic Subarea

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Sample GRS in Lopp Lagoon

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Resources Associated with Lopp Lagoon GRS

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Potential Places of Refuge

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PPOR Site Characteristics

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UNIFIED COMMAND RPOSC/IC FOSC SOSC LOSC COMMAND STAFF Information Officer Liaison Officer Legal Officer Safety Officer PLANNING OPERATION LOGISTICS FINANCE

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 Report all spills

immediately

 Augment the Response

with Trained Workers

 Provide Local On-Scene

Coordinator

 Participate in Regional

Stakeholder Committee

 Remain engaged

throughout response & remediation process

 Provide Local Knowledge in

work groups & during responses

Key Roles for Local Responders

North Slope Borough Village Response T eam – GC-2 Spill (March 2006) Local-Hire Worker – Selendang Ayu Spill (April 2005)

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QUESTIONS?

Dr. Rick Bernhardt

Department of Environmental Conservation 555 Cordova Street Anchorage, AK 99501 (907) 269-7683 Rick.Bernhardt@alaska.gov