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Unique Challenges of DWH Response and Assessment: • Release ~1 mi. deep • 50 mi. offshore • 86 days, ~200 million gallons • Use of surface & sub-sea dispersants • Diverse resources, life stages and habitats, in 3D space • High human use and value • 5 States, multiple federal agencies, volunteers, press, etc.
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Oil P il Pollu llutio ion Act ct ( (OPA) Comprehens ehensive ve Environm nment ental Response, nse, Compe mpensation and and Liabi ability Act (Supe uperfund) Cle Clean Wa Water r Act ct (CWA CWA) Nat ationa nal Mar Marine Sanc anctuar aries Act (NMS MSA) Pa Park Syst stem Reso esources Pr Protec ection Ac Act (PS (PSRPA) PA) 5
Oil Pollution Act NRDA Framework Release PREASSESSMENT SCREEN Ephemeral Data Collection Activities Public and Community Involvement Pathway RESTORATION PLANNING Injury Assessment Restoration Selection Restoration Scoping Field Studies Project Identification Exposure Data Evaluation Project Scaling Modeling Draft Restoration Plan Injury Quantification Final Restoration Plan Injury RESTORATION IMPLEMENTATION 6
In Summ In Summary, , Thr Three Thing Things… NR NRDA is is Rest storation-Foc ocused ◦ Restora ratio ion is is considered e d early rly a and d thro roughout the N NRD pro process NR NRDA is is a Cooperative ve P Pro rocess ss ◦ Ge Gettin ing t to re restoratio ion re requ quir ires a a common v vis isio ion & & coordin rdinatio ion wit ith: Co Co-Tru rustees an and the public lic Moves fas aster if if Responsib ible le Part arty share ares the sam ame vis isio ion an and work rks cooperat atively ly with the Truste tees NR NRDA is is a Le Legal P l Pro rocess ◦ Tru rustees a are re re requ quir ired d to de demonstrate c causalit ity be between t the re rele lease & & re resource in injury/lost u use ◦ The po pollu lluter pa pays for r assessment a and re d restora ratio ion 7
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DWH Trustee Council Membership Feder eral Trustees: ees: ◦ U.S. S. D DOC – NOAA AA ◦ U. U.S. D DOI – FWS, N NPS, S, BLM BLM, BI BIA ◦ U.S. S. D DOD D -Nav avy State Trustees: ees: ◦ Alab abam ama a ◦ Florid rida ◦ Louis isia iana ◦ Missi sissi sippi ◦ Texas as Tru Trustee Co Counci cil: l: ◦ Goal al: W Work rk c coopera rativ ively ly t to determ rmin ine t the magnit itude a and exte tent o t of i f injury to to natural resou ource ces i in th the G GOM fr from om th the DWH s spill a ll and f fully ly r restore re t those i injure red r resourc rces 9
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Finishing fall-winter field sampling activities Primary focus during next several months on lab analysis, data synthesis and interpretation Early restoration compensation ◦ $1B among Trustees ◦ Variety of projects under discussion Restoration planning continues: we n e need eed yo your ur inpu put and and ide deas at at www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov 11
Location of Phase I Early Restoration Proposed Projects 12
Assessment/Restoration ◦ www.gulfspillrestoration.noaa.gov Federal Portal/ERMA/Mapping ◦ www.restorethegulf.gov Response Information (tools, trajectories, closures) ◦ http://deepwaterhorizon.noaa.gov Gulf of Mexico Sea Grant: ◦ http://gulfseagrant.tamu.edu/oilspill/index.html Sign up for our NRDA email updates! Or call: 1-888-547-0174 13
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