“Common Sense for Gene Suuppi UncommonWaters ” DEQ No-Spills Conference Traverse City, Michigan Great Wolf Lodge January 6 -8 2014
Valdez, Alaska 1989
260,000 to 750,000 barrels of Crude Oil
1,300 miles (2,100 km) of coastline, [6] and 11,000 square miles (28,000 km 2 ) of ocean
1990 Great Lakes Captain Michigan Port Cities and County Emergency Planners, MSP, USCG
2015 = 25 th No-Spills Anniversary • Great Lakes Water Quality, Invasive species, water levels, etc… • Emergency Response • Pollution Prevention • Homeland Security • Cleanup of Contaminated Sites NO-SPILLS.ORG
Participants • U.S. Coast Guard • U.S.EPA; Army Corps of Engineers • International Joint Commission (Lake Levels) • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) • Canada Ministry of Environment & Coast Guard • MDEQ, MDNR, MDARD, Local Health Depts • American and Canadian Indian Tribes • Local Emergency Planners • Major GL Oil Terminals and Pipeline Companies • Major Power Companies • Major Industries
U. S Coast Guard Area Contingency Planning on the Great Lakes Sectors •Detroit, Michigan •Lake Michigan, Milwaukee Wisconsin •Sault Ste Marie, Michigan •Buffalo, New York Sector Field Offices •Grand Haven, Michigan
Jupiter Fire Saginaw River Bay City
Deep Water Horizon
Kalamazoo River Oil Spill • Largest inland waters oil spill in U.S. history • 870,000 gallons of oil recovered • $ 1 billion spent on clean-up • Going on 5 th year of clean-up
Looking west across Talmadge creek entry to Kal River
Oil on Talmadge Creek just downstream of entry point into Talmadge creek.
Saginaw River Tug Ann Marie 2012
Pollution Emergency Alert System (PEAS) 800 292-4706
PEAS DEQ’s 24 -hour service for reporting pollution emergencies to the DEQ for use by the: General Public Regulated Community WWTPs and WWSLs can call in releases 24/7 800 292-4706
MICHIGAN DEPT of AGRICULTURE & Rural Development (MDARD) Call MDARD @ 800 405-0101 or DEQ 2/20/2014
QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ? Kalamazoo River 2010
No-Spills Conference Always the first full week in January 25 th No-Spills Anniversary January 5, 6, 7, 2015 At the Family Friendly Great Wolf Lodge No-Spills.org
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