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“Common Sense for UncommonWaters” No-Spills Conference
Traverse City, Michigan Great Wolf Lodge January 6 -8 2014
Gene Suuppi DEQ
UncommonWaters DEQ No-Spills Conference Traverse City, Michigan - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
UncommonWaters DEQ No-Spills Conference Traverse City, Michigan - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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
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260,000 to 750,000 barrels of Crude Oil
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1,300 miles (2,100 km) of coastline,[6] and 11,000 square miles (28,000 km2)
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1990 Great Lakes Captain Michigan Port Cities and County Emergency Planners, MSP, USCG
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2015 = 25th 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
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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
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- 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
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Jupiter Fire Saginaw River Bay City
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Deep Water Horizon
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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 5th year of clean-up
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Looking west across Talmadge creek entry to Kal River
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Oil on Talmadge Creek just downstream of entry point into Talmadge creek.
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Saginaw River Tug Ann Marie 2012
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Pollution Emergency Alert System (PEAS) 800 292-4706
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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
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MICHIGAN DEPT of AGRICULTURE & Rural Development (MDARD)
2/20/2014
Call MDARD @ 800 405-0101
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QUESTIONS/COMMENTS ?
Kalamazoo River 2010
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