Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-186 - Oil spill contingency plan-Railroad › Part III - OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR TYPE A RAILROADS › Section D - Drill and Equipment Verification Program › Section 173-186-520 - Drill evaluation criteria

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The ecology drill evaluation process is based on the 2016
					 NPREP guidance document. The NPREP guidance document lists fifteen core
					 components that shall be demonstrated by the rail plan holder during the
					 triennial cycle. Ecology adopts the fifteen core components as the criteria
					 used to evaluate rail plan holder tabletop and deployment drills. The core
					 components are as follows:
(1)
Notifications:
Test the notifications procedures identified in the
				  plan.
(2)
Staff
				  mobilization:
Demonstrate the ability to assemble the spill response
				  organization identified in the plan.
(3)
Ability to operate within the
				  response management system described in the plan:
This includes
				  demonstration of the ICS staffing and process identified in the plan.
(4)
Source control:
Demonstrate
				  the ability of the spill response organization to control and stop the
				  discharge at the source, and to effectively coordinate source control
				  activities within the response.
(5)
Assessment:
Demonstrate the ability of the spill response
				  organization to provide an initial assessment of the discharge, or potential
				  discharge, and provide continuing assessments of the effectiveness of the
				  planning and tactical operations.
(6)
Containment:
Demonstrate the
				  ability of the spill response organization to contain the discharge at the
				  source or in various locations for recovery operations.
(7)
Mitigation:
Demonstrate the
				  ability of the spill response organization to recover, mitigate, and remove the
				  discharged product. This includes mitigation and removal activities such as
				  dispersant use, in situ burn use, and bioremediation use, in addition to
				  mechanical oil recovery.
(8)
Protection:
Demonstrate the ability of the spill response
				  organization to protect the environmentally, culturally and economically
				  sensitive areas identified in the NWACP and the plan.
(9)
Disposal:
Demonstrate the
				  ability of the spill response organization to dispose of the recovered material
				  and contaminated debris in compliance with guidance found in the
				  NWACP.
(10)
Communications:
Demonstrate the ability to establish an effective
				  communications system throughout the scope of the plan for the spill response
				  organization.
(11)
Transportation:
Demonstrate the ability to provide effective
				  multimodal transportation both for execution of the discharge and support
				  functions.
(12)
Personnel
				  support:
Demonstrate the ability to provide the necessary logistical
				  support of all personnel associated with the response.
(13)
Equipment maintenance and
				  support:
Demonstrate the ability to maintain and support all equipment
				  associated with the response.
(14)
Procurement:
Demonstrate the ability to establish an effective
				  procurement system.
(15)
Documentation:
Demonstrate the ability of the rail plan holder's
				  spill management organization to document all operational and support aspects
				  of the response and provide detailed records of decisions and actions
				  taken.