Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-182 - Oil spill contingency plan › Part III - DRILL AND EQUIPMENT VERIFICATION PROGRAM › Section 173-182-720 - Evaluation criteria

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
The ecology drill evaluation process is based on the
				  National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) 2016 guidance
				  document. The NPREP guidance document lists fifteen core components that shall
				  be demonstrated by the plan holder during the triennial cycle. Ecology adopts
				  the fifteen core components as the criteria used to evaluate plan holder
				  table-top 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.
(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 tactical planning and 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 through the use of oil spill countermeasures including, but not limited
				to, mechanical oil recovery, dispersants, in situ burning, and bioremediation
				.
(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 multimode transportation, for all areas of the
				response.
(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 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.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 88.46,
					 90.48,
					 90.56 RCW, and
					 2011 c
					 122 . 13-01-054 (Order 11-06), § 173-182-720,
					 filed 12/14/12, effective 1/14/13. Statutory Authority: Chapters 88.46,
					 90.56, and
					 90.48 RCW. 06-20-035 (Order 00-03),
					 § 173-182-720, filed 9/25/06, effective
					 10/26/06.