Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-182 - Oil spill contingency plan › Part II - COVERED VESSEL AND FACILITY OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLANS › Section Section C - Planning Standards › Section 173-182-395 - Neah Bay staging area

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Those covered vessel and facility plan holders that transit
					 or operate within a five nautical mile radius of a point at Lat. 48°23'06"N
					 Long. 124°35'59"W (WGS 1984) must meet the following standards. This area
					 is very rugged, in order to accomplish deployment of resources logistical
					 considerations will need to be planned for. Access to GRP locations may need to
					 be done by helicopter or by land access, plans must identify all of the
					 equipment that could be used to deploy GRPs. The boom and recovery resources to
					 meet the two, three, four and six hour standards must be resident.
Time (hours)
Boom/Assessment
Minimum Oil Recovery Rate
% of WCS volume per 24 hours
Minimum Storage Volume
2
A safety assessment of the spill by work boat
								  with trained crew and appropriate air monitoring, with 1,000 feet of boom could
								  have arrived
3
Additional 2,000 feet or 4 times the length of
								  the largest vessel of open water boom whichever is less, to be used for
								  containment, protection or recovery could have arrived
4
At least an additional 200 feet of boom and
								  temporary storage of at least 196 barrels with the ability to collect, contain,
								  and separate collected oil from water could have arrived. The additional boom
								  should be capable of encountering oil at advancing speeds of at least 2 knots
								  in waves. This boom shall be of a type appropriate for the operating
								  environment
6
Additional 6,000 feet of boom with at least 4,000
								  feet of open water boom for containment, protection and recovery could have
								  arrived
Capacity to recover the lesser of 3% of worst
								  case spill volume or 12,500 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived.
								  100% of the recovery devices must be able to work in open water
								  environments
1 times the EDRC
12
Additional 20,000 feet of boom combination of
								  types appropriate for containment, protection and recovery could have
								  arrived
Capacity to recover the lesser of 10% of worst
								  case spill volume or 36,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived.
								  At least 60% of the skimming capability must be able to work open water
								  environments
1.5 times the EDRC
24
Additional 20,000 feet combination of appropriate
								  types of boom for containment, protection and recovery could have
								  arrived
Capacity to recover the lesser of 14% of worst
								  case spill volume or 48,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have
								  arrived
2 times the EDRC
48
More boom as necessary for containment, recovery
								  or protection
Capacity to recover the lesser of 25% of worst
								  case spill volume or 60,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have
								  arrived
More as necessary to not slow the response
Statutory Authority: Chapters 88.46,
						90.48,
						90.56 RCW, and
						2011 c
						122 . 13-01-054 (Order 11-06), § 173-182-395,
						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),
						§ 173-182-395, filed 9/25/06, effective
						10/26/06.