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 B - Contingency Plan Format and Content › Section 173-182-230 - Contingency plan general content

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) Contingency plans must include all of the
				  content and meet all the requirements in this section.
(2) In Washington state, the NWACP serves as
				  the statewide master oil and hazardous substance contingency plan required by
				  RCW
				  90.56.060. Plan holders shall write plans
				  that refer to and are consistent with the NWACP.
(3) All contingency plans must include the
				  following:
(a) Each plan shall state the
				  federal or state requirements intended to be met by the plan.
(b) Each plan shall state the size of the
				  worst case spill.
(i) For transmission
				  pipelines, more than one worst case spill volume for different line sections or
				  response zones on the entire pipeline may be submitted to ecology for
				  consideration. The methods and calculations used to determine the worst case
				  discharge volumes must be included in the plan.
(ii) For vessel umbrella plans that enroll
				  both tank vessels and nontank covered vessels and that rely on supplemental
				  resources for approval, specify the worst case discharge volume and product
				  type for both tank and nontank covered vessels for each port covered by the
				  contingency plan.
(iii) For
				  multiple facilities using a single plan, separate worst case spill volumes are
				  required for each facility.
(c) Each plan shall have a log sheet to
				  record revisions and updates to the plan. The log sheet shall identify each
				  section amended, including the date of the amendment, verification that ecology
				  was notified and the name of the authorized person making the change. A
				  description of the amendment and its purpose shall also be included in the log
				  sheet, or filed as an amendment letter to be inserted in the plan immediately
				  after the log sheet.
(d) Each plan
				  shall have a cross-reference table reflecting the locations in the plan of each
				  component required by this chapter.
(e) Each plan shall include contact
				  information for any PRC, SMT, or WRSP contracted resources necessary to meet
				  plan holder planning standards. Contact information must include the name,
				  address, twenty-four-hour phone number, or other means of contact at any time
				  of the day.
(i) A contract or letter
				  summarizing the terms of the contract signed by the PRC, SMT, or WRSP shall be
				  included in the plan.
(ii) If the
				  entire contract is not submitted, that document shall be available for
				  inspection, if requested by the department.
(iii) For mutual aid agreements that a plan
				  holder relies on to meet the planning standards, the plan shall include a copy
				  of the agreement and describe the terms of that document in the plan.
(iv) If a plan holder relies on a PRC, SMT,
				  WRSP or other contractor to staff ICS positions for the spill management team,
				  then the commitment must be specified in writing.
(v) If the entire contract for additional
				  spill management team support is not included in the plan, that document shall
				  be made available for inspection, if requested by ecology.
(f) Each plan must contain the procedures to
				  track and account for the entire volume of oil recovered and oily wastes
				  generated and disposed of during spills. The responsible party must provide
				  these records to ecology upon request.