Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) SOSC Updates and Planning Initiatives Gary Folley, Manager Prevention, Preparedness and Response Program January 26, 2016
SPAR is made up of 3 Programs: Prevention Preparedness & Response (PPR) * Contaminated Sites Program Response Fund Administration Each plays an important role in fulfilling our mission. We prevent spills of oil and hazardous substances, prepare for when a spill occurs, and respond rapidly to protect human health and the environment.
10 largest releases FY 2015
Subarea Gallons Interior Alaska 184,565 North Slope 50,842 Prince William Sound 40,792 Cook Inlet 36,826 Northwest Arctic 17,436 Southeast Alaska 14,182 Aleutian 8,124 Kodiak Island 6,110 Western Alaska 999 Bristol Bay 770
Crude Oil Number of Spills Reported: 45 Total Gallons: 6,557 Notes: 10/4/2001 (FY02) - TAPS Bullet Hole Release; 285,600 gal Crude 3/2/2006 (FY06) - BP GC-2 Oil Transit Line Release; 212,252 gal Crude Total Volume by Fiscal Year* 20-YR Average Gallons 350,000 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000 100,000 50,000-1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Gallons Fiscal Year
Non-Crude Oil Number of Spills Reported: 1,441 Total Gallons: 79,780 Notes: 12/8/2004 (FY05) - the M/V Selendang Ayu broke apart, releasing 321,052 gal of IFO 380 and 14,680 gal of Diesel Number of Spills by Fiscal Year Total Volume by Fiscal Year* 20-YR Average Count 20-YR Average Gallons 600,000 2,500 500,000 2,000 400,000 1,500 300,000 Count 1,000 Gallons 200,000 500 100,000-1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014-1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
Hazardous Substances Number of Spills Reported: 370 Total Gallons: 178,038 Notes: 1/25/1997 (FY97) - a barge capsized and lost 25,000,000 lbs of Urea (Solid). Number of Spills by Fiscal Year Total Volume by Fiscal Year* 600 20-YR Average Count 4,000,000 20-YR Average Gallons 500 3,000,000 400 300 2,000,000 Count 200 1,000,000 100 - - 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 Gallons Fiscal Year Fiscal Year
FY 16 Program Priorities Program Transition Drill and Exercise Program Improvements Spill Prevention Project for Currently Unregulated Refined Fuel Tanks Majority of our time spent addressing spills from unregulated facilities (Tank size 1300 gallons to 420,000 gallons) Training Geographic Response Strategies Cathodic Protection Systems Review Ensure consistent methodologies are used statewide
Kiana Diesel Fuel Release December 1, 2015 2,400 gallon diesel spill Bulk tank farm - Fuel distributed through shared 3-inch common line Tank valve left in open position 800 gallons liquid recovered Two 10,000-gallon tanks contaminated snow. Response will continue in breakup and thaw seasons
Jarvis Power Plant Diesel Tank 1 Sitka, AK Unregulated tank farm in Sitka. Spill amount: Diesel ~ 30,000 gallons ~ 9,800 gallons was not recovered from containment. Root causes: thermal expansion of fuel increased system pressure; a flange gasket failed, which caused fuel from the tank to siphon into the secondary containment. Secondary containment isolation valve failure and bad connection to storm drain allowed diesel to run to Sitka Sound and the subsurface soils of the power plant facility.
Response Exercise Program Improvements - Guiding Principles Reduce costs to the department and industry. HB 72 - It is the intent of the legislature that the ADEC develop a plan to reduce the costs for the state and private entities related to oil spill response drills and exercises. Maintain or improve current levels of response readiness. Encourage innovation and improvement. Maintain consistency statewide. Strengthen and broaden response capability and coordination throughout the response community. Verify compliance with regulations in regards to companies ability to adequately respond to a spill.
Goals and Objectives Goal #1: Strengthen Area Committees role in response exercises Goal #2: Develop a response exercise guidance document Joint planning with Industry and federal partners Align Industry, State and Federal objectives Goal #3: Establish multi-year response exercise scheduling, planning and evaluating process for use by the response community Goal #4: Maximize preparedness value of response and training exercises while reducing the cost to state and industry Meaningful drills that instill a sense of accomplishment for the response community Effective levels of State participation Goal #5: Prepare regulation revisions as necessary to accomplish the improvements to the response exercise program.
Proposal to Restructure Area Planning in Alaska OBJECTIVES: Restructure Regional/Area contingency planning in Alaska by developing stand-alone Area Contingency Plans Allow the OSCs and Area Committees more autonomy in developing Area Contingency Plans Reduce the administrative work load associated with area planning by reducing the number of planning areas from ten to three Northern, Central and Southeast.
History of Area Planning in Alaska In late 1993, the SERC and the ARRT approved the concept of combining federal and state oil spill planning requirements and developing joint plans. State requirements - State Master Plan and 10 Regional Master Plans. Number and boundaries established in regulation, based on the grouping of communities likely to require coordination of their efforts to respond effectively to an oil discharge. Federal requirements - RRTs develop Regional Contingency Plans for each federal region and Area Committees, under direction of an OSC, prepare Area Contingency Plans for the OSC s area of responsibility. Hybrid structure was created. The Unified Plan fulfills the requirements for both a federal Regional Contingency Plan and a State Master Plan.
Problem Statement Standing alone, the ten Subarea Contingency Plans do not satisfy national requirements for Area Contingency Plans. Those requirements are fulfilled only through the combined use of the Unified Plan with the appropriate Subarea Contingency Plan. As the preparers of the Unified Plan, the authority of the ARRT has expanded beyond regional planning to include area planning as well. This diminishes the ability of OSCs and Area Committees to be selfgoverning in developing ACPs. Difficult to engage 10 area (subarea) committees and manage them as standing committees that meet regularly to address response preparedness topics of concern.
State Recommendation That the state be divided into three areas North, Central and Southeast. Considers regional variations related to major spill risks and critical resources, and the need to group communities that are likely to require coordination of their efforts in responding to a spill Each of these areas would have its own area committee and standalone area plan. Each area plan would cover both coastal and inland zones. At the same time, the content of the Unified Plan would be reduced. It would become a true regional plan in accordance with the federal model, addressing region-specific concerns.
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