GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH Geographic Response Plan
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Northwest Area Committee OCTOBER 2015 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH Geographic Response Plan (GRD GRP) GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 This page was intentionally left blank. 2 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH Geographic Response Plan (GRD GRP) October 2015 3 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 Spill Response Contact Sheet Required Notifications for Oil Spills and Hazardous Substance Releases Federal Notification - National Response Center (800) 424-8802* State Notification - Washington Emergency Management Division (800) 258-5990* - Other Contact Numbers - U.S. Environmental Protection Washington State Agency Region 10 - Spill Response (206) 553-1263* Dept of Ecology - Washington Ops Office (360) 753-9437 - Headquarters (Lacey) (360) 407-6000 - RCRA/CERCLA Hotline (800) 424-9346 - NW Regional Office (Bellevue) (425) 649-7000 - Public Affairs (206) 553-1203 - SW Regional Office (Lacey) (360) 407-6300 Dept of Fish and Wildlife (360) 902-2200 U.S. Coast Guard - Emergency HPA Assistance (360) 902-2537* Sector Puget Sound - Oil Spill Team (360) 534-8233* - Emergency (206) 217-6001* Dept of Health (Drinking Water) (800) 521-0323 - Watchstander (206) 217-6002* - After normal business hours (877) 481-4901 - Incident Management Division (206) 217-6214 Dept Archaeology & Historic Pres. (360) 586-3065 - Port and Waterways Safety (206) 217-6042 Dept of Transportation (360) 705-7000 13th Coast Guard District (800) 982-8813 Washington Parks & Recreation (360) 902-8 National Strike Force Coord. Center (252) 331-6000 Washington State Patrol - District 2 (425) 401-7788 613 - Pacific Strike Team (415) 883-3311 Tribal Contacts National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (360) 586-3080 Scientific Support Coordinator (206) 526-6829 Puyallup Tribe (253) 841-0376 Weather (206)526-6087 Snoqualmie Tribe (425) 888-6551 Squaxin Island Tribe (360) 432-3809 Other Federal Agencies Tulalip Tribes (360) 651-4000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (206) 764-3406 (Seattle) - Reservoir Control Center (206) 764-6702 Local Government U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (pager) (360) 534-9313* City of Auburn (253) 931-3000 U.S. Department of Interior (503) 326-2489 City of Black Diamond (360) 886-5700 U.S. Navy Region Northwest (360) 315-5410 City of Kent (253) 856-5200 City of Renton (425) 430-6400 Pipeline Companies and Railroads City of Tukwila (206) 433-1800 BNSF Railway (800) 832-5452* King County Emergency Mgmt. (206) 296-3830 BP Olympic Pipeline (888) 271-8880* King County Metro (206) 553-3000 Union Pacific Railroad (888) 877-7267* King County Parks (206) 477-4527 King County Roads (206) 296-8100* Response Contractors King County Sheriff (206) 296-4155 NRC Environmental Services / NRC (800) 337-7455* King County Wastewater (206) 263-1760* Marine Spill Response Corporation (425) 252-1300* Tacoma Water (253) 502-8346* Global Diving and Salvage (206) 623-0621* * Contact Numbers staffed 24-hours/day 4 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 Before you print this document Chapter 4 with appendices (pages 27-170) and Appendix 6A (pages 183-191) of this document are provided in “landscape” page orientation; all other chapters and appendices are oriented in “portrait.” The appendices in Chapter 4 (pages 69-170) have been designed for duplex printing (front and back side of paper), “open to top” configuration. 5 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 Purpose and Use of this Plan This Geographic Response Plan (GRP) constitutes the federal and state on-scene coordinators’ orders during the initial phase of an oil spill: from the time a spill occurs until a Unified Command is established. Its main focus is sensitive resource protection. The plan prioritizes tactical response strategies based on locations where spills might occur and the proximity of those locations to natural, cultural, and economic resources at risk of injury. By using this document it’s hoped that immediate and proper action can be taken to reduce spilled oil’s impact on sensitive resources within the planning area. After a spill occurs, control and containment at or near the spill source are top priorities. Beyond those efforts, the tactical response strategies provided in this plan should be implemented using the priority tables in Chapter 4, unless overflight observations, spill trajectory models, or unique circumstances dictate otherwise. This plan also provides specific information about the type and location of natural and economic resources in the area. Specific information about the location of cultural sites were taken into consideration in the development of this plan but such information cannot be provided in this document due to the confidential nature of the resources. 6 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 RECORD OF CHANGES Name of Person Date Change Number Summary of Changes Making Change June 15 Original Release Update of Purpose and Use, Chapter 1, Chapter 3, W. Buffett Chapter 4, and Chapter 6. Removal of Protection Techniques and GRP Contributors from October 15 GRD-001 Appendices. Moved Appendix C to 1A. 7 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 - Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 12 1.1 GRP Chapters and Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 13 1.2 Geographic Response Plan Development Process ................................................................................... 13 1.3 Standardized Response Language .................................................................................................................. 14 1.4 Terminology and Definitions ............................................................................................................................ 14 APPENDIX 1A – Comments, Corrections or Suggestions ................................................................................. 15 CHAPTER 2 – Site Description.......................................................................................................................................... 17 2.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 2.2 Physical Features ................................................................................................................................................... 17 2.2.1 History ........................................................................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Hydrology ................................................................................................................................................................. 19 2.3.1 Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA) ..................................................................................... 20 2.4 Climate and Winds ................................................................................................................................................ 20 2.5 Tides and Currents ................................................................................................................................................ 20 2.6 Risk Assessment ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 2.7 References ................................................................................................................................................................ 23 CHAPTER 3 – Spill Response Options and Considerations ................................................................................. 25 CHAPTER 4 – Response Strategies and Priorities .................................................................................................... 27 4.1 Chapter Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 28 4.1.1 On-site Considerations ........................................................................................................................ 28 4.1.2 Historical River Streamflow Ranges .............................................................................................. 32 4.2 Area Overview Maps ............................................................................................................................................ 34 4.3 Strategy and Response Priorities .................................................................................................................... 40 4.3.1 General Response Priorities .............................................................................................................. 40 4.3.2 Strategy Priorities based on Potential Spill Origin Points ..................................................... 40 4.4 Sector Maps (Strategy Locations) ................................................................................................................... 50 4.5 Matrices ..................................................................................................................................................................... 55 8 GREEN RIVER/DUWAMISH GRP OCTOBER 2015 4.5.1 Naming Conventions (Short Names) ............................................................................................