Georgia Strait Integrated Response Plan for Marine Pollution Incidents Version 1 – May 2020 i PLAN REGISTER OF AMENDMENTS # Date Description Initials ii EMERGENCY NUMBERS: SPILL REPORTING AND NOTIFICATIONS SPILLS OF OIL OR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INTO MARINE WATERS MUST BE REPORTED AS DEFINED UNDER THE - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA, 1999), Fisheries Act, Canada Shipping Act, 2001 (Vessel Pollution & Dangerous Chemical Regulations s.132 & s.133) and BC Environmental Management Act, and Spill Reporting Regulation. MARINE POLLUTION IN CANADIAN WATERS All ship-source or mystery-source pollution Canadian Coast Guard must be reported to the Canadian Coast Guard Regional Operations Centre (ROC) Marine Reporting Line. MARINE POLLUTION REPORTING LINE 1-800-889-8852 Toll Free 24hrs LAND-BASED SPILL OR SPILL ON LAND All land-based spills or spills occurring on land Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) must be reported to Emergency Management SPILLS REPORTING LINE BC Spills reporting line. 1-800-663-3456 Toll Free 24hrs SHIP-SOURCE RELEASE OF DANGEROUS GOODS OR HAZARDOUS NOXIOUS SUBSTANCES (HNS) In addition to contacting the ROC, any ship- Canadian Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC) source release of dangerous goods or 1-888-CAN-UTEC (226-8832) Toll Free 24hrs hazardous noxious substances (HNS) into the (613) 996-6666 Collect Call marine environment should be reported to the *666 Cellular Phone (Canada only) Canadian Transport Emergency Centre (CANUTEC). NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY CENTRE The National Environmental Emergency Centre Environment and Climate Change Canada is notified of environmental emergencies National Environmental Emergencies Centre through the above mentioned organizations but (NEEC) may be contacted directly on occasion. REPORTING LINE 1-866-283-2333 Toll free 24hrs The National Environmental Emergency Center coordinates ECCC’s emergency preparedness and response, provides oversight and scientific advice to help protect the environment during an emergency. iv TABLE OF CONTENTS PLAN REGISTER OF AMENDMENTS......................................................................................... ii LETTER OF PROMULGATION ................................................................................................. iii EMERGENCY NUMBERS: SPILL REPORTING AND NOTIFICATIONS ........................................... iv TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................. v PARTICIPANTS IN RESPONSE PLANNING .............................................................................. vii GLOSSARY OF TERMS............................................................................................................. 1 Chapter 1000 – Plan Overview ............................................................................................... 8 1100 Intent of the Plan ......................................................................................................... 8 1110 Purpose .................................................................................................................................8 1120 Scope ....................................................................................................................................8 1130 Guiding Principles ..................................................................................................................8 1140 Health and Safety ..................................................................................................................9 1150 Relationship of this Plan to Other Plans ................................................................................ 10 1160 Overview of the Plan Area................................................................................................... 12 Chapter 2000 – Preparing for Marine Pollution Incidents ..................................................... 13 2100 Regional Capacity ....................................................................................................... 13 2110 Pollution Response Capacity in the Plan Area ....................................................................... 13 2200 Training & Exercises ................................................................................................... 14 2210 Training .............................................................................................................................. 14 2220 Exercises ............................................................................................................................. 16 Chapter 3000 Responding to Marine Pollution Incidents ...................................................... 17 3100 Initial Response Phase ................................................................................................. 17 3110 Incident Reporting .............................................................................................................. 17 3120 Initial Assessment ............................................................................................................... 17 3130 Notification within a Response Planning Area ...................................................................... 18 3140 Activating a Coordinated Response ..................................................................................... 19 3150 Establishing Unified Command ............................................................................................ 20 3160 Environmental Unit ............................................................................................................. 21 v 3161 Resources at Risk ....................................................................................................................... 22 3200 Planned Response Phase: Incident Command ............................................................. 24 3210 Information Management .................................................................................................... 25 3220 Volunteer Management ....................................................................................................... 26 3230 Waste Management ............................................................................................................ 27 3240 Response Demobilization ..................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 4000 – Post Incident ............................................................................................... 29 4100 Post Incident Review .................................................................................................. 29 4110 Plan Review and Updates .................................................................................................... 30 vi PARTICIPANTS IN RESPONSE PLANNING The Georgia Strait Integrated Response Plan for Marine Pollution Incidents is intended as a framework to guide an operational, integrated and cooperative response to marine pollution incidents within the Georgia Strait. The Canadian Coast Guard remains committed to collaborating with all response participants, within an iterative planning process to further develop plan content. The following organizations are instrumental in marine response planning: Federal Government Provincial Government Canadian Coast Guard BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Canadian Wildlife Service Change Strategy Environment and Climate Change Canada Emergency Management BC Fisheries and Oceans Canada BC Parks Transport Canada Parks Canada Local Governments Public Safety Canada Comox Valley Regional District Nanaimo Port Authority Cowichan Valley Regional District Nanaimo Regional District First Nations qathet Regional District Shíshálh (Sechelt) First Nation City of Powell River Tla'amin (Sliammon) First Nation Strathcona Regional District Klahoose First Nation Sunshine Coast Regional District Homalco First Nation Snaw-aw-as (Nanoose) First Nation Private Sector Qualicum First Nation Western Canada Marine Response Snuneymuxw (Nanaimo) First Nation Corporation Lyackson First Nation Stz'uminus First Nation Penelakut Tribe Halalt First Nation Cowichan Tribes Lake Cowichan First Nation Pauquachin First Nation Malahat Nation Health Authorities First Nations Health Authority Vancouver Island Health Authority Vancouver Coastal Health Authority Health Emergency Management BC vii Environmental emergency management in Canada is a shared responsibility, relying on ongoing cooperation and communication between federal, First Nation, provincial and local government, and private sector. The appendix, Agency Specific Summary of Participant Roles, Jurisdictions and Capabilities, provides additional information about those involved in the development of this plan, how they can be contacted, jurisdiction or mandate, any capacity for response they may have and whether or not they have additional plans, policies and guidelines that relate to preparedness and response in Canada and this region. GLOSSARY OF TERMS Term Acronym Definition (if applicable) Affiliated An individual who is affiliated with either a Volunteers governmental agency or Non- Government Organization and who has been trained for a specific role or function in disaster relief or response. Agency A person assigned by a Primary Department, Assisting, or Representative Cooperating Government Agency or private organization that has been delegated authority to make decisions affecting that agency’s or organization’s participation