Northwest Area Committee August 2014 ____________________________________________________________ Lake Washington Geographic Response Plan (LKWA GRP) Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Lake Washington Geographic Response Plan (LK-WA GRP) August 2014 Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Spill Response Contact Sheet Required Notifications for Oil Spills & 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 Agency Washington State 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 - Bellingham (360) 715-5200 - 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 - Marine Office (La Conner, WA) (360) 466-4245 - 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 Preservation (360) 586-3065 - Port & Waterways Safety (206) 217-6042 Dept of Transportation (360) 705-7000 13th Coast Guard District (800) 982-8813 Washington Parks & Recreation (360) 902-8613 National Strike Force Coordination Center (252) 331-6000 Washington State Patrol - District 2 (425) 401-7788 - Pacific Strike Team (415) 883-3311 Tribal Contacts National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration Muckleshoot Indian Tribe (360) 586-3080 Scientific Support Coordinator (206) 526-6829 Samish Indian Nation (360) 293-6404 Weather (206) 526-6087 Snoqualmie Tribe (425) 888-6551 Squaxin Island Tribe (360) 432-3809 Suquamish Tribe (360) 394-8459 Other Federal Agencies Tulalip Tribes (360) 651-4000 U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Seattle) (206) 764-3406 - Hiram M. Chittenden Locks (Ballard) (206) 764-3464 U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (pager) (360) 534-9313* Local Government U.S. Department of Interior (503) 326-2489 City of Bellevue (425) 452-7840* U.S. Navy Region Northwest (360) 315-5410 City of Kenmore (425) 398-8900 City of Kirkland (425) 587-3900 City of Medina (425) 233 -6414 Pipeline Companies, & Railroads City of Mercer Island (206) 275-7905 BP Olympic Pipeline (425) 235-7736 City of Mercer Island Parks & Recreation (206) 236-3545 City of Renton (425) 430-6400 King County Emergency Management (206) 296-3830 Response Contractors (OSRO & PRC) King County Metro (206) 553-3000 NRC Environmental Services / NRC (800) 337-7455* King County Roads (206) 296-8100 Marine Spill Response Corporation (425) 252-1300* King County Sheriff (206) 296-4155 Global Diving and Salvage (206) 623-0621* Seattle (City - Customer Service) (206) 684-2489 Seattle Fire Deartment (206) 386-1400 * Contact Numbers staffed 24-hour/day Seattle Parks (206) 684-4075 Seattle PUD (206) 386-1800* Before you print this document: Chapter 4 with appendices (Adobe pages 21 - 164) and Appendix 6A (Adobe pages 179 – 184) of this document are provided in “landscape” page orientation; all other chapters and appendices are oriented in “portrait.” The appendices in Chapter 4 (Adobe pages 67 - 164) have been designed for duplex printing (front & back side of paper), “open to top” configuration. Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Lake Washington Geographic Response Plan Purpose and Use of this Plan This Geographic Response Plan constitutes the federal and state on-scene coordinators’ orders during the initial phase of an oil spill response in the Lake Washington area. It’s meant to aid the response community during the initial phase of an oil spill incident; from the time a spill occurs until a Unified Command is established. The plan prioritizes response strategies based on locations where spills might occur and the proximity of those locations to sensitive natural, cultural, and economic resources. By using this document it’s hoped that immediate and proper action can be taken to reduce oil’s impact on sensitive resources. Response Strategy Selection: The bulk of this plan is contained in Chapter 4. It provides information on GRP response strategies and the order they should be implemented based on potential oil spill origin points and their nearness to sensitive resources. Area and sector maps and information on staging areas and boat launch locations are also provided in the chapter. After a spill occurs, the response strategies provided in Chapter 4 should be implemented as soon as possible. Unless circumstances unique to a particular spill situation dictate otherwise, the tables in Section 4.3 of the chapter should be used to determine strategy deployment priorities. The movement of oil on water and the time it takes to mobilize response resources to deploy GRP strategies must always be considered when setting strategy implementation priorities. Control and Containment of an Oil Spill at the Source is a Higher Priority than the Implementation of GRP Response Strategies: If in the responder’s best judgment control and containment of an oil spill at the source is not feasible, or the source is controlled and contained but oil has spread out beyond initial containment, then the priorities laid out in Section 4.3 of this plan take precedence until a Unified Command is formed. It’s important to note that spill response priorities, beyond those described in this plan, should rely on aerial observations and spill trajectory information. A booming strategy listed as a high priority in Section 4.3 would not necessarily be implemented if spill trajectory information didn’t warrant action in that area. However, the priority tables should be followed until spill trajectory information becomes available. During an incident, modifications to the deployment priorities provided in Section 4.3 of this plan may be made if approved by the Incident Commander or Unified Command. The strategies discussed in this plan have been designed for use with persistent oils that float on i Lake Washington GRP August 2014 water and may not be suitable for other petroleum products or hazardous substances. For hazardous substance spills, refer to the Northwest Area Contingency Plan, Chapter 7000. Resources at Risk: Chapter 6 of this plan outlines sensitive resources at risk in the area that could be injured if impacted by oil. The implementation of certain strategies may be delayed if flight restrictions are associated with a particular resource until the required trustee consultation has been provided. Information in the chapter regarding flight restrictions should be followed before moving to implement any strategy requiring the use of aircraft. Information in Other Chapters of the Plan: Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the plan and explains the GRP development process. Chapter 2 describes the area/site, physical features, hydrology, climate & winds, and oil spill risks. Chapters 3 (Response Options and Considerations), Chapter 5 (Shoreline Countermeasures), and Chapter 7 (Logistics) haven’t been developed for Lake Washington. Therefore, they are noted as “reserved” in this plan. Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Site Description Chapter 3 Reserved Chapter 4 Response Strategies and Priorities Chapter 5 Reserved Chapter 6 Resources at Risk Chapter 7 Reserved Appendix A Protection Techniques Appendix B GRP Contributors Appendix C GRP Comments, Corrections, Suggestions Standardized Response Language: In order to avoid confusion in response terminology, this plan uses standard National Interagency Incident Management System, Incident Command System (NIIMS ICS) terminology. Terminology and Definitions: This Geographic Response Plan is considered part of the Northwest Area Contingency Plan (NWACP), just revised and distributed separately. The glossary provided in Section 1910 of the NWACP and other sections of the area plan with glossaries independent of Section 1910 should be used when seeking the meaning of terms used in this plan. The NWACP is available on-line at http://www.rrt10nwac.com/NWACP/Default.aspx. ii Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Record of Changes Name of Person Date Change Number Summary of Changes Making Change Sabrina Payne 08/2014 N/A Original Release of LKWA-GRP Harry Chichester Kris Grinnell iii Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Table of Contents Page Adobe Page Chapter 1 – Introduction 1-1 9 Chapter 2 – Site Description 2-1 11 Chapter 3 – (Reserved) 3-1 19 Chapter 4 – Oil Spill Response Strategies & Priorities 4-1 21 Appendix 4A – Response Strategy Information (2-Pagers) 4A-1 67 Appendix 4B – Notification Strategy Information (2-Pagers) 4B-1 129 Appendix 4C – Staging Area Information (2-Pagers) 4C-1 131 Appendix 4D – Boat Launch Locations (2-Pagers) 4D-1 147 Chapter 5 – (Reserved) 5-1 165 Chapter 6 – Resources at Risk 6-1 167 Appendix 6A - Economic Resources at Risk 6A-1 179 Chapter 7 – (Reserved) 7-1 185 Appendix A – Protection Techniques A-1 187 Appendix B – GRP Contributors B-1 197 Appendix C – GRP Comments, Corrections, Suggestions C-1 199 iv Lake Washington GRP August 2014 Lake Washington Geographic Response Plan Chapter 1 – Introduction This Geographic Response Plan serves as the federal and state on-scene-coordinators’ orders during the initial phase of an oil spill response in the Lake Washington area. This plan has been approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Region 10) and