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The Pacific States - British Columbia
Oil Spill Task Force The Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force was authorized by a Memorandum of Cooperation signed in 1989 by the Governors of Alaska, Washington, Oregon, and California and the Premier of British Columbia following the Nestucca and Exxon Valdez oil spills. These events highlighted their common concerns regarding oil spill risks and the need for cooperation across shared borders. In June 2001 a revised Memorandum of Cooperation was adopted to include the State of Hawaii and expand our focus to spill preparedness and prevention needs of the 21st century. Now in our second decade, we provide a forum where Task Force Members can work with stakeholders from the Western US and Canada to implement regional initiatives that protect 56,660 miles of coastline from Alaska to California and the Hawaiian archipelago. This site describes who we are and what we do to accomplish that goal. |
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The Members of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force are pleased to announce their 2008 Legacy Awards Program for Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response. Our Legacy Awards honor individuals and organizations that successfully implement exemplary oil spill prevention, preparedness, or response projects. We define such exemplary projects as successful efforts that go beyond regulatory requirements to prevent, prepare for, or respond to oil spills. Use the following links to download info and a nomination form in either MS Word or Adobe Acrobat format: MS Word (920k) Adobe Acrobat (204k) NEW REPORT AVAILABLE FOR COMMENT: 5-Year Implementation Status Review of the West Coast Offshore Vessel Traffic Risk Management Report The Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force has been working with members of the West Coast Offshore Vessel Traffic Risk Management (WCOVTRM) Project Workgroup to conduct a 5-year review of the implementation status of their 2002 Recommendations. A FINAL DRAFT Report on the status of those recommendations, with Recommendations for Further Action is now available for your review and comment. Please submit comments NO LATER THAN MARCH 24th to JeanRCameron@oregoncoast.com. Review WCOVTRM report by clicking here (pdf, 648k) Jean Cameron, the Task Force Executive Coordinator, is a member of the Team conducting the Incident- Specific Preparedness Review (ISPR) on the Cosco Busan oil spill. To read the ISPR Team's Phase I report on the first two weeks of the response, please go to http://www.uscgsanfrancisco.com/go/doc/823/190114/. Their Phase II report will be delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard by May 11, 2008. Two past projects of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force may be of interest to those of you following the Cosco Busan incident. These include:
FYI, the Office of Spill Prevention and Response, our Task Force member agency in California, also maintains a website on the Cosco Busan incident at http://www.dfg.ca.gov/ospr/spill/incidents/cosco_busan/cosco_busan.html. Events Calendar A handy reference guide to conferences and other events of interest to oil spill professionals. Clean Pacific was a huge success, with over 1,000 persons participating! As the hosts of this event, the member agencies of the Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force wish to thank all of you who were there, as well as the Program Committee, speakers, supporters, and sponsors! Clean Pacific 2009 will be September 15-16, 2009, in Portland, Oregon. We've posted summary notes of the morning General Sessions below, and if you were a Clean Pacific 2007 delegate, you should have received an email with instructions on how to access the conference session proceedings at www.cleanpacific.org (or click on the logo below). 
Summary Notes for The Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force, 2007 Annual Meeting, as incorporated into the 2007 Clean Pacific Conference, Seattle, WA, September 13-14, 2007 Read the summary notes (pdf, 3.1MB) MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Our 2008 Annual Meeting will be on September 18th. The British Columbia Ministry of Environment will host this meeting in Victoria, BC. Keep an eye on this website for more information. In the meantime, be sure to get your passport if you don't already have one. See you there! Pacific Coast JAT Recommendations for Conducting Cooperative Natural Resource Damage Assessment, (pdf) West Coast Joint Assessment Team, April 2007 The purpose of this cooperative assessment paper is to provide guidance to natural resources trustees and responsible parties on how to initiate a cooperative NRDA, and move from the initial chaotic phase of response to a cooperative injury assessment as soon as possible. Although this document focuses on marine oil spills, the concepts expressed here can apply to other NRDA incidents. The document was cooperatively prepared by the West Coast Joint Assessment Team (JAT), an ad hoc group of representatives from various state and federal trustee agencies, and representatives from the oil industry, including major and independent oil companies and oil transportation companies. Hard copies of the Oiled Wildlife Care Network's Protocols for the Care of Oil-Affected Birds and Marine Mammals can be requested by contacting Lavonne Hull at (530) 752-4167 or lwhull@ucdavis.edu FYI: The Task Force's regional spill data can be found in our Annual Reports. |
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