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| Title | Oil Spill Plans from Railroads (Historical) |
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| VIEW NOW | This publication is historical. It is unavailable on our website. To request a copy, please use the contact listed below. | ||||
| Author(s) | Linda Pilkey-Jarvis | ||||
| Description | Federal rail plans aren’t made available to responders or the public, leading to a lack of confidence in response capability. Federal thresholds for ‘comprehensive’ rail plans are set too high. As a result, most rail operators are only required to write a “basic” plan that does not have adequate details about responding to spills. There is no process for an independent review of the federal plans - one that uses measurable standards for approval. The federal program does not include a requirement for drills with an independent review of the results. This means plans may not get regular updates that make them stronger over time. The solution is to require rail operators carrying oil as cargo to develop state approved oil spill plans and participate in Washington drills. This would apply to both unit trains and single oil cars that carry oil as cargo. Oil spill plans from rail operators will ensure response contracts exist and equipment is staged in critical locations throughout the state. It will ensure that spills are managed in the incident command system. |
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| NOTES | This publication is not available through this site. For help, please contact the Ecology Library at 360-407-6150 or Ecologylibrary@ecy.wa.gov. | ||||
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| Contact | Linda Pilkey-Jarvis at 360-407-7447 or linda.pilkey-jarvis@ecy.wa.gov | ||||
| Keywords | oil spill contingency plan | ||||
| RELATED PUBLICATIONS | Title:
2014 Marine & Rail Oil Transportation Study Focus on the Final 2014 Marine & Rail Oil Transportation Study |
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