Environmental aspects of contingency planning and spill response

Abstract

Alyeska Pipeline Service Company has implemented an incident command system (ICS) for crisis management within the company for response to spills at all company facilities including the Valdez Marine Terminal. The system is also used by Alyeska acting as the initial response contractor for TAPS laden tankers within Prince William Sound. During the past three years, Alyeska has undertaken a complete review of the spill prevention and response plans for these areas. This poster session focuses on the environmental aspects of the response planning efforts. Information will be available on contingency planning updates in the areas of dispersant use, burning as a response tool, bioremediation of marine oil spills, waste management, permitting, coastal resource and sensitive habitat data base, and wild-life protection and management. All of these subjects are addressed in the resource documents (RD) supplementing the contingency plans (Table 1.). The resource document revisions have been a coordinated effort, involving operators, agencies, and the public through the citizen advisory group.