Washington State Department of Ecology Prevention, Preparedness and Response Program 2011 Activity Review

Reported Spills To-Date: 1,817 Field Response: 423 (23%) Washington 2010 Spills Reported Spills To-Date: 1,817 - Equal to 2010 rate Field Response: 423 (23%) - Down from 25% in 2010

Drug Lab Activity: 22 labs in 2011 to-date

Percentage of Spills by Product Type Breakdown by Oil Type Pesticide Includes pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and fungicides Natural Phenomenon Includes algae and natural decomposition Waste Water Includes bilge waste, wastewater, mud and silt Chemical/Hazmat Includes poison gases, flammable materials, chlorofluorocarbons, fertilizers, antifreeze, batteries, lead, mercury and other heavy metals Drug Lab Includes methamphetamine labs and waste dump sites Air Pollutant Includes chemical air releases, odor complaints, smoke, exhaust and dust Other Includes medical wastes, waxes, lard, garbage and debris Data source: Ecology Environmental Reports Tracking System (ERTS). Percentage reflects 2010 data for spills with impacts to surfaces including water, soil, impermeable, air etc.

Number of Reported Incidents by Source Type (2010) Data source: Ecology Environmental Reports Tracking System (ERTS). 2010 data for spills with impacts to surfaces including water, soil, impermeable, air etc.

Washington drill information (January –June) Deployment drills = 53 Tabletop drills=12 Worst Case Tabletop drills=4 Large scale deployment in open water near Cherry Point, demonstrating enhanced skimming, transfer of product from storage vessel to dock, and booming protection (GRP). Full deployment of both sets of mobile wildlife rehabilitation equipment in Skagit County. Drills are an opportunity to test the effectiveness of plans and give us a chance to learn of potential failures and improve our plans. In Washington all drills are evaluated by the Dept of Ecology, except that for the last two years we have allowed self certification of tabletop drills due to staff cuts. These are the numbers of drills form our regulated community since January. Two notable example are the Cherry Point deployment and the wildlife equipment deployment.

Total units to be tested, verified and/or inspected: 887 units. Our goal is to inspect 100% of all spill response units by December 2013 – we are at slightly more than 50% right now. A UNIT can be a deployable piece of equipment or multiple pieces of equipment within one system that would be deployed as a single resource. For example a unit may be a trailer with boom, or a spill response vessel with boom, skimmer, storage, and support equipment such as pumps and power pack. * Total units to be tested, verified and/or inspected: 887 units. * Note: 2011 numbers not yet compiled