1. SPU Spill Response & Multi- Jurisdictional Coordination

2. SPUs Response Area 89.9 Square Miles of City – 170 Storm Drain Outfalls – 38 Miles of Creeks – Nearly 100 miles of shoreline

3. SPUs Response Area 162.5 Square Miles of Watershed – 3 Large Reservoirs, 3 Major Dams & Fish Hatchery

4. Staffing & Equipment 15 Spill Responders 2 Response Vehicles Emergency Response Trailer – Absorbents, Boom, Tools & What-not 16’ Aluminum Response Boat Contractor & Budget Authority

5. Annual Response Activities 140 Spill Responses 320 Non Spill Surface Water Quality Investigations Over 1000, Business – Audits & Inspections Enforcement (26 NOVs 14K)

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7. Training 40 Hr HAZWOPER 24 Hr Specialized ER 16 HR ER Boat Ops. (ECY)

9. Interagency Cooperation Typical Response Partners – WA Ecology – Seattle Transportation – Seattle Fire – Seattle Police – Seattle Harbor Patrol – King County Industrial Waste – King County Metro Transit – King County Surface Water – EPA

10. Interagency Cooperation Starts With Referrals for incidents that: – Unknown origin on water in the area of outfalls – Inland and threatening drains or surface waters – May affect Seattle Resources Method – ERTS – Dispatch Calls for Spills – NRC Reports – State EOC (after hours)

11. Interagency Cooperation Minor Incidents – SPU response as primary regulatory agency – Communication with Ecology Responders

12. Interagency Cooperation Moderate Spills – SPU may respond as initial agency and communicate back with en route Ecology Responders – SPU may coordinate contractor resources depending on affected area. – No predetermined roles but usually arranged in first few minutes of response utilizing ICS – Coordinated Public Information

14. Interagency Cooperation Major/Large Spills – SPU will take an investigative, response, unified command and public information role as needed

15. Continued Coordination Multi jurisdictional training Increase of local spill response programs Post incident review and procedural updates Staff and Stakeholder input

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