1. Northwest Area Contingency Plan Committee Meeting
U.S. Coast GUARD Sector Columbia River
Incident Management Division
Northwest Area
Contingency Plan
Committee Meeting
Sector Columbia River
On-Scene Coordinator Report
Tuesday, June 24, 2015
Kellogg, ID

2. Area of responsibility
33 CFR / ACP thru

3. F/V FOUR FORTY (Cape Disappointment, WA)
OSC Report
February – June 2015
F/V FOUR FORTY (Cape Disappointment, WA)
F/V FEATHER (Warrenton, OR)
Outfall #22 (Portland, OR)

4. Incident management division
Mission
The 20-person Incident Management Division at Sector Columbia River responds to all pollution threats along the Columbia River, and the coastlines and navigable waters of Oregon and southern Washington state.
TYPICAL CASES:
Mystery sheens
Sunken vessels
Grounded vessels
Mystery drums
Facility discharges and releases
Vessel discharges and releases
Exercises
Derelict vessels
Japan Tsunami marine debris

5. U.s. coast guard sector Columbia river
OSC Report – June 24, 2015
Product/Amount
Date
Case Details
Diesel/sheen
Feb. 13
200’ x 400’ sheen in West Haven Marina (Grays Hbr, WA). NOFIs issued to 3 vsls; source undetermined.
Diesel/unknown
Feb. 15
Paper mill de-construction IVO Hoquiam, WA, w/ large 500-yd sheen in Grays Hbr via small slough. Fund: $2K
Transmission oil/2 quarts
Feb. 19
Mystery sheen IVO Willamette River led to discovery of submerged truck; floated/removed. Fund: $10K.
Unknown/sheen
Sheen reported near facilities in Portland near known Superfund site; NRCES hired for clean up. Fund: $2K
Diesel/1 ounce
Mar. 23
Forklift cap unsecured at work site along Willamette River in Portland. Notice of Violation issued for less than 1 oz.
Mar. 24
Report of sheen at Outfall 22, Portland, samples taken.
Hydraulic oil/4 gal
Mar. 25
Discharge at loading tower of Roseburg Forest Products facility in Coos Bay, OR. RP skimmed. LOW.
Mar. 31
25 x 25’ sheen IVO Swan Island, Willamette River. From Outfall #22. Coordinated w/city, state responders.

6. U.s. coast guard sector Columbia river
OSC Report – June 24, 2015
Product/Amount
Date
Case Details
Hydraulic oil/1 cup
Apr. 1
Released at St. Helens city dock by 23’ P/C. LOW.
Unknown/sheen
Apr. 2
200 x 200’ sheen Yaquina Bay, OR. 25’ P/C. NOV.
Hydraulic oil/3 gal
Apr. 14
Tractor trailer leak into storm drain leading to Columbia River; RP cleaned and reported. LOW.
Diesel/500 gal
Apr. 18
Derelict vsl in a derelict boat house on Skipanon River in Warrenton, OR. Clean Harbors and Ballard hired w/fund.
Motor oil/2 quarts
100 x 100’ sheen at Columbia Park Marina (Richland, WA) caused by failure of outboard on small P/C. LOW.
Oil/sheen
May 8
Residual oils released during boat work on Umpqua River; RP response; NOV.
Unknown/3 drums
May 20
CERCLA opened for mystery drum IVO Cape Disappointment, WA (Cowlitz Clean Sweep hired).
Diesel/5 gal
C/S PORTLAND SPIRIT discharged while re-fueling.
Petroleum based paint/sheen
May 22
1000-yd sheen IVO Vigor Shipyard on Willamette R. Paint from unknown source dissipated and unrecoverable.

7. Possible derelict/abandoned vessel
Portland, OR – Feb. 11, 2015
Fred Devine hired for ‘barge’ removal but O/O removed vsl from site before work began; no pollution. Joint op w/Oregon.
Structure on Willamette River near River Mile 13 (downtown Portland, OR).

8. Harbor paper mill spill
Hoquiam, WA – Feb. 15, 2015
Grays Hbr Public Utilities Dept dismantling Harbor Paper Mill: subcontractor pumped out a secondary tank to a culvert/ditch, causing 500x50-yd sheen in Hoquiam River.

9. Vehicle in WILLAMETTE river
Portland, OR – Feb , 2015
Ballard hired with $10K OSLTF for mystery sheen produced from axles of submerged truck.

10. SHEEN NEAR PORTLAND, OR, “OUTFALL #22”)
Willamette River, Portland, OR – Feb. 19, 2015 (on-going)
NRCES hired to clean up brown oil recoverable product near Portland superfund site on Willamette. River.

11. Derelict vessel/derelict boat house
Skipanon River, Warrenton, OR – Apr. 18, 2015
OSLTF opened for M/V FEATHER w/500 gal of diesel on board and large sheen in tributary of Columbia R.

12. Derelict vessel/derelict boat house
Skipanon River, Warrenton, OR – Apr. 18, 2015
OSLTF opened for M/V FEATHER w/500 gal of diesel on board and large sheen in tributary of Columbia R.

13. Boat engine work on pier, Columbia river
Columbia River Mile 108, Portland, OR – May 11, 2015
RP removed engine from boat at dock and dripped oil into the Columbia River. RP very responsive; LOW issued. ½ gal.

14. RIVER QUEEN site / Dredge Multnomah
Goble, OR – May 19, 2015
Joint field inspection with Oregon DEQ, State Police, Marine Board & State Lands & USCG Pacific Strike Team. No imminent threat.

15. C/S Portland Spirit, Willamette river
Caruthers Landing (south of Ross Island Bridge), Portland, OR – May 20, 2015
Fuel line burst during refueling ops, 1 gal. diesel discharged; vsl placed boom and absorbent pads immediately. Letter of Warning issued for <1 gal diesel.

16. Sand Island, Cape Disappointment, WA – May 27, 2015
Mystery drums
Sand Island, Cape Disappointment, WA – May 27, 2015
3 mystery drums reported on Sand Island near Cape D., WA. OSLTF opened for $1K and Cowlitz Clean Sweep hired for removal and disposal.

17. Cape Disappointment, WA – May 27, 2015
F/V four forty
Cape Disappointment, WA – May 27, 2015
44’ wood F/V with 350+ gal diesel on board allides with “A” Jetty near Cape Disappointment, WA. Vsl sank, OSLTF opened for Ballard salvage ops. Minimal impact to environment as contractor recovered 350 gallons!

18. Sunken work boat, Willamette river
Portland, OR – June 9, 2015
Work boat sank, discharged 10 gallons gasoline into Willamette River. Vsl righted by Gunderson Marine & towed to Sauvie Island for removal. 10 gal gas discharged; LOW.

19. U.s. coast guard sector Columbia river
OSC Report June 24, 2015
Sector Columbia River issued 13 Letters of Warning (down from 15 last RRT OSC Report) and 2 Notices of Violation (down from 7). However, Sector Columbia River “federalized” more (13 cases) during this time period than in the same period in 2014 (8).
Since last RRT (Feb – June 2015)
Last RRT
Avg ( )
77 NRC reports 85 76
19 Mystery sheens 17 18
5 Sunken vessels 8 6
2 Grounded vessels 2 4
9 Mystery drums 7
5 Facility discharges/releases 5
8 Vessel discharges/releases 10
5 Exercises
5 Derelict vessels
3 Reports Japan tsunami debris
3-5

20. U.s. coast guard sector Columbia river
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