Executive Summary
The need for downstream planning in the Prince William Sound/Gulf of Alaska region is clear. As demonstrated during the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a major oil spill in Prince William Sound has the potential to impact coastlines and communities in “downstream communities ” in the Cook Inlet and Kodiak r...
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| Language: | English |
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2004
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.651.1396 http://www.arlis.org/docs/vol1/191103890.pdf |
| Summary: | The need for downstream planning in the Prince William Sound/Gulf of Alaska region is clear. As demonstrated during the Exxon Valdez oil spill, a major oil spill in Prince William Sound has the potential to impact coastlines and communities in “downstream communities ” in the Cook Inlet and Kodiak regions, or subareas. Yet, the oil spill planning system that has evolved in the State of Alaska does not sufficiently plan for an oil spill that originates in one Subarea of the state but impacts other subareas in the downstream spill path. Prince William Sound Regional Citizens ’ Advisory Council (PWSRCAC) has raised the issue of downstream response planning during past public review cycles for the Prince William Sound Tanker Plan. However, major gaps still exist in the public and industry plans that define how an oil spill response would proceed in the event that a Prince William Sound tanker spill once again spread beyond the geographic bounds of the Sound. This report focuses on the obvious planning gaps in the current system, recommends a process for developing a Downstream Response Plan to fill those gaps, and includes as an appendix a draft Downstream |
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