Freshwater Spills Symposium 2009 Agenda, Presentations & Papers

Opening: Leigh DeHaven, EPA Freshwater Spills Symposium Coordinator, EPA Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Welcome and Remarks: Alice Geller, Deputy Director of Field Services, Missouri Department of Natural Resources

EPA Office of Emergency Management Update (PDF) (7 pp, 112K): Craig Matthiessen, Director, Regulation and Policy Development Division, Washington, DC

Prevention: Mark Howard – Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Overview (PDF) (15 pp, 268K)

Preparedness & Response: Arlene Anderson – Facility Response Plans (FRP) Overview (PDF) (14 pp, 236K)

Response: Nick Nichols – Subpart J Regulation of NCP Product Schedule and Tribal Environmental Issues

Featured Plenary Speakers:

Katy Miley, On-Scene Coordinator, EPA Region 7 – Coffeyville Flood Response Case Study (PDF) (44 pp, 3.2M)

Captain James Hanzalik, U.S. Coast Guard Eighth Coast Guard District Chief of the Incident Management Branch, New Orleans, LA – DM932 Oil Spill (PDF) (25 pp, 1.4M)

Steve Fleischli, President, Waterkeeper Alliance, NGO (PDF) (50 pp, 4.7M)

Steel Tank Institute Standards for Inspection and Repair of Tanks
Dana Schmidt, Steel Tank Institute [1.5 hrs]

The Brave New 'Digital' World of Area Planning –– EPA Tools and Resources (PDF) (43 pp, 4.2M)
CDR Bill Robberson, EPA R9 [30 min]

Templates for Contingencies: The Underworld of Area Planning (PDF) (19 pp, 1.1M)
Ann Whelan, EPA R5 [30 min]

Using GPS and GIS for Hawaii Inland Area Contingency Planning (PDF) (26 pp, 4M)
Shelly Lam, Tetra Tech, Inc. [30 min]

More Than 30,000 Environmental Emergencies Occur Each Year: Are You Ready? (PDF) (20 pp, 1.2M)
Mike Faulkner (NRT Executive Director, EPA HQ)

Use of Volunteers During Oil Spill Response – NRT Concept (PDF) (11 pp, 213K)
LT Latarsha McQueen (USCG Headquarters Office of Incident Management and Preparedness, Oil and Hazmat Division) [1.5 hrs]

Freshwater Response with Airboats: Establishing a Program, Operational Concerns, and Deployment Tactics (PDF) (73 pp, 10.8M)
Chester Karella, Alaska Clean Seas [1.5 hrs]

SPCC Rule: The 2008 Amendments and Their Current Status (PDF) (32 pp, 554K)
Mark Howard, EPA HQ [60 min]

Cost Saving Estimates for EPA's Oil Spill Prevention Amendments(PDF) (25 pp, 388K)
George Denning, EPA HQ [30 min]

Spill Response on the Upper Mississippi River: Tools, Techniques, and Lessons Learned (PDF) (22 pp, 2.2M)
Dave Hokanson, Upper Mississippi River Basin Authority (UMRBA), Joe Davis, EPA R7 & Steve Faryan, EPA R5 [30 min]

The Future of Area Planning (PDF) (8 pp, 110K)
Ann Whelan, EPA R5 [30 min]

Recruitment and Use of Volunteers in an Urban Wildlife Response (PDF) (10 pp, 51K)
Rebecca Dunne, Tri State Bird Rescue & Research, Inc. [30 min]

Management of Oil Field Wastewater Disposal Facilities to Minimize Threats to Migratory Birds (PDF) (55 pp, 3.3M)
Pedro Ramirez, USFWS [30 min]

Innovations in Wildlife Rescues at Oil Spills (PDF) (66 pp, 4.9M)
Buddy Goatcher, USFWS, Anthony Velasco & Walter Cotton, USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services [30 min]

IBAMA's Prevention Measures for Oil Spills in the Inland Areas Along Highways (PDF) (34 pp, 1.8M)
Fernanda Cunha Pirillo Inojosa, IBAMA [30 min]

Rapid Response Trailers for Inland Refineries – Focus on Tier 1 Response Needs (PDF) (12 pp, 229K)
Tom Coolbaugh, Exxon Mobil [30 min]

Ice Safety Awareness: A Practical Guide to Ice Safety (PDF) (34 pp, 6.3M)
Chester Karella, Alaska Clean Seas [30 min]

Top 10 Misconceptions about SPCC *Updated for 2009* (PDF) (14 pp, 231K)
Christopher Ludwa, Booz Allen Hamilton [30 min]

Measuring Benefits of Oil Spill Prevention: Methods & Approaches (PDF) (25 pp, 388K)
George Denning, EPA HQ [30 min]

Self-Certified Spill Prevention Controand Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans (PDF) (34 pp, 523K)
Mark Howard, EPA HQ [30min]

Greater St. Louis Area Spill Response Strategies for the Mississippi River (PDF) (17 pp, 1.2M)
Dave Hokanson, UMRBA [30 min]

Developing Dam Specific Spill Plans Using the Spokane River Response Group and Geographic Response Plan (presentation not available)
Rebecca Post, WA State Department of Ecology [30 min]

Geographic Response Plans: Comparison & Recommendations (PDF) (15 pp, 1.9M) and Recommendations for Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Approaches (PDF) (10 pp, 60K)
Mark Ellis, UMRBA [30 min]

Shallow Water Boom Deployment & Spill Containment Case Study in Central Nebraska (PDF) (42 pp, 4.5M)
Todd Campbell, EPA R7 [30 min]

Magellan Mid-Stream Partners Tank Fire, June 2008 (PDF) (38 pp, 1.3M)
Katy Miley, EPA R7 [30 min]

Partnering to Protect Public Health in the Coffeyville, KS Flood and Oil Spill Response (PDF) (23 pp, 3M)
Sue Casteel, ATSDR [30 min]

Composition and Behavior of EthanoGasolines (PDF) (61 pp, 1.7M)
Jim Weaver, EPA ORD [1.5 hrs]

The Impact of the 2008 SPCC Rule on Oil Production Facilities (PDF) (29 pp, 728K)
Richard Franklin, EPA HQ [30 min]

SPCC Compliance: Design Build Considerations for Secondary Containment (PDF) (34 pp, 2.7M)
Ron Elder, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. [60 min]

USEPA R7 Response/Sensitivity Atlas (PDF) (46 pp, 7.5M)
Paul Doherty, EPA R7; Joe Davis, EPA R7 OSC & Colin Willits, START Contractor [30 min]

Oil Spill Removal Organization Classification and Verification Program (PDF) (9 pp, 604K)
LT Robert Gore, USCG [30 min]

Data Resources Through the US Integrated Earth and Ocean Observing Systems (PDF) (23 pp, 3.2M)
Stuart Eddy, Great Lakes Commission [30 min]

Response to Light Crude Spills in Transitioning Seasonal Environments (PDF) (54 pp, 17.6M)
Kevin Oscar, SWAT Consulting, Inc. [30 min]

Tank Barge DM 932 Spill, July 23, 2008. The Response from the Perspective of the "Environment Unit" (PDF) (44 pp, 16.4M)
Robert Simmons, Environmental Science Services, Inc. [30 min]

Inland In-Situ Burning of Oil Spills: Regulations and Authorizations (PDF) (18 pp, 169K)
Leigh DeHaven, EPA HQ [15 min]

Oil Spill Response Summary of In-Situ Burn Practitioners Workshop, December 2008 (PDF) (22 pp, 875K)
Thomas Coolbaugh, Exxon Mobil; Marc Hodges, API [30 min]

Panel Discussion with ISB presenters, Session Chair
David Fritz and Chester Karella, Alaska Clean Seas [45 min]

Plan Requirements Under EPA's Facility Response Plan (FRP) Regulation (PDF) (66 pp, 5.1M)

1. Troy Swackhammer, EPA HQ
2. Arlene Anderson, EPA R2
3. Mia Pasquerella, EPA R1 [1.5 hrs]

U.S. EPA Implementation of NIMS (National Incident Management System) (PDF) (17 pp, 795K)
Roberta Runge, EPA HQ [45 min]

Region 7 Iowa Flood Response (PDF) (25 pp, 2.9M)
Katy Miley, EPA R7 [45 min]

Forensic Fingerprinting and Source Identification of the Lake Temiskaming (Quebec) Mystery Oil Spill (2008) (PDF) (50 pp, 2.9M)
Zhendi Wang, Environment Canada [30 min]

Application of Bicyclic Sesquiterpanes in Forensic Identification of Light Petroleum Products Spilled on Water (PDF) (41 pp, 1M)
Chun Yang, Environment Canada [30 min]

Upper Mississippi River Water Quality Monitoring Network (PDF) (27 pp, 2.3M)
Joel Allen, EPA ORD [30 min]

Preliminary Research for Oil on the Bottom Detection Technologies (PDF) (35 pp, 1.4M)
Kurt Hansen USCG R&D [30 min]

Magnolia Marine Transport Tank Barge MM53 Case Study, January 2006 (PDF) (44 pp, 4.3M)
Andrew Milanes Environmental Science Services, Inc. [30 min]

Barge DBL-152 November 11, 2005 (PDF) (29 pp, 4.3M)
Steve Lehmann, NOAA [30 min]

Oil Spill Case Study – Ambès Tank Farm (Gironde, France) (PDF) (49 pp, 6M)
Mikaël Laurent, CEDRE [30 min]

SPCC and FRP "Stump the Regulator" (PDF) (1 pg, 53K)
Mark Howard, EPA HQ; Troy Swackhammer, EPA HQ & Richard Franklin, EPA R10 [30 min]

Plan, Execute Exercise, and Communicate the Importance of Crisis Communication (PDF) (28 pp, 770K)
Ginny Narsete, EPA R5 & Vicki Rosen, EPA R9 [45 min]

Public Information Management: Cosco Busan and DM 932 Oil Spills (PDF) (9 pp, 331K)
CWO Brandon Brewer & Larry Chambers, USCG [45 min]

U.S. EPA NCP Subpart J Product Schedule (40 CFR 300.900) (PDF) (18 pp, 200K)
Nick Nichols, EPA HQ [30 min]

Testing and Validation of RRT V Protocol for the Approval of Shoreline Surface Washing Agents in Freshwater Environments (PDF) (62 pp, 10M)
Sankaran KrishnaRaj, Environment Canada [30 min]

Summary of the Literature on the Use of Commercial Bioremediation Agents for Cleanup of Oil-Contaminated Environments (PDF) (37 pp, 419K)
Nick Nichols, EPA HQ [30 min]

Missouri Flood Response 2008 (PDF) (21 pp, 1M)
Heath Smith EPA R7 [30 min]

KS/OK Flooding and the Coffeyville Oil Spill Response (Regions 6 and 7) (PDF)(65 pp, 11M)
Jhana Enders, EPA R6 [30 min]

Challenges of a Medium Crude Oil Spill in Spring Runoff Conditions (PDF) (50 pp, 19M)
Kevin Oscar, SWAT Consulting [30 min]

Government-Initiated Unannounced Exercises (GIUE) Under the Facility Response Plan (FRP) Rule (PDF) (56 pp, 1.4M)

1. Troy Swackhammer, EPA HQ
2. Arlene Anderson, EPA R2
3. Mia Pasquerella, EPA R1 [1.5 hrs]

ESA MOU for Oil Spill Response: An Example of Emergency Formal Consultation in Action (PDF) (17 pp, 1.9M)
Suzanne Dudding, USFWS [30 min]

Natural Resource Trustees and Natural Resource Managers: Are They One in the Same? (PDF) (21 pp, 178K)
Greg Hogue, DOI [30 min]

Aquatic Nuisance Species Release During Emergency Response: A More Permanent Impact than the Original Spill? (PDF) (7 pp, 60K)
Phyllis Green, Isle Royal Park Service [30 min]

Oil Spill Response in Fast Water for the Responder (PDF) (78 pp, 7.1M)
Chester Karella & Gary Stock, Alaska Clean Seas [30 min]

Tugboat Omaha Grounding (PDF) (27 pp, 3.1M)
LT Rob McCaskey, USCG & LCDR LaDonn Allen (USCG) [30 min]

Use of Current Buster in a Static Deployment (PDF) (34 pp, 2.5M)
Lance Douglas & Chester Karella, Alaska Clean Seas [30 min]

A Navajo EPA Case Study – Transwestern Pipeline Co. and Others (PDF) (28 pp, 4M)
Ronnie Ben, Navajo Nation EPA, Water Quality/NPDES Program [30 min]

Marathon Mt. Erie Pipe Line Release Case Study (PDF) (33 pp, 6.1M)
Lori Muller, EPA R5 & Mike Coffey,USFWS [30 min]

Emergency Response Preparedness: Keystone Pipeline Project (PDF) (29 pp, 1.6M)
John Hayes, Transcanada Pipelines [30 min]

Permanent Boom Deployment Anchors on the San Juan River for Faster Response Times and Minima Environmental Impact (PDF) (77 pp, 5.1M)
Dee Bradley, DOWCAR [30 min]

The Unique Challenges of Booming Fast Rivers (PDF) (90 pp, 4.3M)
Carl Oskins, DOWCAR [30 min]

Applying Fastwater Booming Techniques to CoastaEnvironments – Booming of Bolinas Lagoon Preserve (PDF) (56 pp, 3.5M)
Carl Oskins & Dee Bradley, DOWCAR [30 min]

Regulations and Policy for Biofuels (PDF) (38 pp, 473K) Greg Wilson, EPA HQ [30-45 min]

Biofuels and Emerging Issues for Emergency Responders (PDF) (37 pp, 1M) Jeff Kimble, EPA R5 [30-45 min]

Designing Functional or Full Scale Operations-Based Exercises with Lessons Learned, Artificialities, and Realism (PDF) (34 pp, 1.2M)
Dennis Cashman, USCG [30 min]

SONS (2007)-Spills of National Significance (PDF) (11 pp, 336K)
Ann Whelan, EPA R5 [30 min]

Area Command – An Overview (PDF) (29 pp, 566K)
Bill Simes, EPA R5 [30 min]

Oil Spills in Wadis: Access, Risk Assessment, and Clean Up Technique (PDF) (25 pp, 1.5M)
Aaron Montgomery, Oil Spill Response, Limited (OSRL) [30 min]

Response to an Oil Spill Incident in Desert Terrain – Wasteland or Oasis? (PDF) (47 pp, 2.2M)
Steve Storey, OSRL [30 min]

Challenges of Responding to an Oil Spill Incident in the Desert: Case Study of Yemen Spill 2008 (PDF) (36 pp, 1.8M)
Alam Syah, OSRL [30 min]

Extreme Cold Water Oil Spill Response Techniques in the Lower 48 States (PDF) (103 pp, 5M)
Carl Oskins, DOWCAR Environmental Management [total 3 hrs ]

Biofuels in the Environment : A Review of Behaviors, Fates and Effects & possible Remediation Techniques (PDF) (40 pp, 930M)
Bruce Hollebone, Environment Canada [45 min]

Belle Fountain Ditch Release: Overview of Impacts, Cleanup, and Oversight (PDF) (58 pp, 1.6M)
Josh Wilkerson, Travis Abernathy & Curtis Gateley, Missouri DNR [45 min]

Department of Defense Oil Spill Response Training and Exercises in Asia (PDF) (23 pp, 1.1M)
Tom Rayburn, EnSafe, Inc. [30 min]

Extreme Cold Water Oil Spill Response Techniques in the Lower 48 States (PDF) (103 pp, 5M) Carl Oskins, DOWCAR Environmental Management