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CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN

CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN. Signed by Canada and the US in 1994 Divided the common border into 5 segments we Southern border of British Columbia and the US is called “CANUSWEST” Tasked regional Environment Canada (EC) & EPA offices to develop regional annexes

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CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN

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  1. CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN • Signed by Canada and the US in 1994 • Divided the common border into 5 segments we • Southern border of British Columbia and the US is called “CANUSWEST” • Tasked regional Environment Canada (EC) & EPA offices to develop regional annexes • CANUSWEST Plan • Complements the Canada-U.S. Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan

  2. GEOGRAPHIC AREA

  3. CROSS-BORDER WORKING GROUP • Formed in 1995; co-chaired by EPA & EC • Quarterly meetings • Drafted, reviewed, published and distributed CANUSWEST Participants and special advisors: • Tribes/First Nations • County/Municipal • State/Provincial • Other Federal

  4. MAJOR TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES IDENTIFIED • Response roles and responsibilities • Integration with other plans • Movement of people and equipment across the border • Worker health & safety • Worker compensation • First responder training requirements • Communications • Information Management (Joint Information Center)

  5. PURPOSE • Facilitate effective joint response to cross-border incidents • Address response issues unique to international hazmat & oil releases along the inland border

  6. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES • Establish international coordination mechanism and the Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) • Ensure timely notification • Ensure timely and meaningful information sharing with responders and public • Facilitate efficient international movement of equipment and personnel

  7. SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY PLANS • CANUSWEST is intended to complement existing plans • Northwest Area Contingency Plan • International Hazardous Materials Response Plan for Whatcom County and Lower Mainland British Columbia • BC Major Industrial Emergency Plan • BC Emergency Program Act

  8. RESPONSE OPERATIONS Principle of Escalation • Local responders • State/Provincial • Federal Responsible Party (RP) is always expected to take full operational and functional responsibility

  9. RESPONSE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION • Incident Command System (ICS), based on U.S. National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) uses five major functional groups • Unified Command • Finance • Logistics • Operations • Planning

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