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The United States & Canada Joint Environmental Section “ The Facts Behind the Legend ”

The United States & Canada Joint Environmental Section “ The Facts Behind the Legend ”. The Problem (uncoordinated advice/information). OSC. Standing Regional Team Fed. & Provincial Agencies Private industry Agencies retain inherent authorities. “Chaired”

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The United States & Canada Joint Environmental Section “ The Facts Behind the Legend ”

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  1. The United States & CanadaJoint Environmental Section“The Facts Behind the Legend”

  2. The Problem(uncoordinated advice/information) OSC

  3. Standing Regional Team Fed. & Provincial Agencies Private industry Agencies retain inherent authorities. “Chaired” Solutions are voted on-OSC receives single course of action Policy questions are addressed Ad Hoc National Team NOAA ERD (Home & Away Teams) Integrates other science groups (RP, state, academic, Environmental Unit) Leverages local knowledge “Coordinated” Consensus based - OSC receives all perspectives, with recommendations SST Integrates throughout the command SST has no inherent authority Policy questions are not addressed by the SST. How do REET and the SST Differ? Scientific Support Team Regional Environmental Emergencies Team

  4. OSC JRT JEERT CANADA USA REET US SCIENTIFIC SPECIAL FORCES (including support) (including support) Agencies and experts Agencies and experts The original concept • Joint decisions in the IRZ • Exchange of experts and expertise • Open and regular communication between teams (planning & response phases) • Cross-Command Briefings • Data Sharing • Unified Voice in the IRZ

  5. International Response Zone International Spill Response Three Separate Responses Canadian Response Zone US Response Zone

  6. Approach the impact area as a shared ecological system, rather than two independent national areas. International Response Zone • Where actions or in-actions in one country impact the other country. • Established during the event via discussions between the NOAA SSC and the Chair of REET. I.R.Z.

  7. The Evolution of the JES JES ICS IRZ JEERT SST -- REET

  8. JRT JEERT A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, In the time before ICS … REET SST

  9. Perception: JEERT is subordinate to the Responsible Party Chain of Command Unified Command JEERT under the Incident Command System RP/US/CN Finance Logistics Operations Planning Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party Environmental Unit JEERT

  10. Unified Command Unencumbered government scientific advice RP/US/CN Chain of Command Finance Logistics Operations Planning JES EC & NOAA Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party Responsible Party JEERT as translated into the Incident Command System “Joint Environmental Section”

  11. ProposedInternational Workshops (Mid-1990’s) • Priority Protection Areas • Joint Modeling • Fisheries & Aquaculture • Community Priorities • Wildlife Protection & Rescue

  12. Goal: Begin to develop consensus on environmental priorities and pre-plan oil spill protection and clean-up objectives/strategies Session focussed on components of the natural environment. Socio-economic and cultural addressed in subsequent workshop

  13. International Workshops • Priority Protection Areas • Joint workshop in 2002 • Joint Modeling • Model developed (1st of its kind) • 2007 Modelers Summit planned (Sept.) • Fisheries & Aquaculture • 2004 Workshop • 2007 Workshop planned (Sept.) • Community Priorities • 2004 Workshop • Wildlife Protection & Rescue • 2004 Workshop • Wildlife Plan under active development

  14. Future Needs • Joint protocols for closing & opening fisheries • Joint Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique protocols • Formalize and memorialize the priority protection areas • Joint protection and recovery strategies.

  15. The Joint US/Canada Environmental Section Thank you for your attention Questions?

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