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SPU Spill Response & Multi-Jurisdictional Coordination. SPUs Response Area. 89.9 Square Miles of City 170 Storm Drain Outfalls 38 Miles of Creeks Nearly 100 miles of shoreline . SPUs Response Area. 162.5 Square Miles of Watershed 3 Large Reservoirs, 3 Major Dams & Fish Hatchery.
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SPUs Response Area • 89.9 Square Miles of City • 170 Storm Drain Outfalls • 38 Miles of Creeks • Nearly 100 miles of shoreline
SPUs Response Area • 162.5 Square Miles of Watershed • 3 Large Reservoirs, 3 Major Dams & Fish Hatchery
Staffing & Equipment • 15 Spill Responders • 2 Response Vehicles • Emergency Response Trailer • Absorbents, Boom, Tools & What-not • 16’ Aluminum Response Boat • Contractor & Budget Authority
Annual Response Activities • 140 Spill Responses • 320 Non Spill Surface Water Quality Investigations • Over 1000, Business – Audits & Inspections • Enforcement (26 NOVs 14K)
Training • 40 Hr HAZWOPER • 24 Hr Specialized ER • 16 HR ER Boat Ops. (ECY)
Interagency Cooperation • Typical Response Partners • WA Ecology • Seattle Transportation • Seattle Fire • Seattle Police • Seattle Harbor Patrol • King County Industrial Waste • King County Metro Transit • King County Surface Water • EPA
Interagency Cooperation • Starts With Referrals for incidents that: • Unknown origin on water in the area of outfalls • Inland and threatening drains or surface waters • May affect Seattle Resources • Method • ERTS • Dispatch Calls for Spills • NRC Reports • State EOC (after hours)
Interagency Cooperation • Minor Incidents • SPU response as primary regulatory agency • Communication with Ecology Responders
Interagency Cooperation • Moderate Spills • SPU may respond as initial agency and communicate back with en route Ecology Responders • SPU may coordinate contractor resources depending on affected area. • No predetermined roles but usually arranged in first few minutes of response utilizing ICS • Coordinated Public Information
Interagency Cooperation • Major/Large Spills • SPU will take an investigative, response, unified command and public information role as needed
Continued Coordination • Multi jurisdictional training • Increase of local spill response programs • Post incident review and procedural updates • Staff and Stakeholder input