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NOAA Scientific Support for Incident Response

NOAA Emergency Response Division www.response.restoration.noaa.gov. NOAA Scientific Support for Incident Response. John Tarpley NOAA ERD Response Operations Branch Chief John Tarpley@noaa.gov. Primary LCDR Liz Jones, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator US Coast Guard District 9

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NOAA Scientific Support for Incident Response

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  1. NOAA Emergency Response Division www.response.restoration.noaa.gov NOAAScientific Support for Incident Response John Tarpley NOAA ERD Response Operations Branch Chief John Tarpley@noaa.gov

  2. Primary LCDR Liz Jones, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator US Coast Guard District 9 1240 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44199 Phone (206) 849-9918 Elizabeth.Jones@NOAA.gov Alternate Charlie Henry Scientific Support Coordinator US Coast Guard District 8 500 Poydras ST, Ste. 1341 New Orleans, LA 44199 Phone (206) 849-9948 Charlie.Henry@NOAA.gov

  3. NOAA’s roles during spills • Scientific Support to FOSCs • Oil Chemistry, Fate, Movement • Effects on Natural Resources • Shoreline Assessment • Cleanup Recommendations • Natural Resource Trustee • Resource information • Resource management mandates • Natural Resource Damage Assessment & Restoration

  4. NOAA Scientific Support • Response support provided by Emergency Response Division “NOAA HazMat” • NOAA Hazmat has provided “all hazards” response support for more than 30 years • Provides support for more than 120 responses each year • NOAA HazMathas a wide range of scientific expertise with extensive response experience

  5. Domestic incidents • Jacob Lukenbach • Puerto Rican • New Carissa • Athos I • Selendang • DBL-152 • Katrina spills • Katrina orphan HAZMAT containers

  6. International incidents • Prestige (Spain) • Solar I (Phillipines) • M/V Jessica (Galapagos) • Desert Storm (Persian Gulf)

  7. Non-traditional support • Ehime Maru • Alaska Airlines Flight 261 • John F. Kennedy, Jr. airplane debris • USS Intrepid • 9/11 • Whale carcasses • Body recoveries • Humphrey the whale • Spartina seed dispersion in Puget Sound

  8. Some background • T/V Argo Merchant (1976) demonstrated need for scientific support • NCP established scientific support for EPA & USCG • T/V Exxon Valdez (1989) prompted OPA 90 & Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs) as “Special Teams”

  9. What We Do • Response:modeling, shoreline assessment, resource assessment, weather coordination, overflights, data management • Preparedness:drill support, response guidelines, ESIs, training and outreach • Development:tools, models, web access • Coordination: States, academia,

  10. NOAA SSCs at USCG Districts John Whitney Anchorage Ruth Yender, Seattle Steve Lehman Boston LCDR Liz Jones Cleveland Ed Levine, New York Jordan Stout, Alameda Frank Csulak, Sand y Hook, NJ Charlie Henry, New Orleans Plus Caribbean Brad Benggio Miami HI, Guam, & Pacific Trust Territories Ruth Yender, Seattle Jim Jeansonne, St. Petersburg

  11. NOAA RRT Reps in EPA Regions Region AK, Doug Helton, Seattle Alt. John Whitney, Achorage Region I, Steve Lehman, Boston Alt. Ed Levine, NY Region V, VII, Steve Lehman, Boston Alt. LCDR Liz Jones, Cleveland Region VIII, LCDR Liz Jones, Cleveland Alt. Charlie Henry, New Orleans Region II, Frank Csulak, Sand Point, NJ, Alt. Ed Levine, NY Region X, Ruth Yender, Seattle, Alt. Gary Shigenaka, Seattle Region III, Ed Levine, NY, Alt. Frank Csulak, NJ Region IX, Jordan Stout, Alameda, Alt. Doug Helton, Seattle Region IV & Caribbean, Brad Benggio Miami, Alt. Jim Jeansonne, St. Petersburg Region VI, Charlie Henry, New Orleans, Alt. Jessica White, Silver Spring Region Oceania Ruth Yender, Seattle Alt. Jordan Stout, Alameda

  12. How we Meet our Requirements • A 24/7 national network • Scientific Support Coordinators (SSCs) with distributed presence • On-call experts • Integration with other Federal agencies and State/local responders • Reliable databases, models, tools • Provide credible, timely and appropriate advice

  13. Scientific Support Coordinator (SSC): • Principal advisors to FOSC for scientific issues for oil and hazardous material incidents (all hazards) • Coordinate the scientists providing support to the FOSC to achieve consensus, while keeping the IC aware of differing opinions • Are supported by a scientific support team (SST) • Supports Regional Response Teams (RRT), Area Committees and response agencies for spill response preparedness, contingency planning, training, and exercises • May facilitate coordination with the natural resource Trustees for NRDA activities

  14. NOAA in the RRT • SSC is generally the RRT representative • NOAA SSC may function as natural resource trustee on RRT , but usually defers to NMFS • SSC not trustee rep in RESPONSE MODE • SSC always facilitates trustee coordination

  15. EPA and USCG “Models” for SSC Use

  16. Why are EPA SSC and USCG SSC Models Different? • Cultural & Practical Agency differences • Military Agency compared to Civilian Agency • Geographical Areas of Responsibility differ • Duties of OSC dramatically differ • “Parallel independent evolution” on use of SSC and Environmental Unit

  17. USCG OSC duties Environmental duty Heavy interaction with responsible parties Drug interdiction Vessel safety Port security Search & Rescue OSC (Captain) staff Admin & personnel duties EPA OSC duties Environmental duty Obtain appropriate technical support whether EPA or contractor support No OSC staff USCG OSC and the EPA OSC

  18. USCG OSC Administrator Military structure Broad responsibility Technical focus – Ancillary duty Limited contractor use PD - Captain of Port EPA OSC Narrower focus Technical focus – Primary duty Heavy contractor use PD - OSC USCG OSC and EPA OSCNecessary Outcomes

  19. USCG OSC and EPA OSC • Both “models” good for their application • Fully functional • Neither right or wrong • Leads to different use of SSC

  20. NOAA/USCG SSC Field Model • NCP recognizes different SSC response approaches • USCG/NOAA SSC model - Coastal Zone • USCG OSC request SSC from NOAA • NOAA specific contact mechanisms • SSC responds promptly • Only 9 NOAA SSCs nation-wide • Located w/in USCG Districts to support District and Sector OSCs

  21. NOAA/USCG SSC Field Model • USCG requests an SSC or scientific support frequently • All large responses • Many small responses • SSC is a science & engineering advisor to FOSC • EPA often seeks this advice from contractors

  22. Scientific Support Team (SST)(the folks who make the SSC look good) • SSC’s often manage a team of NOAA & non-NOAA scientists: • Oceanographers • Modelers • Biologists • Chemists • Physicists • Weather Forecasters • Info. Management Specialists • Others • Team composition will be spill-specific to meet the needs & demands of the incident & the FOSC

  23. During an incident SSC

  24. During an incident SSC

  25. What happened? Where does it go? Who does it hit? How does it hurt? So what?

  26. Incident support might include: • Direct SSC & on-scene science support • Modeling & trajectory forecasts • Pollutant chemistry, fate & environmental effects • Incident-specific weather forecasts • Tides & currents • Overflight observations • Natural resources at risk (RAR) • Information management • Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) • Environmental issues & trade-offs • Cleanup recommendations & monitoring • Special Consultation

  27. Environmental & HazMat Chemistry Staff chemists (Seattle) • Response Support • CAMEO/ADIOS/CAFE Development • Chemical Reactivity Contract lab support (LSU) • Hazard characterization • Field Support (Sampling & Consultation) • Training Analytical Support • GC/MS Oil Fingerprinting • GC/MS Quantitative Analyses • On-Site Analytical Chemistry

  28. Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) Maps Quick reference for: • Shoreline geomorphology • Habitats • Wildlife resources • Human-use resources

  29. Databases & pollutant modeling software • CAMEO/ALOHA (Computer-Aided Mgmt of Emergency response) • Oil Modeling Products • ADIOS2 (weathering) • GNOME (trajectory) • Fate Modeling for Chemicals in Aquatic Environments (under development)

  30. ALOHA HAZMAT Chemical Products Marplot CAMEO

  31. HAZMAT Oil Spill Products ADIOS 2 GNOME Shio

  32. Field support • SCAT • Cleanup recommendations • Monitoring & Oversight • Information Management

  33. Overflight observations

  34. Support between incidents • Planning • ACPs, RRT, JRT • ERAs, GRPs & TAP • POC for NOAA models • Drill support • Training

  35. And… 3-D modeling Trajectory Analysis Planner Modeling & Tool Development

  36. Training & Outreach • 1000+ students/year in 40+ training courses/year • More than half a million website visitors/year • Provide Software, photos, guides and job aids, training materials • http://response.restoration.noaa.gov

  37. Factsheets, manuals & job aids • Shoreline Assessment Manual • SCAT • Oil Observation Job Aids • Response in Tropical Habitats • Spills & Seafood Safety

  38. An FOSC’s Guide to NOAA Scientific Support • Written specifically for federal on-scene coordinators (FOSCs) • Compact size: 8 ½ x 5 ½” • Electronic version on the Web at: http://response.restoration. noaa.gov/foscguide Hyperlinked to files, Websites, emails, ICS forms, etc.

  39. Questions? LCDR Liz Jones, NOAA Scientific Support Coordinator US Coast Guard District 9 1240 East Ninth Street Cleveland, OH 44199 Phone (206) 849-9918 Elizabeth.Jones@NOAA.gov Charlie Henry Scientific Support Coordinator US Coast Guard District 8 500 Poydras ST, Ste. 1341 New Orleans, LA 44199 Phone (206) 849-9948 Charlie.Henry@NOAA.gov www.response.restoration.noaa.gov

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