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Ohio River Umbrella Plan

Ohio River Umbrella Plan. “A Fork in the Road” Art Smith, EPA OSC Region 4 RRT Meeting Covington, KY Feb. 16, 2011. Background. Region 4 RRT Initiative In 2004, EPA published final draft document “Ohio River Umbrella Planning Document” Policy document – NOT an ACP (per se)

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Ohio River Umbrella Plan

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  1. Ohio River Umbrella Plan “A Fork in the Road” Art Smith, EPA OSC Region 4 RRT Meeting Covington, KY Feb. 16, 2011

  2. Background • Region 4 RRT Initiative • In 2004, EPA published final draft document • “Ohio River Umbrella Planning Document” • Policy document – NOT an ACP (per se) • Never Finalized • Put on back burner (Graniteville, Katrina, Major Oil and HS Spills in KY, etc.) • On Region 4 “Bucket List”

  3. Contains Elements of an ACP • Purpose and Scope • Authorities, Roles, and Responsibilities • Multi-Regional Response • Concept of Operations • Emergency Notification

  4. Missing Essential ACP Elements • Equipment List • Fish & Wildlife & Sensitive Environments Plan • Approval Procedures for Oil Spill Countermeasures

  5. Example - Descriptions of Who’s In Charge and Where

  6. Choices to Make (1) Complete development as a policy document governing response at a macro-scale. OR (2) Use existing document to develop “Area Plan” for Ohio River (and major tributaries).

  7. Ohio River Policy Document • Least resource-intensive option • Document can be circulated among various stakeholders (i.e., RRT member agencies) for review and approval. • Can be added as Annex to EPA Area Plans (i.e, Regional Contingency Plans).

  8. Ohio River Area Plan • Provides overarching coverage of watershed from a response planning perspective • Currently, many gaps exist except where subarea planning is underway. • e.g., Pittsburgh, Huntington, Cincinnati • Entire watershed is mapped one county in on both sides with “essential features” • Region 5 Inland Sensitivity Atlases • Technology advances make it relatively easy to provide users with digital maps

  9. Ohio River Area Plan • ORSANCO – has agreed to serve as “focal point”/organizing body for Area Committee • Upper Mississippi River Basin Association (UMRBA) • “Spills Coordination Group” and “Spill Plan” as possible model for Ohio River application • UMRBA estimates that initial iteration of the Spill Plan required level of effort = a full-time position for one year

  10. RRT Discussion Points

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