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Workshop Oilspills and Dispersants

Workshop Oilspills and Dispersants. Welcome by Luitzen Bijlsma General Director - Centre for Water Management October 2 2007. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management Rijkswaterstaat Centre for Water Management Main water infrastructure and water bodies

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Workshop Oilspills and Dispersants

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  1. Workshop Oilspills and Dispersants Welcome by Luitzen Bijlsma General Director - Centre for Water Management October 2 2007

  2. Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management RijkswaterstaatCentre for Water Management Main water infrastructure and water bodies Water safety, flood protection Water quantity, water supply, droughts Water quality, water framework directive Waste water treatment and licences Policy preparation including implement-ability Hands on in the implementation Environmental impact of substances and discharges Information and crisismanagement Centre for Water Management 2

  3. Information and crises management Centre: Shipping reports (traffic conditions) Storm surge reports (dike patrol) Dike inspection (quick response inspection team) Drought reports, water distribution, waterlevel and temperature (priorities in water uses) Water quality reports (swimming water) Incident Management Support (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) Centre for Water ManagementInformation and crisismanagement 3

  4. Alarm group: Incidents (nuclear, biological and chemical) 24 hours, 7 days a week, response time < 15 minutes Co-operation with regional and local water authorities Alerted by: Coast guard, Monitoring stations ICPR, ICPM/ICPS BOT-mi, National Nuclear Control Programme Citizens Centre for Water ManagementInformation and crisismanagement 4

  5. Role of the Centre during crisismanagement Advise on how to respond to a crisis; Including advise on dispersants for oil spills: Based on (a.o.): Location of accident and emission to environment Characteristics, toxicity, etc; Centre for Water ManagementInformation and crisismanagement 5

  6. Centre for Water ManagementRole during crisismanagement Centre for Water Management Info and crises mangemnt Alarm group Local authorities Crisismanagement: Models Expert Judgement Expertises: Ecology Chemistry Ecotoxicity …. …. …. 6

  7. Dispersants and dispersed oil may have a toxic effects on water-organisms Centre for Water ManagementAssessment of environmental risks NL does not want to use dispersants in response to oil spills, Based on.... new information? 7

  8. However, we do not want this to happen: Centre for Water ManagementAssessment of environmental risks 8

  9. Centre for Water ManagementLet dispersants be a second option 9

  10. But do it with (environmental) sense! Only when: Mechanical response is impossible, & Ecological sensitive areas are at risk Use environmental friendly dispersants Monitor effects in water after spraying Learn from other marine nations, their policies and experiences! (public opinion, environmental groups) Centre for Water ManagementLet dispersants be a second option 10

  11. ‘To spray, or not to spray?’ ‘To spray with environmental sense!’

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