WAC 173-182-370   San Juan County planning standard.  Those covered vessel and facility plan holders that transit or operate within San Juan County must meet this standard. The resources to meet the two and three hour standards must be resident.


Time (hours) Boom/Assessment Minimum Oil Recovery Rate

% of WCS volume per 24 hours
Minimum Storage in Barrels
2 A safety assessment of the spill by work boat with trained crew and appropriate air monitoring, with 1,000 feet of boom could have arrived
3 Additional 2,000 feet of boom, or 4 times the length of the largest vessel whichever is less, to be used for containment, protection or recovery could have arrived
6 Additional 10,000 feet combination of appropriate types of boom to be used for containment, protection or recovery could have arrived Capacity to recover the lesser of 3% of worst case spill volume or 12,500 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived 1 times the EDRC
12 Additional 20,000 feet combination of appropriate types of boom to be used for containment, protection or recovery could have arrived Capacity to recover the lesser of 10% of worst case spill volume or 36,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived 1.5 times the EDRC
24 Additional 20,000 feet combination of appropriate types of boom to be used for containment, protection or recovery could have arrived Capacity to recover the lesser of 14% of worst case spill volume or 48,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived 2 times the EDRC
48 More boom as necessary for containment, recovery or protection Capacity to recover the lesser of 25% of worst case spill volume or 60,000 barrels within 24-hour period could have arrived More as necessary to not slow the response




[Statutory Authority: Chapters 88.46, 90.56, and 90.48 RCW. 06-20-035 (Order 00-03), § 173-182-370, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]