WAC 173-182-380   Commencement Bay -- Quartermaster Harbor planning standard.  Those covered vessel and facility plan holders that transit or operate within a five nautical mile radius of a point at Lat. 47°19'29"N Long. 122°27'23"W (WGS 1984) must meet the following standards.


Time (hours) Boom/Assessment Minimum Oil Recovery Rate

% of WCS volume per 24 hours
Minimum Storage Volume
1.5 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
2 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 of appropriate types of boom 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 of appropriate types of boom 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 of boom 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), § 173-182-380, filed 9/25/06, effective 10/26/06.]