Department of the Environment Oil Spill Response Capabilities
Dec 24, 2015
Department of the Environment
Oil Spill Response Capabilities
Oil Transportation in Maryland, by Mode
469 MDE Emergency Responses in 2009
• 78 impacted storm drains
• 184 impacted waterways
• No bulk oil tanker releases
• No cargo ship releases
Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills
569 577
485 469
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Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Containment Boom
• 6 Trailers at Montgomery Park, Baltimore = 10,000 feet
• 1 Trailer pre-positioned in Salisbury = 1,800 feet
Spill Response Vessels
• 2009 Maritime 25’ Voyager
• 1988 Boston Whaler 25’ Guardian
• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage
• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage
• 1987 Sea Nymph 16’ Aluminum Boat
Oil Spill Response Equipment
Pre-Positioned, Local Spill Response Trailers
Charles County Kennedyville Rock Hall Salisbury Solomons Island
• Sorbent Materials
• Jon Boat w/ 25hp Outboard motor
• Small Generator
• 1-1/2” mud pump
• 500 gallon Porta-Tank
• 300 feet of harbor boom
Regional Response Team III
Regional Response Team III
State Partners and Federal Agencies
• Advise/assist Federal On Scene Coordinators, Area Committees and Unified Commands
• Assist in the development of contingency plans
• Train, Inform, Communicate, and Coordinate with Federal On Scene Coordinators, Unified Commands, and Area Committees
5 Largest Oil Spills in Maryland History
Exxon 1981: Baltimore City256,000 gallons Land based spill, no waterway impact
Autoline 1988: Baltimore City165,000 gallons of #6 OilCaused by fire, Inner Harbor impact
Swanson Creek 2000: Chalk Point 126,000 gallons of #2 Oil Pipeline spill, Patuxent River impact
Baker Oil 1982: Baltimore City117,000 gallonsVandalism, Gwynns Falls impact
Hess Terminal 1979: Baltimore City83,000 gallonsLeak in tank, Curtis Creek impact
Rupture in intrastate pipeline: 126,000 gallons of oil released into Patuxent River
• Impacted wildlife, shorelines, marsh and waters for more than 15 miles
• Formed Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee as result
• Implemented recommendations: acquiring and installing additional boom; purchasing new vessel; replacing motors on boat
2000 Chalk Point Oil Spill – PEPCO
TO REPORT AN OIL SPILL OR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY
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