REET Working Group Marine Oily Waste Management JRT Meeting Portsmouth, NH November 5, 2009 Roger Percy.

REET Working Group REET Working Group Marine Oily Waste ManagementMarine Oily Waste Management

JRT Meeting

Portsmouth, NH

November 5, 2009

Roger Percy

Presentation ContentsPresentation Contents

• Background• Working Group Membership • Objectives• Initial Actions• Guiding Principles• Oil Spill Waste Management Guide TOC• Work Plan• Key Milestones

BackgroundBackground

• Recognition in the response community that there is a gap in terms of large-scale waste management planning from marine incidents

• Although work has been carried out on the issue, it hadn’t been a regional collaborative approach to date:– “Towards an Oil Spill Waste Management Strategy for

Newfoundland & Labrador: Cormorant Ltd- 2004” (NL/EC partnership)

– “Marine Oil Spill Waste Study; Parts 1 and 2, Jacques Whitford Environment. Ltd, 2007 and 2008” (NS/EC partnership)

Background Background (Continued)(Continued)

• While the federal government agencies, Transport Canada and Canadian Coast Guard, are considered the lead jurisdiction over the response and recovery to a marine oil spill, it is the provincial governments who issue permits related to the on shore storage, treatment and disposal options within their respective jurisdictions.

• As the Atlantic Region has experienced ship source spills that have impacted more than one province, it is fitting, therefore, that Environment Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, Transport Canada and the Atlantic Provinces work together to develop common principles and guidelines for marine oily waste disposal, to ensure an efficient process is in place prior to the spill.

Background Background (Continued)(Continued)

• In 2008, a REET Working Group was established to evaluate issue of marine oily waste management/disposal and prepare a coordinated regional approach

Working Group StructureWorking Group Structure

• Current Membership– NB Department of Environment– NL Department of Environment and Conservation– NS Department of Environment– PEI Department of Environment, Energy and Forestry– Environment Canada - Atlantic Region– Canadian Coast Guard (new member)– Transport Canada (new member)– C-NSOPB and C-NLOPB have been invited to join

group

• Chair alternates between Provincial Agencies

Initial ActionsInitial Actions

• Established Key Working Group members • WG Terms of Reference developed• Letters of support received from senior

management at Provincial Level• Work Plan developed for 2008-2010• Outreach:

– Letters to RO’s to advise of WG activities– Letters to Offshore Petroleum Boards– Presentations at REET, RAC, and CANUSLANT

• Development of Guiding Principles, TOC

Working Group ObjectivesWorking Group Objectives

• Develop common approaches, principles and technical guidelines for marine oily waste management

• Engage and enhance communication with stakeholders on oily waste management

• Provide guidance to Responsible Parties, Response Organizations, local communities, and regulatory agencies with respect to marine oily waste requirements

Guiding Principles Guiding Principles

• Principles that serve as the foundation for developing the recommendations set out in the Atlantic Marine Oily Waste Management Guide– Health and Safety– The Polluter Pays Principle– Net Environmental Benefit– Waste Hierarchy (Sustainable waste Management)– Best Practices– Stakeholder Consultation

Atlantic Region Marine Oil Spill Waste Atlantic Region Marine Oil Spill Waste Management Guide Management Guide (Table of Contents)(Table of Contents)

• 1.0 DEFINTIONS/ACRONYMS• 2.0 INTRODUCTION• 3.0 COST RECOVERY PROCESSES • 4.0 REGULATORY REQUIRMENTS• 5.0 HEALTH AND SAFETY• 6.0 FEDERAL ASPECTS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT• 7.0 SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT (3R’s)

Atlantic Region Marine Oil Spill Waste Atlantic Region Marine Oil Spill Waste Management Guide Management Guide (Table of Contents)(Table of Contents)

• 8.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT STAGES– Waste Categorization, Segregation and Minimization

– Storage Site Selection and Construction Criteria

– Primary Storage (near shore)

– Intermediate Storage

– Long Term Storage

– Transportation

– Treatment/Disposal Options

– Environmental Monitoring

– Decommissioning and Restoration

• 9.0 REGIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT RESOURCES

Work Plan for 2008-2010Work Plan for 2008-2010

Stakeholder EngagementStakeholder Engagement

• All four Canadian TC certified Response Organizations have been invited to help review the oily waste guidance document at key milestones– Eastern Canada Response Corporation (ECRC);– Point Tupper Marine Services (PTMS);– Atlantic Emergency Response Team (ALERT); and– Western Canada Marine Response Corporation

(Burrard Clean Operations)– ECRC and PTMS have offered to help develop some

of the document sections.

• C-NSOPB and C-NLOPB have been invited to join WG

Key MilestonesKey Milestones

• Drafts reviewed by Working Group– Section 1 (Introduction/Objectives/Guiding Principles)

– Section 2 (Cost Recovery)

• Currently in development– Section 7 (Sustainable Waste Management)

– Section 4 (Regulatory Requirements/Legislation)

– Website Portal

• Available for review/comment– Table of Contents

– Section 1 (Introduction/Objectives/Guiding Principles)

Key Working Group ContactsKey Working Group Contacts

Environment Canada

Roger [email protected]

Gerard Chisholm [email protected]

Transport Canada

Kazi Shah [email protected]

Canadian Coast Guard

Roger MacDonald (NL)[email protected]

Joe LeClair (Maritimes) [email protected]

Provincial Agencies

Susan AtkinsonNB [email protected]

P.J. SheaNL Environment and [email protected]

Brent BaxterNS [email protected]

Debbie JohnstonPEI Environment, Energy and [email protected]

Thank YouThank You