RRT/NWAC Meeting – Seattle, WA February 15, 2012 Andy Smith, OSC CAPT, USPHS

US EPA Region 10Federal On-Scene

Coordinator ReportRRT/NWAC Meeting – Seattle, WA

February 15, 2012

Andy Smith, OSCCAPT, USPHS

Nov 12 – Hwy 12, ID (mile marker 132) – Clearwater River – 850 gals Gasoline – EPA (OSC Liverman) provided oversight

Nov 14 – Detroit, OR – N Santiam River – 2700 gals Used Oil – EPA (OSC Heister) and DEQ provided oversight

Nov 28 – Bellevue, WA – Yarrow Creek to Lake Washington – 2500 gals Gasoline – EPA (OSCs Rodin/Zavala) and Ecology provided oversight

Fuel Tanker Truck Accidents

November 14 Tulalip Indian Reservation, WA Anhydrous ammonia 470 gallon tank with 100 gals washed

ashore USCG/Ecology lead EPA (OSC Dettling) provided ambient air

monitoring

Orphaned Container

December 24 Gypsy Queen Everett, WA Steamboat Slough EPA (OSC Smith) provided Pollution Removal

Funding Authorization to Ecology

Derelict Vessel Sinking

December 29 Atkinson Distributing, Inc. (cardlock fueling

operation) Orofino, ID Unknown oil product was discovered “blooming”

near shoreline Clearwater River EPA (OSC Liverman) found no loss of product

through pressure testing of pipes and fuel inventory of nearby cardlock facility.

EPA (OSC Weigel) continues to assess for source of release.

Mystery Source