Download or read book Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the November 26 2004 M T Athos I Oil Spill on the Delaware River Near the Citgo Refinery in Paulsboro New Jersey written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On 26 November 2004, the M/T Athos I (Athos) struck a large, submerged anchor while preparing to dock at a refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The anchor punctured the vessel's bottom, resulting in the discharge of more than 263,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River and nearby tributaries. Under the federal Oil Pollution Act (OPA), two federal government agencies-the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)-and the three affected states-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-are responsible for restoring natural resources injured by the Athos spill. Under OPA, funding will be made available through the responsible party (RP) or, where an RP does not exist or exceeds its limit of liability, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) administered by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The two federal agencies and the three affected states, acting as Trustees on the public's behalf, have conducted a natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) to determine the nature and extent of natural resource losses resulting from this incident and the restoration actions needed to restore those losses. The NRDA was conducted using the OPA NRDA regulations. This final Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (final Plan) was prepared by the Athos Trustees to inform the public about the NRDA and restoration to be conducted by the Trustees"--Executive summary (Page vii).

Download or read book Draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the November 26 2004 M T Athos I Oil Spill on the Delaware River Near the Citgo Refinery in Paulsboro New Jersey written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On 26 November 2004, the M/T Athos I (Athos) struck a large, submerged anchor while preparing to dock at a refinery in Paulsboro, New Jersey. The anchor punctured the vessel's bottom, resulting in the discharge of more than 263,000 gallons of crude oil into the Delaware River and nearby tributaries. Under the federal Oil Pollution Act (OPA), two federal government agencies-the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS)-and the three affected states-New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware-are responsible for restoring natural resources injured by the Athos spill. Under OPA, funding will be made available through the responsible party (RP) or, where an RP does not exist or exceeds its limit of liability, the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund (OSLTF) administered by the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG). The two federal agencies and the three affected states, acting as Trustees on the public's behalf, have conducted a natural resource damage assessment (NRDA) to determine the nature and extent of natural resource losses resulting from this incident and the restoration actions needed to restore those losses. The NRDA was conducted using the OPA NRDA regulations. This draft Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan/Environmental Assessment (draft Plan) was prepared by the Athos Trustees to inform the public about the NRDA and restoration planning efforts conducted following the incident. The Trustees seek comments on the proposed restoration alternatives presented in this draft Plan, and will consider written comments received during the public comment period before developing the final Restoration Plan (final Plan)"--Executive summary (Page ix).

Download or read book Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the April 7 2000 Oil Spill at Chalk Point on the Patuxent River written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Phase I Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment written by U.S. Department of the Interior and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Gulf of Mexico is a priceless national treasure. Its natural resources – water, fish, beaches, reefs, marshes, oil and gas – are the economic engine of the region. The Gulf of Mexico is likewise vitally important to the entire nation as a bountiful source of food, energy and recreation. The Gulf Coast's unique culture and natural beauty are world-renowned. There is no place like it anywhere else on Earth. On April 20, 2010 the eyes of the world focused on an oil platform in the Gulf, approximately 50 miles off the Louisiana coast. The mobile drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, which was being used to drill an exploratory well for BP Exploration and Production, Inc. (BP), violently exploded, caught fire and eventually sank, tragically killing 11 workers. But that was only the beginning of the disaster. Oil and other substances from the rig and the well head immediately began flowing unabated approximately one mile below the surface. Initial efforts to cap the well were unsuccessful, and for 87 days oil spewed unabated into the Gulf. Oil eventually covered a vast area of thousands of square miles, and carried by the tides and currents reached the coast, polluting beaches, bays, estuaries and marshes from the Florida panhandle to west of the Mississippi River delta. At the height of the spill, approximately 37% of the open water in the Gulf was closed to fishing. Before the well was finally capped, an estimated 5 million barrels (210 million gallons) escaped from the well over a period of approximately 3 months. In addition, approximately 771,000 gallons of dispersants were applied to the waters of the spill area, both on the surface and at the well head one mile below. It was an environmental disaster of unprecedented proportions. It also was a devastating blow to the resource-dependent economy of the region. While the extent of natural resources impacted by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and response (collectively, “the Spill”) is not yet fully evaluated, impacts were widespread and extensive. The full spectrum of the impacts from this spill, given its magnitude, duration, depth and complexity, will be difficult to determine. The trustees for the Spill, however, are working to assess every aspect of the injury, both to individual resources and lost recreational use of them, as well as the cumulative impacts of the Spill. Affected natural resources include ecologically, recreationally, and commercially important species and their habitats across a wide swath of the coastal areas of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas, and a huge area of open water in the Gulf of Mexico. When injuries to migratory species such as birds, whales, tuna and turtles are considered, the impacts of the Spill could be felt across the United States and around the globe. This ERP/EA serves as the Trustees' final selection of Phase I early restoration projects, taking into account the suite of potential projects proposed, the NRDA and Framework Agreement process, and public comment on the Draft Phase I ERP/EA. Per the Framework Agreement, the Trustees will move forward with agreements with BP to fund projects and commence implementation, as described in more detail throughout this document.

Download or read book 2010 Oil Spill written by Kristina Alexander and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. The 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill leaked an estimated 4.1 million barrels of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, damaging the waters, shores, and marshes, and the fish and wildlife that live there. There is a process for assessing the damages to those natural resources and assigning responsibility for restoration to the parties responsible. BP was named the responsible party for the spill. The process allows Trustees of affected states and the fed. gov¿t. to determine the levels of harm and the appropriate remedies. Contents of this report: (1) Intro.: Statutory Authority; Trustees; Covered Natural Resources; Determination of Damages; (2) How the Process Works; (3) Restoration Options; Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund; Settlement vs. Litigation. Illus.

Download or read book Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the April 7 2000 Oil Spill at Chalk Point on the Patuxent River written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment for the June 8 2000 T V Posavina Oil Spill written by Massachusetts. Executive Office of Environmental Affairs and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Phase V Early Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On or about April 20, 2010, BP Exploration and Production Inc. (BP) was using Transocean's mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon to drill a well in the Macondo prospect (Mississippi Canyon 252–MC252) when the well blew out, and the drilling unit exploded, caught fire and subsequently sank in the Gulf of Mexico (the Gulf). This incident resulted in an unprecedented volume of oil and other discharges from the rig and from the wellhead on the seabed. Pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), Title 33 United States Code (U.S.C.) §§ 2701 et seq., and the laws of individual affected states, federal and state agencies, Indian tribes and foreign governments act as trustees on behalf of the public to assess injuries to natural resources and their services that result from an oil spill incident, and to plan for restoration to compensate for those injuries. OPA further instructs the designated trustees to develop and implement a plan for the restoration, rehabilitation, replacement, or acquisition of the equivalent of the injured natural resources under their trusteeship (hereafter collectively referred to as 'restoration'). This document, prepared jointly by State and Federal Trustees, serves as a Final Phase V Early Restoration Plan (ERP) under OPA, and also contains the associated Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Phase V project under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (collectively Final Phase V ERP/EA)"--Summary from cover letter.

Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement written by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Trustee Council and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal and State natural resource trustee agencies (Trustees) have prepared a Programmatic and Phase III Early Restoration Plan and Early Restoration Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Phase III ERP/PEIS). The Phase III ERP/PEIS considers programmatic alternatives to restore natural resources, ecological services, and recreational use services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. The restoration alternatives are comprised of early restoration project types; the Trustees additionally propose forty-four specific early restoration projects that are consistent with the proposed early restoration program alternatives. The Trustees have developed restoration alternatives and projects to utilize funds for early restoration being provided under the Framework for Early Restoration Addressing Injuries Resulting from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Framework Agreement). Criteria and evaluation standards under the OPA natural resource damage assessment regulations and the Framework Agreement guided the Trustees’ consideration of programmatic restoration alternatives. The Phase III ERP/PEIS evaluates these restoration alternatives and projects under criteria set forth in the OPA natural resource damage assessment regulations and the Framework Agreement. The Phase III ERP/PEIS also evaluates the environmental consequences of the restoration alternatives and projects under NEPA."--Abstract.

Download or read book Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Tenyo Maru Oil Spill written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Final Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the Certus Chemical Spill written by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Region 5 and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill written by Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Natural Resource Trustees and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 1683 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA) and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the federal and state natural resource trustee agencies (Trustees) have prepared a Final Programmatic Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final PDARP/PEIS). The Final PDARP/PEIS considers programmatic alternatives, composed of Restoration Types, to restore natural resources, ecological services, and recreational use services injured or lost as a result of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident. The OPA natural resource damage assessment regulations guided the Trustees' development and evaluation of programmatic restoration alternatives. The Final PDARP/PEIS also evaluates the environmental consequences of the restoration alternatives under NEPA. This document shows that the injuries caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill incident affected such a wide array of linked resources over such an enormous area that the effects must be described as constituting an ecosystem-level injury. Consequently, the Trustees' preferred alternative for a restoration plan employs a comprehensive, integrated ecosystem approach to best address these ecosystem-level injuries. Specific restoration projects, to be selected in subsequent planning phases and evaluated under OPA and NEPA, will take place primarily in the northern Gulf of Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida.

Download or read book Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the January 19 1996 North Cape Oil Spill written by United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On January 19, 1996, the tank barge North Cape and the tug Scandia grounded on Moonstone Beach in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. An estimated 829,000 gallons of home heating oil was spilled, which spread throughout a large area of Block Island Sound and into coastal salt ponds. This report describes the need for restoration, the affected environment, injury determination, and restoration alternatives.

Download or read book Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan Environmental Assessment for the M V New Carissa Oil Spill Oregon Coast written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Natural Resource Trustees, after a public review of their draft plan, are presenting a Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan (DARP)/Environmental Assessment (EA) which proposes restoration of natural resources and resource services injured or lost as a result of the February 4, 1999 M/V New Carissa oil spill on the Oregon Coast.

Download or read book Torch Platform Irene Oil Spill written by Torch/Platform Irene Trustee Council and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment for the January 11 2010 Adak Petroleum Diesel Spill written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "On January 11, 2010, up to 142,000 gallons of #2 diesel fuel was released from a 4.8 million gallon underground tank at the Adak Petroleum Bulk Fuel facility on Adak Island in the central Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Fuel was being transferred from a tanker at the adjacent loading dock when the tank was overfilled. The containment sump unit was overwhelmed and the fuel entered Helmet Creek which flows into the Small Boat Harbor in the Port of Adak. Most of the diesel was confined to the creek, and possibly more than a thousand gallons flowed out to Sweeper Cove. Following the spill, dead fish were collected from Helmet Creek, and diesel was observed in the creek as well as absorbed into the riparian habitat. It is also likely that pink salmon and Dolly Varden eggs, riparian habitat, and aquatic insects were affected in the creek and associated riparian area. The spill may also have affected marine shellfish. In addition, as many as eight marine birds may have died due to oil exposure and subsequent hypothermia. Federal and State Natural Resource Trustees (Trustees) are pursuing claims for natural resource damages relating to this spill in accordance with the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 270, et. seq. As part of this process, the Trustees have assessed the injuries caused by the spill and are working with Adak Petroleum to resolve its liability through the restoration and rehabilitation of natural resources injured by the oil discharge. Adak Petroleum will be responsible for implementing restoration at the Helmet Creek site in cooperation with the Trustees, who will be supervising this work. This Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (DARP/EA) describes the impact of the oil spill on the environment in the Helmet Creek area, while outlining potential restoration alternatives considered by the Trustees and also examining the direct, indirect, and cumulative impacts of these alternatives on the human environment. The draft for this Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment was presented to the public for comment by the Natural Resource Trustees"--Executive Summary (page ii).

Download or read book Final Damage Assessment and Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: