Prevention Section Information

Washington State Department of Ecology

SPILLS PROGRAM

Prevention Section

Spill prevention is the primary mission of the Spills Program. The primary objective of the state is to achieve a zero spills strategy to prevent any oil or hazardous substances from entering waters of the state.

Recent Issues	Last Update
Pre-booming
Advance Notification of Oil Transfer (ANT) System Vessel Oil Transfers Advance Notice and Containment Requirement
Cruise Ship Lines Memorandum of Understanding
Ballast Water
Puget Sound Harbor Safety Plan
Tugs
Neah Bay Emergency Response Tug	April 2010
Incidents Involving the Emergency Response Tug	April 2010
Tug Studies and Reports	January 2009
Data Analysis
Incident & Spill Rate for Covered Vessels 1998 through 2007
Investigations (contact Mike Lynch)
Investigated Incident Causal Summary	January 2011
Investigated Vessel Incidents in Washington State: Immediate Cause/Contributing Factors	January 2011
Pacific States/British Columbia Data Dictionary
Prevention Recommendations
Internal Transfers	Dec 2010
Bunkering/Fueling	Dec 2010
Bulk Oil Transfer	January 2009
Loss of Propulsion	September 2009
Loss of Steering	September 2009
Guidance Publications
Facility Oil Handling and Design Standards Rule, Guidance Manual
Bunkering	March 2010