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These maps depict the location of oil spill response equipment that is owned and operated by the state’s approved response contractors or oil spill contingency planners (industry).
Marine Spill
Response Corporation (MSRC)
National Response Corporation (NRC)
Global Diving & Salvage
United States Navy
United States Coast Guard (USCG)
Island Oil Spill Association
Clean River Cooperative
Cowlitz Clean Sweep
Source: List is based on current information found at the Northwest Area Committee (NWAC) website.
Booms are floating barriers to oil that are used to deflect oil away or towards shorelines, and contain oil so that it can be effectively recovered. These maps show the length of boom available measured in feet parallel to the waterline.
A skimmer is a recovery device that collects and removes oil from the surface of the water. Skimmers can be towed, self-propelled, moored in water currents, or used from shore.
The skimming capacity listed in these maps is stated in terms of barrels of oil recoverable per day*. This is a theoretical recovery number that is used for purposes of reviewing contingency plans. Actual recovery could be more or less, depending on the conditions encountered during a spill.
When reviewing oil spill plans, the actual working capacity of a skimmer is reduced in a manner that accounts for limiting factors such as weather conditions, depth of oil on the water and thickness of the oil. This is a conservative way of predicting the ability of response equipment to work in all conditions that may be encountered.
* One barrel equals 42 gallons.