San Juan County Completes Study to Prevent Oil Spills in Salish Sea
Posted May 7, 2021 at 5:30 am by Hayley Day
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From San Juan County
San Juan County completed a study to prevent oil spills in the Salish Sea.
The study estimates the probability that an emergency response towing vessel stationed in the Salish Sea could prevent a disabled vessel from grounding and potentially causing an oil spill in Haro Strait and Boundary Pass.
The study was completed in partnership with Nuka Research & Planning Group LLC and the University of Washington Puget Sound Institute Salish Sea Modeling Center, and is called “Vessel Drift and Response Analysis for the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the Southern Strait of Georgia.”
The study extends the vessel drift and response analysis conducted by Nuka for the west coast of Canada to our inland waters.
This analysis further supports the strategies and informs discussions of oil spill prevention mitigation measures in these waters.
For more information, review the project factsheet and final report.
An online presentation on the findings will be held 1-2:30 p.m., Thursday, May 13.
Join the meeting here with meeting ID 822-6965-4624 and passcode 060642. Or call in at 1-253-215-8782.
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