Coastal Response Research Center October 5, United States Arctic Research Commission s 96 th Meeting. Coastal Response Research Center 1

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1 Coastal Response Research Center Arctic Activities Nancy E. Kinner Coastal Response Research Center October 5, 2011 United States Arctic Research Commission s 96 th Meeting Coastal Response Research Center 1

2 Coastal Response Research Center (CRRC) NOAA ORR and UNH Partnership Since 2004 CRRC Mission: Conduct and Oversee Basic and Applied Research and Outreach on Spill Response and Restoration Transform Research Results into Practice Serve as Hub for Oil Spill R&D Educate/Train Students Who will Pursue Careers in Spill Response and Restoration Coastal Response Research Center 2

3 Focus on Uncontrolled Oil Releases Maritime Shipping Accidents Single hulled vessels: freighters and cruise ships Oil and Gas Development & Production Platform / Piping Drilling Transport of Oil / Gas Piping networks Double hulled tankers / barges Coastal Response Research Center 3

4 Human Dimensions of Spills Human Dimension Issues Communication Valuing natural resources Social impacts Subsistence Environmental ethics Organizational (institutional) behavior Coastal Response Research Center 4

5 Arctic Spill Response: Human Dimension Indigenous Communities Have Strong Cultural Ties to Subsistence Fishing and Hunting e.g., whales, seals, polar bears, pelagic fish Spiritual Oneness with Natural World Wealth of Local Knowledge about Coastal Environment Some Human Dimensions Research on Exxon Valdez and now Deepwater Horizon, But More Needed Tools Coastal Response Research Center 5

6 Arctic Communities Working Group CRRC and NOAA partnering with Alaska natives to bring all stakeholders in dialog Roundtable dialog facilitated by CRRC CRRC viewed as independent, honest broker NH not energy producing state Academic: trusted t 3 rd party Reputation for playing this role elsewhere Deepwater Horizon Coastal Response Research Center 6

7 Arctic Communities Meetings North Slope, Northwest Arctic and Bering Strait Local Organizing Committee Winter Workshops Spill Response, Incorporating Local Knowledge and Response Strategies No Funding Yet, Except Local Travel Coastal Response Research Center 7

8 Current Spill Response: Information Management Key is Rapid, Informed Decisions Protect human health/safety Minimize damage to natural resources Consider human dimension issues Incident Command Needs Relevant Information in Easily Understandable Format Coastal Response Research Center 8

9 Arctic ERMA : A Step Toward Preparedness Environmental Response Management tapplication Coastal Response Research Center 9

10 ERMA Schematic View Coastal Response Research Center 10

11 ERMA Background 2007: Developed concept Pilot site: Portsmouth Harbor, NH 2008: - Pilot was used in Response Industry- PREP Drill - Presented to National Response Team/EPA Region 2 funding for U.S. Caribbean ERMA - Started Discussions on Arctic ERMA 2009: Delivered Model ERMA: Caribbean 2010: March th, Spill of National Significance (SONS) Drill - Expanded Pilot Project with assistance from regional stakeholders May 3-8 th, Planned Internal Drill How fast could we stand-up an ERMA site from scratch? April 20 th, Deepwater Horizon Explosion April 22 nd, NOAA deployed GOMEX ERMA for command posts on April 24 th June 23 rd, ADM Allen designated ERMA as the Common Operational Picture (COP) for the Deepwater Horizon on Incident Coastal Response Research Center 11

12 Existing Arctic ERMA Footprint Coastal Response Research Center 12

13 Operational Response Data Coastal Response Research Center 13

14 Arctic ERMA Timeline Oil in ice research (05 to present) Arctic Disasters Workshop (Mar 08) US/Canadian Oil and Gas Research Forum and other meetings (08-09) 09) Meetings with stakeholders including industry throughout 09 US Arctic Research Commission (09/10) US Arctic Council (AMSA and EPPR 08-10) Seed funding received from NOAA Coastal Zone Planning in FY 10 Arctic NRDA Workshop (Apr 10) Coastal Response Research Center 14

15 Goals of Arctic ERMA Represent area of significant activities (US- Canadian Beaufort and Chukchi Sea to south of the Bering Straits) Include international partners Canada (EPPR Partner for Pilot) Leverage existing data/programs; not creating new data Common Platform specifically focused on spill response Demonstrated success during Deepwater Horizon transferring platform to Arctic Coastal Response Research Center 15

16 Arctic Project NOAA funded the initial Arctic ERMA OSRI funded next step in development Integrated with the Arctic Council EPPR Working Group Key Stakeholder Workshop (Anchorage, AK Apr 5/6): Diverse participation, including EPPR Identify and prioritize data for inclusion Respond to functionality of baseline project Organized by ICS functions Partially Funded Coastal Response Research Center 16

17 Outcomes of Stakeholder Workshop and Next Steps Prioritize data sets identified from workshop (April 2011) - ongoing Finish acquiring data and ingesting g them into ERMA Increase communications with Arctic Communities Access to traditional knowledge Mechanisms in place (i.e., data sharing agreements) Targeting drills of opportunity Coastal Response Research Center 17

18 Arctic ERMA Data Infrastructure (US and Canada) Navigation and Charting (NOAA) PAME Resource designations (Arctic) EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) Coastal Response Research Center 18

19 Active Oil & Gas Leases (BOEMRE) Coastal Response Research Center 19

20 Sea Ice Cover & Extent (NOAA, NASA) Coastal Response Research Center 20

21 Vessels Tracking Coastal Response Research Center 21

22 Shipping Routes & Incident Locations Coastal Response Research Center 22

23 Real-Time Weather Data Feeds (NOAA/NWS) Coastal Response Research Center 23

24 Environmentally Sensitive Areas (US/Canada) Coastal Response Research Center 24

25 Other Issues CRRC Tracking Arctic Response Tools Dispersants Modeling g( (GNOME 2, ADIOS 3, Oil-in-Ice) Funding Coordination Industry Funding High API, GRI Federal and State Funding Lagging Leveraging Coastal Response Research Center 25

26 For More Information Coastal Response Research Center 26