Presentation to SCAA

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1 Presentation to SCAA April 2016 Dave Westerholm NOAA topics of interest Key Staff Changes and Vacancies 2016 Training Tools DWH Research and Data How will it change NRDA and Response? Where do we go Answering the What if question 1

2 Department of Commerce / NOAA National Ocean Service Office of Response and Restoration Gulf of Mexico Disaster Response Center Deputy in hiring Nancy Wallace Acting Deputy Emergency Response Division Assessment and Restoration Division Marine Debris Division John Tarpley on detail Doug Helton, acting Regional Ops Branch Tony Penn hired Bob Haddad left Michele Jacobi Acting Deputy Division Chief Nancy Wallace on detail John Tarpley acting Division chief training 4 Science of Oil Spills (SOS) classes, to include: March - NOAA s Disaster Response Center (DRC) in Mobile, AL Summer - Seattle, WA Fall - Charleston, SC Support for 2 California OSPR Environmental Response to Oil Spills (EROS) classes - spring and fall 7-12 Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique (SCAT) classes 1 Science of Chemical Releases (SOCR) class at NOAA s DRC *In addition to these in-person classes, OR&R offers an online introduction to Aerial Observation of Oil, targeted for Coast Guard aircrews, as well as half-day comprehensive Aerial Observation training. 2

3 Headline Text (flush left or centered) 5 How might DWH research inform and possibly change our planning and response? 3

4 Some of the groups that have done and are currently doing oil spill research Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund A massive spill, a massive response, a massive NRDA Text (flush left or centered) Data Collection Efforts 20, trips to the field to collect data 100,000 environmental samples collected 13 million records publicly available Sampling of sediments, air, water, and tissue/carcasses; photos and videos; telemetry; aerial imagery; GPS data; and observations 4

5 Proposed NRDA settlement Up to $8.8B for NRDA with Restoration outlined in PDARP/PEIS Payments must be used to restore or replace nature resources lost or injured by the spill restoration projects Payments include: Unknown conditions and adaptive management up to $700 million $1B in Early Restoration Costs of assessment Will be paid out over 15 years (starting one year after CD is final) Trustee responses to public comments and associated PDARP revisions underway NRDA Assessment Activities NRDA assessment activities 5

6 Where can I find the data? and Where can I find the data? Text (flush left or centered) and 6

7 Assessment: what is an injury? Injury includes adverse effects on: Survival, growth, and reproduction Health, physiology, and biological condition Behavior Community composition Ecological processes and services Physical and chemical habitat quality or structure Public services, such as recreation Toxicity program Multiple tests on 40 species including fish, invertebrates, plankton, 2 freshwater turtle species, birds, and marine mammals 7

8 What could this mean for emergency response? More coordination in planning and preparedness Public expectations and understanding of impacts may change Technology will continue to play an evolving role Satellites UAVs and UASs Water column impact measures when using alternative technology Instant field GIS and display Potential for political overlay Setting public expectations for response actions, assessment and timeliness of restoration Where do we go? We have an unprecedented amount of data and now it would be good to answer the What if? questions Over time, those answers may change our SSC recommendations to the FOSC 8

9 Questions 9

10 Annually, OR&R Responds to oil and chemical spills Trains more than 2,000 emergency responders Supports over 40 spill drills with the U.S. Coast Guard Settles 4-7 natural resource damage assessment cases and supports over 200 additional cases Facilitates removal of hundreds of tons of marine debris Develops new tools and conducts research to address hazards on the water and prevent marine debris Headline Text (flush left or centered) 20 10

11 Consent Decree Payments Summary of payments Civil penalty: where does the money go? Allocation of Gulf Coast Restoration Fund For more information on the Restore Act visit: 11

12 DWH allocation $20.8 B up to $8.8B for Natural Resource Damages $5.5B for Clean Water Act civil penalties $5.9B for economic claims $0.6B for additional payments Includes $1B for Early Restoration (partially paid) Includes up to $700M to address future unknown conditions $4.4B (80%) will flow through the RESTORE Act $1.1B (20%) will go to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund $4.9B to the 5 Gulf states Up to $1B to local governments in the 5 Gulf states $0.35B NRD assessment costs $0.25B False claims act royalties on oil; response & other costs A massive spill, a massive response, a massive NRDA 12