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Board of directors met in Valdez May 3 and 4
The council held a board meeting on May 3 and 4 at the Valdez Convention and Civic Center.
Signifigant agenda items included:
- Seating of new directors, election of officers, and adoption of council budget for the year beginning July 1.
- An update from the citizens' council on the renewal process for oil spill prevention and response plans for tankers in Prince William Sound.
- A report from the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation on its revisions, now in progress, to the state regulations governing contingency plans.
- A presentation from Crowley Maritime on the company's follow-up actions in response to a series of incidents involving the tugs that assist tankers carrying North Slope crude oil and support the system for responding to tanker spills.
- A presentation on the issue of storage tank inspection intervals at the Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. tanker terminal in Valdez. The council has recently opposed Alyeska requests to extend inspection intervals, and has unsuccessfully urged the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to reconsider its decision to grant at least one such extension.
The agenda and meeting materials are online: May 2012 Meeting of the Council Board of Directors.
Requests for Proposals
Oil Spill Simulation Materials Review
Deadline May 25, 2012- The council is inviting proposals to facilitate a workgroup consisting of representatives of appropriate federal and state agencies, industry, and other relevant organizations. This workgroup will work to identify appropriate oil simulants and work through the permitting process. The overall goal of this project is to put in place permits for use of oil simulant materials in exercises and drills in Prince William Sound.
Youth Involvement
The council encourages youth and teachers (or sponsors) in the Exxon Valdez-affected region to become active stewards of their communities.
Funds of up to $5,000 are now available to help support those projects or activities that best support the council's mission and responsibilities.
This contract may be awarded to any student or educational group within the PWSRCAC region. Projects or activities must relate to PWSRCAC's mission and responsibilities. Limited funding is available; therefore contracts will be awarded to those proposals which are deemed most relevant to the mission of the PWSRCAC.
For more information on either of these requests for proposals, please visit our Requests for Proposals page.
Council board of directors met January 19 & 20 in Anchorage
The council's board of directors recently met on January 19 & 20 in Anchorage.
Significant agenda items included:
• Increase in previously approved budget for projects to study the remote control of the Valdez Terminal and look at corrosion issues at the terminal.
• Approval of contract to look at fire protection assets at the Valdez Marine Terminal.
• Approval of report on 2011 Marine Firefighting Symposium.
• Letter of appreciation to Alyeska for Ballast Water Treatment renovation.
• Approval of long range plan for fiscal years 2013-2017.
For more information on this board meeting:
• Agenda and meeting materials
• January 2012 council meeting motions and actions summary. (pdf)
More information about the board: Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council Board of Directors
2010-2011 Annual Report
The council's annual report is now online. Take a look back at all the major activities of the council for the past year, issues in oil spill prevention and response, dual escort legislation, geographic response strategies, outreach, and much, much more:
Prince William Sound Regional Citizens' Advisory Council - 2010-2011 Annual Report
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