The September 2014 meeting of the council’s board of directors, originally scheduled to take place in Homer on September 18 and 19 has been moved to September 25-26, 2014 in Homer. This move was to accommodate the SeaRiver oil spill drill taking place the week prior. If you are planning to attend, please mark your calendar accordingly.
News & Announcements
Council meeting held in Anchorage
The council’s board of directors held a meeting at Embassy Suites in Anchorage on January 23 and 24.
Topics included:
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- A presentation by Alyeska on the tanker escort system in Prince William Sound
- Discussion and approval of several reports, including:
- Remote control of the Valdez Marine Terminal
- Non-indigenous plankton in Prince William Sound
- Analysis of biodegradation of crude oil
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- Update on Prince William Sound’s oil spill contingency plan renewal for the terminal
- A discussion of the State of Alaska’s oil spill prevention and response fund
- A report on incidents at the terminal during 2013
2012-2013 Annual Report now online
The council’s latest annual report is now available!
The annual report covers the many programs and projects we’ve been working on over the past year, such as oil spill prevention and response, environmental monitoring, oil spill contingency plans, operations at the Valdez Marine Terminal, invasive species monitoring, our outreach efforts, and much more.
Opportunity for public comment on guidelines for use of dispersants in Alaska
Changes to how dispersants are authorized for use during an oil spill are being proposed by the Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT). The ARRT is a combination of federal, state and local agencies that share responsibilities for managing oil and chemical spill responses in Alaska.
The ARRT is holding a series of public meetings to present information and hear public comment on their draft changes to the plan authorizing the use of chemical dispersants in Alaska waters during an oil spill response. The council encourages all individual citizens and groups that may be concerned about the preauthorization of chemical oil dispersant use in Alaska to attend these forums.