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.
Download the report: 2014-2015 Annual Report
Update: The deadline for submissions for the next fiscal year has passed. Please contact staff at 907-834-5000 for more information on when the council will be accepting new project submissions again.
The Coast Guard has recertified the citizens’ council as meeting its responsibilities under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
In a March 15 letter to the council, Rear Admiral Thomas Ostebo, commander of the Coast Guard’s District 17 in Juneau, notified the council of the recertification.
The council’s board of directors met in Valdez on May 1 and 2, 2014.
On the agenda:
The council conducted an election of officers, orientation for new volunteers, and seated volunteers on the established committees.
Topics on the agenda included:
• Adoption of the council budget for the year beginning July 1.
• Approval of a resolution to promote the use of best available technology in tugboats escorting laden oil tankers.
• A presentation on analysis of fishing vessel types and numbers.
• An update from the citizens’ council on the renewal process for oil spill prevention and response plans (known as contingency plans) for the Valdez Marine Terminal.
• A presentation by the US Coast Guard on ice and adverse weather.