04/12/1989 Regular Meeting Part 2Oil Response Team Meeting
April 12, 1989 @ 6:00 p.m.
BRODIE: We need to take stock of what we've had since morning.
WADE:
Have been back to center
in Valdez and
boom is not available even in
Valdez at
the present. It is being
allocated by
the Coast Guard.
BRODIE:
Exxon is contracting for
boom. Where has
Coast Guard taken over?
WADE:
Coast Guard in command and
we are, in a
sense, under their direction.
They are
directing it where it is
most needed.
It is under command of Coast
Guard.
MADDEN: Coast Guard would like their approval for what is going on, what are
priorities, and what we are going to do. Coast Guard is more into attacking
method. They haven't preempted local communities and cities. The communities
in Homer and Seward work the same way we are working here. The Coast Guard is
monitoring Exxon clean-up and preparatory efforts.
I am trying to keep inventory of parts, equipment, and clean-up material --6 1/2
van loads of many pieces of absorbant pads and snares. There is 1,200' skirted
boom and 1,200' of 8" absorbant boom.
WADE: Has that boom always been counted on?
MADDEN: 600' ACME used skirted boom was at Coast Guard Base. We used it with
another left over length of boom that matched to make 1,2001. Two 600'
sections of 40" sea fans. Primarily, its purpose is to use with skimmer.
Could be used where a 600' section is needed in enclosed waters.
WADE: That is boom there is no designated place for? Will be used for
sealing in?
MADDEN: Being such a special purpose boom, it hasn't been identified for area
yet. 1,200' of boom is ready to go wherever you want it.
FREED: Is that on list?
MADDEN: I believe it is.
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WADE: What is current total of boom?
BRODIE: Including experimental --18,5001.
MADDEN: Out of that 2,500' is Coast Guard. 2,000' of 30" Goodyear
inflatable, and 1,800' Kepler sea curtain.
GOULD: Out of our stock was 1,000'
BRODIE: We came up with 7,000' locally. Some hasn't arrived from original
P0.
KEVIN RYAN: ADF&G, State Parks, and Kodiak Refuge set down and cut a list
together. This is just local people.
FREED: Ouzinkie oil spill consultant was in office. Ouzinkie has
constructed a lot of log boom and have deployed it. I told them if they wanted
to do it right, they needed to get it in writing and approved first and signed
by Native Corporation and City of Ouzinkie. They have constructed, to date,
3,000' and plan to construct another 2,000'. I explained what we had set up
with Village of Port Lions. Five vessels from Ouzinkie are not under contract.
They may not be covered by this organization. If they want to work through
this group, it is this group that activates it when needed. They said they
would want to work -with us and will get it in writing. They took priority list
and plan on putting log booms in each area --trying to get double log boom.
They are concerned 'they will only get the 5,000' of boom that is on the Terry
Gail.
GOULD: Should get them some absorbant boom.
FREED: Ouzinkie did have 1,500' absorbant boom they are putting between log
boom. They will have that information to me tomorrow. They are using city
trees and not corporation trees. It is a lawyer speaking for them.
I had one other village without trees asking for log booms or what. I told
them to come to this committee and have them look at it and decide what needs
to be done. I don't think you can drag a log boom from Ouzinkie to Old Harbor.
WADE: I hope to confirm with Monte Taylor a meeting that is tentatively set
for Monday at 7:30 with setting up a claims office here.
MADDEN: I am getting concerned about where log booms are going and becoming
hazards.
BRODIE: We need to get Ouzinkie in this.
FREED: I have told Ouzinkie to be careful where they put them.
MADDEN: To mark booms properly, lights should be every 200'.
GOULD: Strobe lights have been authorized and ordered for ours.
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BRODIE: Ouzinkie needs to come in.
MADDEN: If we are keeping all this boom on boats, why log booms?
FREED: Port Lions have two priorities and only enough boom on Terry Gail for
one.
GOULD:
The
type of
boom
on the
Terry
Gail is to deflect.
MADDEN:
Are
we going
next
with
log or
boom?
BRODIE: I am not excited about log booms. We decided to build three at the
beginning because there was no other booms on Island. We aren't providing them
any other boom to take the place. They have trees and can see something to
protect their waters. If there was a floating boom available, they wouldn't be
building log booms.
WADE: We agreed to support the three booms at Port Lions at the time.
MADDEN: We need a list of where all booms are and not lighted so we can get
report to mariners.
FREED: Port Lions will call us before they put booms in place. Ouzinkie has
not been communicative.
BILL THOMAS: I will call Mr. Easley tomorrow to put his mind at ease and will
talk to people in Valdez and tell them we need it for priorities.
BRODIE: Those people are worried and want to protect themselves.
MADDEN: Storis is here and needs to be used or else it will be pulled
elsewhere.
BUD CASSIDY: 1,500' to 2,000' a day on getting typar put together out on
Base.
THOMAS: I looked at the curtain today that they are making, and I am
impressed. Those people are doing a fantastic job.
BRODIE: We might want to put it on a boat and send it to Homer to be tested.
THOMAS:
They are looking
at setting it
up in the Sound and in this mousse
might be able to
purse seine it and hold
it. I don't think cost per foot will
be that
dramatic.
We need
to get some in
water and try it out.
GOULD: In Kitoi, how is experimental boom doing.
MADDEN: I heard they were impressed with it, and it's easy to deploy.
BRODIE: It is a very thick cloth pad and doubled with styrofoam squares.
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GOULD: Defined for water to flow through and catch oil.
THOMAS: I am concerned log booms won't stand up in water.
FREED: Ouzinkie is using 1' diameter logs.
THOMAS: We might look at putting stryofoam in nets that are being built.
I will do research to see if I can find stryofoam to be cut down to put in top
to give buoyancy to hold stuff up. My concern is if we put something in water,
it won't catch what we want it to catch.
BRODIE: Used behind curtain boom as a supplement. The call for tomorrow
morning is to deploy Storis. Once we get enough for log booms, we should get
it out.
WADE: What do log booms that have been in water for awhile look -like?
SELBY: Those are green trees and should be good for awhile.
CASSIDY: Logs work as wave break and deflection break.
THOMAS: First line of defense should be log booms which will make net curtain
log work a lot better.
SELBY: What about draggers?
MADDEN: Heard that draggers felt they could do better by pulling individually
nets instead of doubling up. We told them to keep on going and maybe
reevaluate tomorrow.
BRODIE: Do we have a boat that can meet Storis and take off boom?
SELBY: I think we should leave boom on Storis. I am for getting this net
with typar to Kitoi with it.
DISCUSSION ON NUMBER OF BOOMS AT KITOI.
BRODIE: I think Kitoi is fortified.
SELBY:
Let's
send
this to Pauls
or
Portage.
MADDEN:
3,400'
in
at Portage and
1,500'
at Pauls.
SELBY: Let's have Storis take typar net to Pauls. Lady Rene on hook at
Izhut? Can they hold the 1,200' that is now on Storis?
CASSIDY: I am not sure how much room they have.
SELBY: Let's have that 1,200' on a boat and ready to deploy later than put
it in water.
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