Reference#2: Puget Sound Partnership Oil Spill Issues in Washington

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This organization has assisted in the production of several studies on Oil Spill Issues which affect Juan de Fuca Strait and the Salish Sea.

http://www.psp.wa.gov/oilspills.php

What is the Puget Sound Partnership doing in 2014 to address oil spill issues in Washington?

The 2009 Washington State Legislature directed the Puget Sound Partnership to provide independent advice and assessment of Washington State’s oil spill programs and make recommendations for any necessary improvements. In late summer 2010 the Partnership assembled a Cross-Partnership Oil Spill Work Group to help assist the Leadership Council carry out this responsibility.

The 2012 Action Agenda outlines the priorities identified by the Work Group in May 2011. Since then the Partnership has promoted activites that concentrate on:

  • vessel traffic risk assessments,
  • reduction of abandoned and derelict vessels, and
  • involvement of locals in oil spill practice drills and assessments of natural resources