Contigency Planning Brochure

Contigency PlanningRepresenting the public's interest, Cook Inlet RCAC works with state agencies and industryduring plan review to reinforce their importance to protecting Cook Inlet's productive waters. Athorough review of these plans is especially important to the Inlet’s health, since the State ofAlaska lengthened the effective period for contingency plans from three years to five. Cook Inlet RCAC staff solicits C-Plans from the Cook Inlet plan holders prior to their applicationto the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) in order to expedite thereview process. Doing so allows Cook Inlet RCAC a longer review period, minimizes delays,and allows time for the plan holder to consider our recommendations and to make changesstreamlining the formal process. Non-Tank Plan Review This project routinely reviews contingency plans for all non tank vessels that enter Cook Inlet. Adatabase has been developed where vessels submitting a C-plan to the Alaska Department ofEnvironmental Conservation for entry into Cook Inlet are compared to all vessels that actuallyenter Cook Inlet. Cook Inlet RCAC has been instrumental in discovering vessels transiting CookInlet without the required C-plan in place. In one instance, ADEC issued a Notice of Violation toan offender. Cook Inlet RCAC will continue to monitor the non-tank vessel traffic and reviewcontingency plans, while also working closely with ADEC in preparing and executing non-tankvessel drills in Cook Inlet. 1 / 1