Department of the Environment

Oil Spill Response Capabilities

Oil Transportation in Maryland, by Mode

469 MDE Emergency Responses in 2009

• 78 impacted storm drains

• 184 impacted waterways

• No bulk oil tanker releases

• No cargo ship releases

Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills

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Emergency Responses – Maryland Oil Spills

Oil Spill Response Equipment

Oil Spill Response Equipment

Containment Boom

• 6 Trailers at Montgomery Park, Baltimore = 10,000 feet

• 1 Trailer pre-positioned in Salisbury = 1,800 feet

Spill Response Vessels

• 2009 Maritime 25’ Voyager

• 1988 Boston Whaler 25’ Guardian

• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage

• 1981 Boston Whaler 22’ Outrage

• 1987 Sea Nymph 16’ Aluminum Boat

Oil Spill Response Equipment

Pre-Positioned, Local Spill Response Trailers

Charles County Kennedyville Rock Hall Salisbury Solomons Island

• Sorbent Materials

• Jon Boat w/ 25hp Outboard motor

• Small Generator

• 1-1/2” mud pump

• 500 gallon Porta-Tank

• 300 feet of harbor boom

Regional Response Team III

Regional Response Team III

State Partners and Federal Agencies

• Advise/assist Federal On Scene Coordinators, Area Committees and Unified Commands

• Assist in the development of contingency plans

• Train, Inform, Communicate, and Coordinate with Federal On Scene Coordinators, Unified Commands, and Area Committees

5 Largest Oil Spills in Maryland History

Exxon 1981: Baltimore City256,000 gallons Land based spill, no waterway impact

Autoline 1988: Baltimore City165,000 gallons of #6 OilCaused by fire, Inner Harbor impact

Swanson Creek 2000: Chalk Point 126,000 gallons of #2 Oil Pipeline spill, Patuxent River impact

Baker Oil 1982: Baltimore City117,000 gallonsVandalism, Gwynns Falls impact

Hess Terminal 1979: Baltimore City83,000 gallonsLeak in tank, Curtis Creek impact

Rupture in intrastate pipeline: 126,000 gallons of oil released into Patuxent River

• Impacted wildlife, shorelines, marsh and waters for more than 15 miles

• Formed Oil Spill Prevention Advisory Committee as result

• Implemented recommendations: acquiring and installing additional boom; purchasing new vessel; replacing motors on boat

2000 Chalk Point Oil Spill – PEPCO

TO REPORT AN OIL SPILL OR ENVIRONMENTAL EMERGENCY

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