Solomon Gulch Hatchery, NE-13

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This is not intended for navigational use.

Center of map at 61˚ 05.4’ N Lat., 146˚ 17.9’ W Lon.

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Free-oil Containment and Recovery, Shal-low Water

Exclusion Booming

Protected-water Boom

Calm-water Boom

Tidal-seal Boom

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Prince William Sound Zone Geographic Response Strategies June 2008

PWS-NE-13

ID Location and Description Response Strategy Implementation Response Resources Staging Area Site Access Resources Protected(months)

Special Considerations

NE-13-01 Solomon Gulch Hatchery

Nearshore waters in thegeneral area of:

Lat. 61º 05.7 NLon. 146º 18.0 W

Free-oil Recovery

Maximize free-oil recoveryin the offshore & nearshoreenvironment of SolomonGulch Hatchery dependingon spill location andtrajectory.

Deploy free-oil recovery strike teamsupwind and up current of SolomonGulch Hatchery.

Use aerial surveillance to locateincoming slicks.

Deploy multiple free-oilrecovery strike teams asrequired to maximizeinterception of oil before itimpacts sensitive areas.

Valdez Via marine waters

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Same as NE-13-02 Vessel master should have localknowledge.

Use extreme caution, shoalwaters with numerous reefs androcks.

NE-13-02 Solomon Gulch Hatcherya. Lat. 61º 05.16 N

Lon. 146º 17.01 W

b. Lat. 61º 05.01 NLon. 146º 18.99 W

Exclusion

Exclude oil from impactingthe fish pens and adjacentintertidal area around theSolomon Gulch Hatchery.

Deploy anchors and boom with skiffs(class 6).

Use the pre-positioned buoys toanchor both arrays.

Array (a) (necessary only when thereare fish pens present) excludesdirectly around the fish pens and is tobe pre-deployed while the fish pensare present (March-July). It requiresthe immediate closing of the gate inthe event of spilled oil.

For array (b), place 800 ft. tidal-sealon the east leg and 2,200 tidal-sealboom on the west leg. Using buoys asanchor points, complete the array with3,300 ft. protected-water boom.

Boom lengths :

a. 2900 ft. calm-water boom

b. 3000 ft. tidal-seal boom3300 ft. protected-water boom

DeploymentEquipment

2900 ft. calm-water boom3300 ft. protected-water boom3000 ft. tidal-seal boom

Vessels2 ea. class 6

Personnel/Shift4 ea. vessel crewTending

Vessels1 ea. class 6

Personnel/Shift2 ea. vessel crew

East Dayville Rd. 0.5miles east of theHatchery and WestDayville Rd. Site 0.5mile west of thehatchery.

Via Dayville Rd.off of theRichardson Hwy.

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Birds-waterfowlconcentration, eaglenesting

Human use-sportfishing(May–Sept.),mariculture (March-July)

Habitat- marsh,sheltered tidal flats

Marine mammals-seals

Vessel master should have localknowledge.

REPORT any cultural resourcesfound during operations toFOSC Historic PropertiesSpecialist

Adapted from the SERVSSolomon Gulch HatcheryProtection Plan.

Tested: 2004 SERVS