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Water Company (Surinaamsche Waterleiding Maatschappij - SWM), responsible for drinking water
supply in urban areas, aims to increase coverage in Wanica to 75% at the end of the planning
period.
4.3.2 Oil spill response
The planned response to a major oil spill in Suriname is dealt with in two plans:
• Oil Spill Contingency Plan, last updated in January 2008 and currently under review. It forms
part of the new Suriname National Disaster Plan; and
• National Oil Pollution Response and Cooperation (OPRC) Plan, originally drafted in 2004. A
committee consisting of government and industry is finalizing the draft for adoption by
parliament.
The ATM, through MAS and NIMOS, is the government authority responsible for oil spill
preparedness and response, which is coordinated by the National Disaster Coordinator in Suriname,
through the following channels:
• The Directorate of MAS, assisted by NIMOS, is responsible for the National Oil
Spill Contingency Plan, drafted in accordance with OPRC 90 24 ;
• The National Contingency (Disaster) Coordination Centre (NCCR) for Suriname is the national
spill notification point and hosts the National Response Centre at the NCCR headquarters;
• Each district is required to establish a counter-pollution organization as part of the National Oil
Spill Contingency Plan and designate a district coordinator who is responsible for preparedness,
response and co-operation with industry for counter-pollution measures at sea, in ports, on rivers
and on land in the specific district, under the auspice of the National Coordinator; and
• The response to an incident is entrusted to a National Oil Pollution Response Team (which deals
with policy, international aspects and Tier 1 - 3 oil spills) and a District Oil Pollution Response
Team (Tier 1 - 2 oil spills and counter pollution measures). Both teams have a staff of
designated government representative and experts and could be expanded depending on the
type of incident.
24 The International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation 1990 (OPRC 90) is the
international instrument that provides a framework designed to facilitate international co-operation and mutual assistance in
preparing for and responding to major oil pollution incidents and requires States to plan and prepare by developing national
systems for pollution response in their respective countries, and by maintaining adequate capacity and resources to address
oil pollution emergencies. Suriname is not a contracting state to OPRC 90.
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