2013 Yearbook - Alaska Clean Seas

Other Activities
On February 8, 2012, ACS participated in a workshop for response in ice and cold weather conditions
with the Eastern Canadian Response Corporation (ECRC). It was a good opportunity to network with
other organizations involved in similar industry. ACS provided training utilizing actual footage of winter
responses in the arctic environment. ACS provided valuable information on its facilities and equipment.
The participants were very interested in hearing about the details of working and responding in
temperatures of -40* and lower. The workshop participants took a ferry cruise on the St. Lawrence
River for a close look at ice and the difficulties of ice management. The remainder of the day was spent
observing various demonstrations of oil clean up tactics in and on ice.
As part of the Global Response Network (GRN), Western Canada Marine Response (WCMRC)
conducted an exercise in June. ACS participated in the tabletop exercise designed to demonstrate the
functions of a spill response as the response transitions from initial response to long term planning.
The Western Operating Area (WOA) and Eastern Operating Area (EOA) Spill Response Teams
participated in three joint exercises this year. Two winter exercises in April focused on spills over and
under ice. A summer exercise focused on recovering oil in the open water to include the transportation
of recovered oil in mini-barges. In July several SRT members also participated in the Alyeska Drill on
the Sag River.
The WOA well house project continued this year under the direction of ACS technicians. With the help
of PENCO, over one hundred fifty well houses were cleaned. ACS also managed the storm water
discharge program. A sprinkler system at GC-2 was set up to aid tundra growth and recovery at the
2006 GC-2 Transit line spill site.
LEGEND
Alpine CD3
Anadarko
Brooks Range
CPAI
Pioneer
Repsol
Great Bear
Please note that these
are approximate locations
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