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Oil Spill Area Contingency Plan
The Energy Division and the Fire Department - Office of Emergency
Services serve on the Los Angeles / Long Beach (Northern Sector) Area
Committee. There are seven Area Committees along coastal California,
and each Area Committee is responsible for oil spill response and
preparedness planning within a specific geographic area. The LA/LB
North Area Committee includes San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and
Ventura Counties. The Area Committees are each chaired by a U.S. Coast
Guard representative and include oil spill response representatives
from Federal, State, and local government agencies. The State Office
of Oil Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR)
is the lead non-federal agency.
The LA/LB North Area Committee developed a site-specific oil spill
response plan called the Area Contingency Plan. The plan provides
clear directives on oil spill response, including the organization
of incident command, planning and response roles and responsibilities,
response strategies, and logistics. In addition, site-specific response
plans are described for various coastal segments where there are
species and other resources of concern. Each of the seven Area Contingency
Plans are updated annually, so that the plans are current and accurate.
The Energy Division has assisted in recent updates to the section
of the plan that contains site summary and strategy sheets for the
Santa Barbara County coastline. These are the sheets that provide
site-specific information on resources of concern, local contacts,
access to sites, and containment strategies. The Energy Division
has also participated on the Dispersant Use Subcommittee, which
is delineating areas where local experts or the Regional Response
Team should be consulted before using dispersants to break up a
marine oil spill.
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