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Oil Spill Contingency Plan

June 11, 2025, 8 a.m. - July 11, 2025, 5 p.m. PT

We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on required updates to industry-written oil spill contingency plans.

The following plan is now available for public review:  

For the public’s reference, this is a link to the specific pages of the updated contingency plan: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/ezshare/sppr/Preparedness/Centerline/Centerline Logistics VRP Vijay Sea Amend Package.pdf

Additionally, here is a link to the entirety of the plan holder’s oil spill contingency plan: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/ezshare/sppr/Preparedness/Centerline/Centerline Logistics VRP Mar 2025.pdf

Background

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-182 requires oil-handling facilities, pipelines, and vessels to have a state-approved oil spill contingency plan that ensures their ability to respond to major oil spills. These updates are required by the state’s oil spill planning regulations.

Under WAC 173-182, public notice, review, and comment periods are required for permanent significant changes to approved plans as required in WAC 173-182-142. The changes which are considered significant for the plan update are an increase in worst-case discharge volume for operations above the Bonneville Dam and in Pasco, WA, which may impact:

  • Loss of equipment that results in being out of compliance with any planning standard;
  • Changes in equipment ownership if used to satisfy a plan holder planning standard; or
  • Modification or discontinuing of any mutual aid, letter of intent or contract agreement

To see a list of approved contingency plans, visit our website.

To see the checklist Ecology uses to review these plans, click here: 173-182_PlanReviewChecklist.pdf.

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Wendy Buffett
Dept. of Ecology, Spills Program
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
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Wendy Buffett
Preparedness Planner
wendy.buffett@ecy.wa.gov

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