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Comment Period

Great Northwest Railroad

Oil Spill Contingency Plan

April 29, 2026, 8 a.m. - May 29, 2026, 5 p.m. PT

We invite interested members of the public, local, and tribal governments to review and comment on the new contingency plan for railroads. Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-186 requires railroads transporting oil to have a state-approved oil spill contingency plan that ensures their ability to respond to major oil spills.

Great Northwest Railroad has submitted a new Type B railroad contingency plan, replacing their old Type C railroad plan.

The following plan is now available for public review:    

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.

View a list of approved contingency plans.

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Max Gordon
Department of Ecology, Spills Program
PO Box 47600
Olympia, WA 98504-7600
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Max Gordon
max.gordon@ecy.wa.gov

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