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Comment period

Union Pacific Railroad Co.

Oil Spill Contingency Plan

May 8, 2025, 8 a.m. - June 8, 2025, 5 p.m. PT

We invite interested public, local and tribal governments to review and comment on the Union Pacific Railroad Co. Contingency Plan updates.

The following plan is now available for public review:

Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 173-182 and 173-186 requires oil handling facilities, pipelines, vessels and railroads to have a state-approved oil spill contingency plan that ensures their ability to respond to major oil spills.

Regulated companies are required to submit changes to Ecology and updates may require a 30-day public review of the updates (WAC 173-182-142 / WAC 173-186-430).

Specific changes are as follows:

  • Discontinuing of Union Pacific Railroad’s Primary Response Contractor contract with NRC Environmental Services.
  • Updated planning standards spreadsheets.

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

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Patrick Lewis
Dept. of Ecology, Spills Program
PO Box 330316
Shoreline, WA 98133-9716
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Questions

Patrick Lewis
Preparedness Planner
patrick.lewis@ecy.wa.gov

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