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Since the greatest number of spill notifications are from private
citizens, unless a specific source quantity is known it is usually
difficult to accurately quantify amounts of spilled materials. The USCGS
Marine Safety Office Field Units typically employ nomographs to estimate
spilled quantities on the basis of the type of material discharged and
areal coverage under average ambient conditions.
Intra-Agency Notification
Oil samples from investigated spills are processed by USCGS laboratories
for identification. Samples of spills of other potentially hazardous
materials are referred to EPA for determination of specific chemical
constituents.
Although EPA jurisdiction is limited to spills on land and inland portions
of Puget Sound waterways as defined above, USCGS provides routine spill
notification by telex to EPA. EPA does not maintain a computerized
database in EPA Region 10, but relies on the handwritten Emergency Report
Form (Figure 3.2) for spills reporting. In those circumstances where
potential impacts to Puget Sound might occur as a result of a reported or
identified spill, EPA routinely notifies USCGS and provides a copy of the
Emergency Report Form (W. Longston, personal communication). As these
notifications are received they are processed for inclusion into the MSIS.
Like EPA, WDOE relies on handwritten complaint forms alone (Figures 3.3
and 3.4), and does not -maintain a computerized database of Puget Sound
spills irrformati-on (D. Nunnallee, personal -communication). Reports are
taken, filed solely by date and maintained by the agency regional offices.
Annually, 400-500 complaints are processed in Washington state. No
statewide coordination of data is conducted.
Only in cases involving a significant spill does WDOE proceed beyond
preparation of a report form. In those cases, either a narrative is
prepared or an enforcement action is specified. Approximately 10 percent
of reported spills are thoroughly investigated. As a result of general
field measurement difficulties, the accuracy of estimates of material
quantity for these investigated spills can be - 200 percent (D. Nunnallee,
personal communication).
For comparison, and to underscore the field measurement difficulties, the
original USCGS quantity estimate for the Whidbey Island 5,000 gallon
intermediate fuel spill (December 1984) was corrected upward by 100 percent
24 hours later on the basis of more detailed field information. Although
this spill was technically considered to be a "minor spill", it was
upgraded to a "medium spill", based on the environmental setting (R.
Rochon, personal communication).
WA6 Task 3.0/2.32 Page 3 October 24, 1985
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Figure '3.2
Emergency Report Form
1. Type of Emergency: Water. Air. So/m Wastes Radiation. Other
///>'/» /
2. Name of Person Reporting fv f- *—/
gnd Telephone Number o/O f /V f~—// r7..—
3. Spill Information:
a. Source of Spill £-(. C*Jc*^^-+ ^W^-vt^*- K-<*
^
b. Material Name(s)
/jP/^-0 2/f.
and Quantity Spilled
C. Spill Locatk>n_
1
d. Amount Reaching Water.
e. Name of Receiving Water
and Location Where Entered Water
f. Actions Taken for Containment —
7
Qean-up, if any
g. State and Local Agencies Contacted _ & P ^~ Q
^*^^ —
4. General Information
and Follow-up Actions.
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Figure 3.3
STATS DEPARTMENT OP ECOLOGY1
POLLUTION CCMPLAINr REPORT FORA
L. Conplaint No. 2. Date of Carplaint
3. Date of Investigation
X. Conplaint Reported By:
Phone No.
Address _^ ^
Date and time ccnplaint first noted
Other information
II. Location:
4. Watercourse
5. Region Northwest ( ) Southwest ( ) Eastern
6. District (1) (2)
7. County and Town
1H. Pollutant:
8. Pollutant Source
9. Material
10. Quantity
Area or miJea affected
(If dead or dying fi«h *r» v-jgihi*, f-ni out Una, T~X, x
XV. Responsibility:
11. Person or entity: Nan*
Address Phone No.
Violator: Confirmed (J Suspected () Unknown (T
V. Cause:
12. Brief Description;
VI. Complaint Received By:
Time and date
VII. Cotplaint Investigated By:
VIII. Miscellaneous:
Were pictures taken?
Were sanples taken?
Individuals and
Witnesses: Name
Address
Attachments
DC. Fish Kill:
Estimated number of dead fish
Estimatad percent scrapfish
Predominant species and size _
X. Suspected Agent or Reason for Kill:
Agent
Describe effects
Action taken
XI. Additional Information:
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Figure 3.4
ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLAINT
O WATER QUALITY
D HAZARDOUS WASTES
Region
DwATER RIGHTS
D SOLID WASTES
District
Complaint received by
1. Does the complainant wish to remain anonymous?
2. Complaint reported by:
Name
Address
3. Date(j) of violation
4. Type or kind of pollutant, H known
6. Statement of problem .
DATE
TIME
CHORELANOS
D OTHER.
_ County
D Yes
Telephone No.
Chy
..m. D i
D No
6. Alleged violator or louroe:
Name
Address
7. Wh«rt did the violation occur?: Street
City County
Directions to place of incident:
Watercourse, if any
city
UM r»v«n» flat for notn
8. Description of damage (dead fish, etc.) .
Referred to
for investigation on
Sut< Zip
(Use back of ttiis form for sketch, map. additional notes, etc.)
ICY oio-sa KCV. t/ai
WA6 Task 3.0/2.32
Page 6
October 24, 1985
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Utility of the Database
It is anticipated at this time that there will be no capability to provide
for communication with data management systems outside the USCGS and
requests for information will be processed on a time-available basis (M.
Robbey, personal communication).
The database is generally updated on a weekly basis or as new information
is received (R. Rochon, personal communication). Tape dumps of MSIS
information will be available on a quarterly basis, probably beginning in
February or March, 1986 (M. Robbey, personal communication).
At its ultimate development, the MSIS database will allow a USCGS Marine
Safety Office to access data and assess trends in terms of such parameters
as area or specific location, discharge (type and individual), type of
operation, or type and amount of material. Data search for repeated
problems and violators could then be routinely performed and there is the
potential that information regarding quantity and type of spilled material
could be evaluated on the basis of location.
The lack of standardization of reporting methods or data formats employed
by WDOE and EPA does not encourage interaction with either the MSIS or
other databases. There are no current WDOE or EPA plans for providing the
extensive computerization time which would be required for integration of
their records into the MSIS database.
Although data entered prior to October 1, 1985 do not provide for pinpoint
"fixes o-f spills, the quality of the data for location, type of material,
discharger or source and most other information is generally good.
However, estimating spill quantity in the absence of direct information
from the discharger is a problem with all reporting systems. In response
to potential enforcement actions and penalties, a discharger is more
likely to feel the need to minimize quantities reported. Accordingly, the
accuracy of quantity information becomes a limiting factor in utilizing
the database for pollutant loading calculations. In the absence of an
index for reliability of spill material quantity information, background
information for each spill may be required for optimal evaluation of
quantity estimates.
Recommendations
Because it would enable improved capability for screening data for trends,
spill location information should include seconds of latitude and
longitude whenever possible. Furthermore, available nomographs for
estimating quantity of spilled materials should be expanded to include
more reliable discriminatory methods and should be field-tested to cover a
wide range of local ambient conditions.
USCGS has principal responsibility for maintainance of spill reporting
information in Puget Sound. However, the other agencies receiving spill
reports do not always share data in a timely fashion or report that
information in a MSIS-useable format (J. Oberlander, personal
"WA6 Task 3.0/2.32 Page 7 October 24, 1985
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communication) and there is the potential that data for individually less
significant spills might not be transmitted to MSIS. The overall utility
and completeness of the database could be improved if all agencies ensured
that data were submitted in a timely fashion to USCGS for inclusion to
MSIS.
Routine transmittal of agency information to USCGS in a MSIS-compatible
format would reduce potential for ommission of subthreshold spills whose
cumulative impacts could be significant.
A convenient method of providing for EPA and other agency computer access
to the MSIS database would encourage the development of more complete
evaluation of local and national spill trends. Such a capability would
heighten the potential of development of a meaningful portrayal of the
impacts of spills on the pollutant loading of Puget Sound.
PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS
Contact Agency Date
Longston, W. EPA September 9, 1985
Nunnallee, D. WDOE September 11, 1985
Oberlander, J. WDOE September 8, 1985
Robbey, M. USCGS, Headquarters October 23, 1985
Rochon, R., Lt. USCGS, Seattle August - October 1985
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APPENDIX A
Page A-l
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POLLUTION INCIDENTS REPORTING SYSTEM — Codes
LOCATION
Latitude - Longitude
L XX OO ZZZ YY XX « Latitude Degrees
•»
OO « Latitude Minutes
ZZZ * Longitude Degrees
YY « Longitude Minutes
River Mile
R XX YYYYY
XX « River Designation
YYYYY • River to nearest tenth of a snile
.00123—Eile 12..3 on the XX River
RIVERS
AL Allegheny KY
AR Arkansas KK
AT Arthur Kill LK
AF Atchafalaya MU
BS Big Sandy MI
BW Black Warrier KW
BU Buffalo MN
CF Cape Fear LM
CC Chicago Ship Canal DM
CL Clinch MO
CM Columbia MH
CB Cumber land OH
CY -Cuyahoga PS
DE Delaware FT
Dt Detroit RT
EL Elizabeth RU
GR Green SA
El Eiwassee SK
EU Hudson SS
IL Illinois SC
IE Intracoastal Waterway (East) SL,
IW Intracoastal Waterway (West) TN
(Gulf of Mexico) WL
JA Janes YK
KN Kanawha YU
Kentucky
Kill van Kull
Licking
Maumee
Maimi
Milwaukee
- Minnesota
•Misni-csippi (Lower)
v7lisi-i*Eippi (Upper)
Monongahela
Ohio
Passaic
Tatascho
Foritan
; Rouge
Facr amento
Schuylkill
Suislav.
St. Croiz
St. Lawrence
Ttnnassee
:Will*uTiette
York
Yukon
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0TAT2
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
•DC
FL
GA
El
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
AS
cz
cu
HA
PR
EC
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
MT Montana
NE Nebraska
NV Nevada
NH New Hampshire
NJ New Jersey
NM New Mexico
NY New York
NC North Carolina
ND North Dakota
OH Ohio
OK Oklahoma
OR Oregon
PA Pennsylvania
RI Rhode Island
6C South Carolina
ED South Dakota
TN Tennessee
TX Texas
DT Utah
VT Vermont
VA Virginia
WA Washington
WV West Virginia
HI Wisconsin
WY Wyoming
Outside Contiguous tone
American Samoa
Canal Zone
Guam
northern Marianas
Puerto Rico
Bast Coast WC
SA South Atlantic
SP South Pacific
TT Trust Territories
VI Virgin Islands
Coastal Codes
West Coast
GC
Gulf Coast
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WATERBODY
J:
Inland
Atlantic
Pacific
Gulf
Lakes
01 Bay, Estuary, or Sound
"" ZKIAKD OKLY-Lake, Roadstead, or other
large body of Open Internal Water
LAKES ONLY-Bay, Estuary, Sound or Open Lake
J02 liver Area, Canal, or other Restricted
~ Navigable Waterway
03 Port or Harbor Area (including Terminal or
Dock
JD4 Non-navigable Tributary to Navigable Water
JO5 Other Non-navigable area
06 Beach or Shore adjoining Navigable Water or a
Tributary to Navigable Water
07 Other Beach or Shore
^
JDS Territorial Sea (Baseline to 3 Miles)
09 Contiguous tone (More than 3 Miles to 12
Miles)
_10 High Seas (More than 12 Miles to 50 Miles)
JL1 High Seas (More than 50 Miles to 100 Miles)
12 Bigh Seas (More than 100 Miles)
(Eaaaple,
312
Pacific Coast High Seas (More than 100 Miles)
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MATERIAL
Crude Oil
1000 Light crude oil
1001 Heavy crude oil
1602 Medium crude oil
Asphalt or Other Residual
1060 Creosote
1061 Asphalt or road oil
1062 Coal tar or pitch
Gasoline
•£.010 natural (casing head) gasoline
•1011 Gasoline (aviation or automotive)
Animal or Vegetable Oil
1070 Animal, oil
1071 Vegetable oil
Other Distillate Fuel Oil
1020 Jet fuel (JP-1 through JP-5)
1021 Kerosene
1022 Other distillate fuel oil
Solvents
1030 Haptha
1031 Mineral spirits
1032 Other petroleum solvent
Diesel Oil
•1040 Light diesel oil
^1041 Heavy diesel oil
Residual Fuel Oil
1050 |4 Fuel oil
1051 |5 Fuel oil
1052 f6 Fuel oil
Waste Oil
^1080 Waste oil
Other Oil
1089 Lube oil
1090 Liquefied petroleum gas
1091 Hydraulic fluid
1092 Lacquer-based paint
1093 Paraffin wax
1094 Crease
1095 Mixture of two or »ore
petroleum products
1096 Oil-based pesticides
1097 Unidentified light oil
1098 Unidentified heavy oil
1099 Other oil or unknown
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Hazardous Substances Other than Oil
2001 Acetaldehyde 2030
2101 Acetic Acid 2120
2002 Acetic Anhydride 2121
2003 Acetone 2122
2004 Acetone Cyanohydrin 2123
2005 Acetronitrile (Methyl cyanide) 2033
22.02 Acetyl Bromide 2034
2006 Acetyl Chloride 2124
2007 Acrolein 2035
2008 Acrylic Acid 2036
2009 Acrylonitrile
2010 Adiponitrile 2125
..2011 .AHyl Alchol 2126
2012 Allyl Chloride 2127
2103 Aluminum Sulfate (alum) 2128
2013 Ammonia 2129
2104 Ammonium Compounds 2037
2014 Aaiyl Acetate 2130
2015 n~Amyl Alcohol 2131
2016 tertiary-Amyl Alcohol 2132
2017 Aniline 2038
2105 Antimony Compounds 2039
2106 Arsenic Compounds
2018 Benzene 2133
2107 Benzoic Acid 2134
2108 Benzonitride 2040
2109 Benzoyl Chloride 2041
2019 Benzyl Alcohol ' 2042
2020 Benzyl Chloride 2043
2110 Beryillium Compounds 2044
2111 Brucine 2045
2021 n-Butyl Acetate 2045
2022 n-Butyl Acrylate
2023 n-Butyl Alcohol 2135
2212 Butylarcine 2136
2024 Butyl Ether 2137
2025 n-Bulyraldehyde 2138
2026 Butyric Acid 2139
2027 Bromine 2140
2141
2113 Cadmium Compounds
2114 Calcium Compounds 2142
2115 Captan 2143
2116 Carbaryl 2047
2028 Carbon Disulphide 2144
2029 Carbon Tetrachloride 2048
2030 Caustic Soda 2049
2117 Chlordane 2050
2118 Chlorine 2145
2119 Chlorobenzene 2051
2031 Chloroform 2052
Chlorosulphonic Acid
Chromium Compounds
Cobalt Compounds
Copper Compounds
Coumaphos
Cresol
Crotonaldehyde
Cyanide Compound
Cyclo-hexane
Chloroacetic Acid
2, 4-D (acid)
2, 4-D (esters)
Dalapon
DDT
Diazinon
Dibenzyl Ether
Dicamba
Dichlobenil
Dichlone
O-Dichloro Benzene
Dichloropropane-
Dichloro-propane Mixture
(D. D. soil fumigant)
Dichlorvos
Dieldren
Diethanolamine
Diethylamine
Diethylenetriamine
Diethyl Ether
Dimethylamine (40%
aqueous)
Dimethyl Formamide
Dimethyl Formamide
(Formadixethylamide)
Dinitrobenze
Dinitriphenol
Diquat
Disulfoton
Duiron
Dodecylbenzenesufuric Acid
Dursban
Endosulfun
Bndrin
Bpichlorohydr in
Zthion
Ethyl Acetate
Ethyl Acrylate
Ethyl Alcohol
Ethylbenzine
Ethylene Cyanohydrin
Ethylenediamine
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2053 Ethylene Glycol
2146 Flourine Compounds
2055 Formaldehyde
2056 Formic Acid
2147 Fuaaric Acid
2057 Furfural
2t>58 Cylcerine
2046 Glycol
2148 Guthion
2149 Eeptachlor
2059 n-Hexane
-"2060 hydrochloric Acid
2061 Hydrofluoric Acid (40% aqueous)
2062 Hydrogen Peroxide
(greater than 60%)
2150 Hydroxylamine
2151 Iron Compounds
2063 Isoprene
2064 Isoprophyl Alcohol
2152 Xelthane
2153 Lead Compounds
2154 Lindane
2065 Liquid Sulphur
2155 Nalathion
2156 Maleic Acid
2157 Maleic Anhydride 2185
2158 Mercury Compounds
2159 Methoxychlor 2186
2066 Methyl Acrylate 2187
2067 Methyl Alcohol 2188
2068 Methyl Chloride 2189
2069 Methyl ethyl ketone (2-butunone 2190
2070 Methyl iso-butyl ketone 2191
2160 Methyl Mercaptan 2192
2161 Methyl Parathion 2193
2171 Methylene Chloride 2194
2072 Methyl Methacrylate 2195
2162 Mevinphos 2196
2073 Monoethanolamine 2197
2163 Monomethylamine 2198
2074 Morpholine 2089
2199
2164 Baled 2087
2165 Bapthalene
2166 Bapthenic Acid 2200
2075 Bitric Acid 2201
2168 Bitrobenrene 2202
2169 Higrogen Dioxide
2170 Nitrophenol
2076 i»o-Octune
2077 n-Octanol
2078 Oleum
2171 Paraformaldehyde
2172 Parathion
2173 PCB's
2174 Pentachlorophenol
2079 Perchloroethylene
2079 Perchloroethylene
(Telrachloroethlyene)
2080 Phenol
2175 Phosgene
2082 Phosphoric Acid
2181 Phosphorus
2176 Phosphorus Oxychloride
2177 Phosphorus Pentasulfide
2178 Phosphorus Trichloride
2179 Potassium Hydroxide
2180 Potassium Permanganate
2181 Propionic Acid
2182 Propionic Anhydride
2083 n-Propyl Alcohol
2085 Propylene Oxide
2183 Pyrethrins
2084 Pyridine
2184 Quinoline
Resorcinol
Selenium
Soliurn
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Sodium
Compounds
Bisulfite
Eydrosulfide
Hydroxide
Hypochlorite
Methylate
Nitrite
posphate, dibasic
posphate, monobasic
posphate, tribasic
Sulfide
Sodium
Strychnine
Styrene
Sulfur Monochloride
Sulphuric Acid
2, 4, 5-T (acid)
2, 4f 5-T (esters)
TDE
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2088 Tetraethyl Lead
2203. Tetraethyl Pyrophosate
2089 Toluene
2204 Toxaphene
2205 Tuchlorfon
2090 Trichloroethane
2091 Trichloroethylene
2206 Trichlotophenal
2092 Triethanolamine
2207 Triethylamine
2208 Trimethylamine
2093 Turpentine
2209 Uranuim Compounds
2210 Vanadium Compounds
2094 Vinyl Acetate
2095 Vinylidene Chloride
2096 Xylene
2211 Xylenol
2212 Xectran
2213 Xinc Compounds
2214 Zirconium Compounds
2097 Other hazardous substances
Other Pollutant
7001 Dredged spoil
7002 Solid waste
7003 Incinerator residue
7004 Sewage
7005 Sewage Kludge
7006 Garbage
7007 Munitions
7008 Chemical wastes
700y Biological materials
7010 Radioactive materials
7011 Beat
7012 Wrecked or discarded
equipment
7013 Rock
7014 Sand
7015 Cellar dirt
7016 Industrial waste
7017 Municipal waste
7018 Agricultural waste
7019 Coal dust
7020 Coke
7021 Salt water
§000 natural Substance
§000 other Material
«9999 Dnknown Material
UNIT
Actual Spill
G » Gallons
p • pounds
6 « sheen
g « Unknown
•Potential" Spill
X * Gallons
Y » Pounds
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SOURCE
Marine Traffic Systems
VESSEL:
000 Other vessel
001 Unknown but suspected vessel
01_ Tankship 0
1
03_ Tank Barge 2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
050 Dry Cargoship
051 Dry Cargo Barge
052 Tugboat or Towboat
053 Fishing Vessel
054 Passenger Vessel
055 Recreational Vessel
056 Combatant Vessel (All Naval vessels
057 Other Public Vessels
058 Coast Guard Vessel
059 Service Vessel
060 Research Vessel
061 Crew Boat
0 - 149 Gross Tons
150 - 299 Gross Tons
300 - 499 Gross Tons
500 - 999 Gross Tons
1,000 - 9,999 Gross Tons
10,000 - 19,999 Gross To
20,000 - 34,999 Gross To
35,000 - 49,999 Gross To
50,000 - 99,999 Gross To
100,000 Gross Tons or no
except Tank Vessels)
MARINE FACILITY:
100
101
102
103
Other transportation-related marine facility
Onshore bulk cargo transfer
Onshore Fueling
Onshore non-bulk cargo transfer
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104 Offshore bulk cargo transfer
105 Offshore Fueling
106 Offshore non-bulk cargo transfer
107 Deepwater Port Complex
108 Single Point Mooring
*109 Gas Freeing Plant
Other Transportation Systems
VEHICLE;
200 Other land vehicle
201 Rail vehicle liquid bulk
202 Rail vehicle dry bulk
203 Rail vehicle general cargo
204 Rail vehicle transfer
205 Highway vehicle liquid bulk
206 Highway vehicle dry bulk
207 Highway vehicle general cargo
206 Highway vehicle passenger
209 Aircraft
210 Tank Truck
250 Unknown type of land vehicle
LAND FACILITIES;
300 Other land transportation facility
301 Railway cargo transfer
302 Railway fueling facility
303 Highway cargo transfer
304 Highway fueling
305 Unknown type of land transportation facility
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TRANSPORTATION RELATED PIPELINES;
401 Onshore pipeline
402 Offshore pipeline
»
KON-TRANSPORTATION-RELATED FACILITIES;
500 Other onshore non-transportation-related facility
501 Onshore refinery
502 Onshore bulk storage facility (includes tank 'f arns)
503 Onshore industrial plant or processing facility
504 Onshore oil or gas production facility
505 Other offshore non-transportation-related facility
506 Offshore production facility
507 Power plant
508 Pipeline within non-transportation-related facility
MISCELLANEOUS;
900 Miscellaneous - or natural source - any source not listed
above. (Use this code if cause is natural seepage or if
material is natural substance.)
901 Natural Oil Seep
902 Natural Material other than oil or hazardous substances
999 Unknown type of source
10
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INDUSTRY CODES
00 Not applicable (discharge did not occur at commercial facility)
Mining.
10 Metal mining
13 Crude petroleum and natural gas
14 Nonmetallic minerals, except fuel
Manufacturing.
19 Ordnance and accessories
20 Food and kindred products
22 Textile mills
24 Lumber and wood products
26 Paper and allied products
28 Chemical and allied products
29 Petroleum refining and related industries
30 Rubber and miscellaneous plastic products
32 Stone, clay, glass, and concrete
33 Primary metal products
34 Fabricated metal products
35 Machinery
36 Electrical machinery and equipment
37 Transportation equipment
39 Miscellaneous manufacturing
Transportation, Communication, Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Services.
40 Railroad
42 Motor freight and warehousing
44 Water transportation
46 Pipeline
49 Electric, gas, and sanitary services
Services.
70 Hotels and other lodging places
75 Automobile repair, services and garages
76 Miscellaneous repair services
82 Educational services
89 Miscellaneous services
Government
91 Federal
92 State
93 Local
94 International
Non classifiable.
99 Nondassified
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CAUSE
IMMEDIATE CAUSE:
B
C
Structural Failure or Lots
A Hull rupture or leak
Tank rupture or leak
Transportation pipeline
rupture or leak
Dike rupture or leak
Container lost intact
Well blow-out
D
K
F
Other structural failure
CONTRIBUTE; FACTOR
A Collision
B Grounding
C Fire/Explosion
D Capsizing/Overturning
E Sinking
F Other casulty
G Adverse weather or sea
condition
B Earthquake or other natural
disaster
Z Minor damage
J Material fault
K Design fault
L Personnel error (PE)
improper Maintenance
M PE - overpressurization
K Other personnel error
0 Corrosion
P Sand cutouts
Q Other or unknown factor
R lamming
Equipment Failure
Z Pipe rupture or leak
J Hose rupture or Leak
X Manifold rupture or leak
L Loading arm failure, rupture
or leak
M Valve failure
M Puap Failure
0 Flange failure
P Gasket failure
A Minor damage
B Excessive wear
C Corrosion
D Material fault
E Design fault
F PE -improper installation
G PE -improper naintenance
H pE-Hose, pipe, or loading ar:
cut or severed
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R Other equipment failure
I PE-Hote, pipe, or loading *
twisted or kinked
J PE-isproper valve operation
K PE-Flanges improperly secur
L PE-ovtrpreasureization
M Other personnel error
Personnel Error (Unintential Discharge)
5 Tank overflow
T Improper equipment handling
or operation
W Other personnel error
A
B
C
D
r
G
E
I
J
K
L
Inadequate sounding
Failure to shut down
Topping off at excessive ra
Loading too many tanks
simultaneously
Overfilling (and subsequent
overflow)
Zaproper hose handling
laproper valve operation
Flanges improperly secured
Failure to communicate
Inattention to duty
Other or unknown factor
Zaproper training
12
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Intentional Discharge
X Intentional discharge
A Bilge pumping
B Ballast pumping
C Tank cleaning or stripping
D Emergency discharge
E Disposal or waste
F Discharge under COE/EPA
permit
G Sabotage or vandalism
E Salvage operations
J Other or unknown factor
Other Transportation Casualty
Q Railroad accident
0 Highway accident
V Aircraft accident
A Personnel «rror
B Adverse weather
C Overturning
D Equipment failure
E Collision/crash
F Other or unknown factor
natural or Chronic Phenomenon
I Batural or chronic phenomenon
A natural seepage from sea
bottom
B Batural substance reported a
oil slick
C Leaching from saturated
ground
E Other factor
Unknown Cauae
Z Unknown
A No discharge at site
Z Unknown
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Typ« of Operation
00 No operation in progress
Facility and Land Transportation-related Operations
01 Routine industrial or manufacturing process
02 Starting, stopping/ or changing industrial or Manufacturing
process
03 Repair, modification, or maintenance of plant or equipment
04 Internal transfer or shifting of liquid
05 Transfer of bulk liquid to or froa transportation node
06 Transport of bulk liquid by pipeline or vehicle
07 Receiving fuel
08 Storage of bulk liquid
09 Tank stripping process
10 Tank cleaning process
11 Other cleaning process
12 Ship breaking
13 Deepvater port (DW?) cargo transfer PLZM (pipeline end manifold)
to platform
14 DW? - cargo transfer platform to shoreside
20 Other facility or land transportation-related operation
Hon-Tranaportat ion-related Operation
40 Exploration for natural resources
41 Industrial or manufacturing process
42 Repair, codification, or maintenance of plant or equipment
43 Internal transfer or shifting of liquid
44 Receiving fuel
45 Production from a natural resource
46 Storage of bulk liquid
47 Tank stripping or cleaning process
48 Other cleaning process
49 Other non-transportation-related operation
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V««»cl-r»l«ted Operations
50 Receiving dry cargo
51 Off-loading dry cargo
52 Receiving liquid cargo *t an onshore facility
53 Discharging liquid cargo at an onshore facility
54 Receiving fuel
55 Taking on ballast
56 Discharging ballast
57 Pumping bilges
56 Stripping tanks
59 Cleaning tanks
€0 Other cleaning process
61 Transfer or shifting of liquid within vessel
62 Repair, .edification, or maintenance of vessel
63 Repair, .edification, or .aintenance of equipment
€4 Mooring at dock
65 Departing from dock
66 Moored (not engaged in any operation listed above)
67 Anchored (not engaged in any operation listed above)
68 Underway
69 Lightering
70 Dredging
71 DW? - cargo transfer vessel to FLEM (pipeline end manifold)
80 Other vessel-related operation
S9 Unknown operation
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AFFECTED RESOURCES
Affected Resources {Marine-related)
WATER SUPPLY
A Municipal drinking water
B Other aunicipal intake
C Power plant intake
D Other industrial intake
B Agricultrual intake or use
RECREATIONAL RESOURCE
F Public beach
G Other public recreation facility
E Private beach
Z Other private recreational facility
J Recreational boats
K Sport fish
Enter the degree of iapact
froa the. following codes
0 Potential
1 Negligible
2 Slight
3 Moderate
4 Heavy
5 Total destruction
6 Discharge affected
areas already badly
polluted
NATURAL RESOURCE
L Fin fish
M Shellfish
M Other marine biota
O Waterfowl or other birds
P Marine mammals
Q Marine sanctuary, wildlife refuge, or wilderness area
R Reef
COMMERCIAL RESOURCE
S ?in fisheries
T Shell fisheries
V Vessels
W Transportation
X Other comaercial resource or operation
Y Residential resource
Z Other resource
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NOTIFIER
Indicates who reported the J^IU and within what time frame.
First character position codes:
A Party responsible for discharge L
B Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft M
C Coast Guard helicopter N
D Coast Guard ship O
E Coast Guard boat P
F Coast Guard shore unit Q
G Coast Guard personnel engaged in R
MEP function as defined in S
COMDTINST 3120.11 (except patrol T
activity) U
H Coast Guard personnel off-duty V
I Coast Guard vehicle W
J Coast Guard Auxiliary Z
K EPA
Other Federal agency
State agency
Local agency
Commercial aircraft
Commercial ship
Commercial boat
Offshore facility
Onshore facility
Private boater
Private individual
Anonymous
News media
Unknown
Second character position codes:
A No Coast Guard detection G
B Coastal Aircraft Patrol - non- H
tensor equipped I
C Coastal Aircraft Patrol - sensor J
equipped K
D Harbor Patrol L
(boat/vehicle/aircraft) M
E Remote Area Patrol (boat/vehicle) Z
F Transfer Operation Monitoring
Tank Vessel Boarding
Facility Spot Check
Facility Inspection or Survey
EAR Mission
PSS Mission
CVS Mission
ELT Patrol
Other Coast Guard Activity
Third character position codes:
1 Immediate
2 Within 1 hour
3 Within 6 hours
4 Within 12 hours
5 Within 24 hours
6 Within 48 hours
7 Within 1 week
8 Over one week
9 Unknown/Potential Spill
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ANTICIPATED RESPONSE
0 Containment, removal, or other counterneasure
anticipated - water or adjoining land
1 No response - discharge dissipated by weather/
current or unable to locate discharge (mystery
•pill)
2 Mo response - area inaccessible
3 Mo response - no threat due to location
4 Mo response - no threat due to size
5 Mo response - potential spill only
6 Mo response - non-removable substance
7 Mo response - on-scene coordinator did not
enforce removal regulations
8 Mo response - natural substance
9 EPA response anticipated
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REMOVAL UNDERTAKEN BY (PARTY)
CODES
1 Responsible party in accordance with Section 311(c),
FWPCA
2 Responsible party with limited support from Federal
resources
3 Federal government under the authority of Section
311(c), FWPCA; pursuant to the National Oil and
Hazardous Substances Pollution Contingency Plan
4 State government pursuant to the regional contingency
plan
5 State government unilateraly
6 Other party or agency
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RECOVERY DEVICES
1. Suction skimmers
2. Vacuum systems
3. Weirs
4. Inverted planes
5. Floating discs t drums
6. Absorbent belts
7. Grates and nets
6. Pumping equipment
9. Dredging equipment
0. Absorbent pads
A. Hand equipment
B. Conweb
C. Heavy equipment
(e.g., Bulldozers)
X. Other/unknown
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1UTH
(Authority)
01 federal Water Pollution Control let (FWPCA) - Failure to notify
02 FWPCA - Discharge without permit (CG civil penalty - 31 Kb) (6))
03 FVPCA - Discharge In violation of terms of permit (311(b)(6))
04 FVPCA - Violation of other regulations (311(J))
05 Refuse Act of 1899 (33 OSC 407-411)
06 R. S. 4450
07 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by
Oil, 1954, as amended
08 Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) of 1972, Title I
- Dumping without permit - (107(o))
09 MPRSA, Title I - Dumping In Violation of Urns of permit - (107(c))
10 MPRSA Title I - Violation of other regulations - (107(c))
11 MPRSA Title III - Violation of regulations - (303(a))
12 Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
13 Other Federal authority
14 State authority
15 Local authority
16 Deepwater Port Act - l8(a)(2) - Discharge
17 FVPCA - Violation of Section 301-309
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1CTN
TAKEN
AGNST
(lotion taken against (Party))
1 Owner or Operator
2 Person In charge
3 Tankerman or other lioenaed or certified employee
*. Other person or party
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FEFRL
TO US
ATTNT
(Referral to U.S. Attorney)
1 Not forwarded
2 Forwarded for information or "action" as deemed appropriate
3 Forwarded recommending criminal prosecution
* Forwarded for collection of civil penalty
5 Forwarded for other action
REFRL
TO CMDT
1 Not forwarded
2 Forwarded to Commandant for referral to Department of State (DOS)
3 Forwarded to Commandant for other action
4 Forwarded to EPA for action
5 Forwarded to DOI for action
6 Forwarded to DOC for action
7 Forwarded to other agency for action
1CTN
BY US
ATTNY
(Action by U.S. Attorney)
1 U.S. Attorney prosecuted the case (regardless of outcome)
0 U.S. Attorney declined to prosecute
Blank Unknown
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SDSPN
FEVOC
PROBTN
(Suspension, Revocation, or Probation)
Code Penalty Action Type
S Suspension Criminal/civil
p Probation "
R Revocation Civil
V Warning "
A Admonition "
firing
OR
TRIAL
(Hearing or Trail)
1 No hearing or trial held, no letter response received
•2 Penalty assessed or upheld In hearing or trail
3 Penalty nitigated or case dismissed in hearing or trial
•4 Penalty upheld on basis of letter
5 Penalty mitigated or case dismissed onbaais of letter.
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1st
APPL
(first Appeal)
1 No Appeal
2 Penalty mitigated or case dismissed.
2nd
APPL
(Second Appeal)
1 No Appeal
2 Penalty upheld or appeal denied
3 Penalty mitigated or case dismissed
CIV
ACTN
TO
DSC
(Ciril action appealed to D.S. Court)
1 Appeal is made
0 Appeal la not made
STATUS
0 Open
1 Closed
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