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SPILL RESPONSE

NOAA Emergency Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Response Division He works closely with the Bay’s Spill

Regional Operations Prevention Committee. Florida stays

Supervisor for the ready, Rice said. It has to, because

West Coast, Alaska, while there have been no major spills

Hawaii, Great Lakes in 25 years, as many as 850 smaller

Region. Helton was (25 to 5,000 gallons) spills are report- on site for the 1993 ed here annually.

Tampa Bay spill, Still, change is constant and there hired by NOAA one are trends that spill prevention and year before to develop response experts are watching, trends the Agency’s Rapid making new demands on planning

Assessment Program and accident response capabilities. (RAP) for oil and chemical spills. For example, today’s oil markets al- “The US is in a pretty good spot,” low for the export of domestic crude

Helton said, “because we have the big oil. Hence, loaded tankers now move trust fund set up after Exxon-Valdez both ways through harbors. That’s that pays for initial response actions. good for commerce. But, are spill

Those