PASCO, WA – The public can now comment on the Tidewater SRT Oil Spill Prevention Plan for the Snake River Terminal near Pasco. The Washington State Department of Ecology says Class 1 facilities are required to submit a plan to prevent oil spills from the facility into state waters and to protect fisheries and wildlife, other natural resources, and public or private property from oil spills.
The following plan is now available for public review:
• Tidewater SRT
Interested public and local and tribal governments are invited to review and comment on required 5-year updates to industry oil spill plans. These updates are required by the state’s oil spill prevention regulations. Washington Administration Code (WAC) 173-180 requires oil handling facilities to have a state-approved plan for the prevention of oil spills from the facility into the waters of the state, and for the protection of fisheries and wildlife, other natural resources, and public or private property from oil spills.
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More information
• Oil spill prevention in Washington
• Prevention plan regulations in Washington
• Other oil spill prevention plans open for public comment
