Sharry Miller ADEC May 2, 2013
18 AAC 75.445(g)(5) Specific to skimmers and pumps Use an effective oil recovery capacity of 20% of the equipment manufacturer’s rated throughput capacity over a 24-hour period Unless an analysis demonstrates to the department’s satisfaction that another rate is appropriate
Skimmers are common across plans, but operations are not Plan holders need to be held to the same standards Request for Assessment of Skimmer System Efficiency ◦ General company information ◦ Test results ◦ Operational information
ASTM 2709 ◦ Best-case scenario ◦ Constant oil thickness ◦ Practice runs to fine tune skimmer operation Need to inject real-world considerations ◦ Sea states ◦ Debris ◦ Oil thickness
Systems approach ◦ Skimmer ◦ Boom ◦ Storage ◦ Tactics Contain, control, clean up ◦ Find and collect oil ◦ Meeting RPS is only one standard
Crucial skimmers in Cook Inlet ◦ 13- and 56-disc skimmers ◦ Harbor and Current Busters ◦ Tactics in CISPRI Technical Manual ◦ 50% ORR ◦ 70% ORE PWS proposal ◦ 100-disc skimmers, 2 per barge ◦ Ocean Busters ◦ Final determination after completion of ongoing work Barge modifications Deployment techniques Tactics development
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