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MAMAUX REQUEST - PROTECTION OF BEACH FROM POTENTIAL OIL SPILL DAMAGE
Discussion of possible actions the City can take to protect our beach from potential oil spill damage.
ITEM EXPLANATION:
.ti G Council Member Mamaux has requested that this item be placed on the agendi
Ei for discussion in view of the City Council’s interest in protecting thc
a, a, Carlsbad beaches from oil spills. Council Member John Mamaux contactec
W m SDG&E regarding what safeguards San Diego Gas & Electric has in place ti protect our beaches from oil spills such as those in Alaska and, mor(
-d g recently, Huntington Beach. The exhibits attached were received from Pau
L, O‘Neal of SDG&E in response to his request.
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Assemblyman Robert Frazee
3088 Pi0 Pic0 Dr., 1200
Carlsbad, CA 92008
Dear Assemblyman Frazee :
Recently you asked Jim Cassie what safeguards San Diego Gas 6 Electric
has in place to protect the Carlsbad beach fram oil spills at our
Encina fuel. off-loading facility.
Thank you €or your interest.
safeguards are considerable.
Hot knowing how technical an answer you would like, Z will be brief.
We -8 however, discuss the matter further, at whatever level uf
detail you choose.
In fact, I am a firm believer in the adage that "a picture is worth a
thousand words". I would like to invite you to witness the procedure
in person when we next receive a shipment of oil.
pleasure to arrange for you to inspect our facilities and related
operations.
visit the offshore receiving facility.
Receiving a shipment of oil triggers a number of events for us:
On notice theit a vessel is approaching, we dispatch a
Hooring Master and Warine Representative to the vessel vben
it is two miles off the coast. The Mooring Master, who is e
United States Coast Guard (U.S.C.G.) rated )laster, will take
the helm of the vessel and steer it to a correct mooring.
The Marhe Representative (a licensed bring #aster as
well) is the SDGU marine safety officer after the vessel is moored.
At the s8me time the above personnel are dispatched, we send
out a mooring boat and diver/pdlution control boat which will inspect the mooring and unloading facility prior to the
arrival of the vessel. The mooring boats are manned with
divers and other contract personnel. Their initial tasks
are to inspect the facilities completely.
performed both above and below the rater,
I can tell you #at our environmental
It would be a
Perhaps if the weatfier cooperates, re could arrange to
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Assablyman Robert Prazee
3) After the vessel is moored, the off-loading process begins. The transfer of the fuel cargo from the tanker to our shore
tanks is via a flexible hose assembly and underwater steel
pipeline. All potential points from which oil cwld drain
from the deck of the ship , such as the scuppers, are sealed.
vessel's deck equipment.
During the off-loading process, our divers make periodic visual inspections underwater to assure that all flanges and
fittings are secure. Every two hours, the mooring boat
makes a surface inspection as well, from ship to shore.
Constant radio contact is maintained between the vessel end our crew ashre at the power plant.
This is in case any leakage takes place from the
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5) The procedures ashore
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6) The ckiver/pollution control boat is equipped with oil
containment and recovery systems in case of emergency.
single drop of oil would constitute an emergency to our
staff.
We have contracts in place with f specialists
be on site
containment
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In addition to the above, we annually replace our buoy anchor chains
and test all of our flexible bose to insure compliance with U.S.C.G.
regulations.
are performed under the watchful eye of the U.S.C.G.
f aOpe this answers any concerns that you may have had.- I also hope
that you will consider accepting HJI invitation to inspect our facilities.
three weeks.
Bt least once a year, periodic oil containment drills
I am told that we expect arrpther fuel aipsrent in two to
Sincerely,
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Senior Governmental Representative Governmental Affairs
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cc: J. R. Cassie
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