GRP: |
San Juan Islands and North Puget Sound
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Strategy Area: |
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Strategy Number: |
NPS-15
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Checked By: |
Lummi Nation and MSRC
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Date: |
10/16/2015
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Type: |
Field Test
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Latitude: |
48.7775833
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Longitude: |
122.666633
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Location: |
NPS-15 is located on the Lummi Indian Reservation along the south end of the Seapond Aquaculture Facility dike.
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Response Strategy: |
NPS-15 calls for 200 feet of deflection boom to be placed in a chevron arrangement on the seaward side of the Seapond Aquaculture Facility tide gates for the purpose of preventing oil from entering the Seapond.
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Feet/Type of Boom: |
Contractor Boom – 200 feet.
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Strategy Implementation: |
Boom was deployed and collected from the Seapond Aquaculture Facility dike. Under the given weather conditions and tide, the spill team found that 100 feet of boom was sufficient for NPS-15 (instead of 200 feet). However, it was noted that more boom wou
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Staging Area: |
Gear was collected at the Tribal Administration Building (2665 Kwina Rd.) and boom was deployed and collected from the trailer at a staging area along the Seapond Aquaculture Facility dike.
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Site Access: |
The site is accessible by vehicle (including boom trailer) along the Seapond Aquaculture Facility dike. The dike was accessed from the south end, near the Lummi Shellfish Hatchery (3801 Haxton Way). Boat Access Point (BAP) No.5 (identified in the 2005 L
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Resources Requiring Protection: |
Lummi Nation environmental and cultural resources, including salmon and shellfish.
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Comments: |
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