2025 Best Achievable Protection (BAP) Summary (Spill Preparedness)
Background:
Washington uses the Best Achievable Protection (BAP) process to maintain a high standard of oil spill preparedness. As outlined in WAC 173-182-621 and WAC 173-186-410, this 5-year cycle reviews emerging response technologies and practices to inform updates to oil spill contingency planning. BAP recommendations help guide updates to oil spill contingency plans.
As part of the 2025 BAP process, Ecology administered a survey to identify priority areas for improving oil spill preparedness. Based on survey responses, four key focus areas were selected and assigned to dedicated workgroups for further evaluation: (1) non-floating oils, (2) Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Techniques, (3) Souther Resident Killer Whale deterrence, and (4) Uncrewed Aerial Surveillance. This document summarizes each workgroup’s discussions and presents their recommendations for strengthening Washington’s oil spill preparedness system.
Ecology encourages the public to comment on the recommendations made by the four workgroups during our Best Achievable Protections 2025 cycle.
Background:
Washington uses the Best Achievable Protection (BAP) process to maintain a high standard of oil spill preparedness. As outlined in WAC 173-182-621 and WAC 173-186-410, this 5-year cycle reviews emerging response technologies and practices to inform updates to oil spill contingency planning. BAP recommendations help guide updates to oil spill contingency plans.
As part of the 2025 BAP process, Ecology administered a survey to identify priority areas for improving oil spill preparedness. Based on survey responses, four key focus areas were selected and assigned to dedicated workgroups for further evaluation: (1) non-floating oils, (2) Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Techniques, (3) Souther Resident Killer Whale deterrence, and (4) Uncrewed Aerial Surveillance. This document summarizes each workgroup’s discussions and presents their recommendations for strengthening Washington’s oil spill preparedness system.
Ecology encourages the public to comment on the recommendations made by the four workgroups during our Best Achievable Protections 2025 cycle.
Review the recommendations here: https://fortress.wa.gov/ecy/ezshare/sppr/preparedness/2025-BestAchievableProtections-Summary.PDF
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