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Glossary and Acronyms Version :27.10.4
<br /> assuming certain conditions which would affect spill movement on water.
<br /> Bulk: Material that is stored or transported in a loose, unpackaged liquid, powder, or granular form
<br /> capable of being conveyed by a pipe, bucket, chute, or belt system.
<br /> Chemical Agents: Means those elements, compounds, or mixtures that coagulate, disperse,
<br /> dissolve, emulsify, foam, neutralize, precipitate, reduce, solubilize, oxidize, concentrate, congeal,
<br /> entrap, fix, make the pollutant mass more rigid or viscous, or otherwise facilitate the mitigation of
<br /> deleterious effects or the removal of the oil pollutant from the water. Chemical agents include
<br /> biological additives, dispersants, sinking agents, miscellaneous oil spill control agents, and burning
<br /> agents, but do not include solvents.
<br /> Cleanup: For the purposes of this document, cleanup refers to the removal and/or treatment of oil,
<br /> hazardous substances, and/or the waste or contaminated materials generated by the incident.
<br /> Cleanup includes restoration of the site and its natural resources.
<br /> Clean-up Contractor: Persons contracted to undertake a response action to clean up a spill.
<br /> Coastal Waters: For the purpose of classifying the size of discharges, means the waters of the
<br /> coastal zone except for the Great Lakes and specified ports and harbors on inland rivers.
<br /> Coastal Zone: As defined for the purpose of the NCP, means all United States waters subject to the
<br /> tide, United States waters of the Great Lakes, specified ports and harbors on inland rivers, waters of
<br /> the contiguous zone, other waters of the high seas subject to the NCP, and the land surface or land
<br /> substrata, ground waters, and ambient air proximal to those waters. The term coastal zone
<br /> delineates an area of federal responsibility for response action. Precise boundaries are determined
<br /> by EPA/USCG agreements and identified in federal regional contingency plans.
<br /> Coast Guard District Response Group (DRG): As provided for by CWA sections 311(a)(20) and
<br /> 0)(3), means the entity established by the Secretary of the department in which the USCG is
<br /> operating within each USCG district and shall consist of: the combined USCG personnel and
<br /> equipment, including firefighting equipment, of each port within the district; additional prepositioned
<br /> response equipment; and a district response advisory team.
<br /> Command: The act of controlling manpower and equipment resources by virtue of explicit or
<br /> delegated authority.
<br /> Command Post: A site located at a safe distance from the spill site where response decisions are
<br /> made, equipment and manpower deployed, and communications handled. The Incident
<br /> Commander and the On-Scene Coordinators may direct the on-scene response from this location.
<br /> Communications Equipment: Equipment that will be utilized during response operations to
<br /> maintain communication between the Company employees, contractors, Federal/State/Local
<br /> agencies. (Radio/telephone equipment and links)
<br /> Containment Boom: A flotation/freeboard device, made with a skirt/curtain, longitudinal strength
<br /> member, and ballast unit/weight designed to entrap and contain the product for recovery.
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<br /> ©2019 Witt O' Brien's Revision Date:October, 2019
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