Oil Spill Response Management
- Topics:
- Petroleum and Gas
- Tags:
- Environment Protection Agency,
- Federal Government,
- Government,
- Healthcare,
- Spill,
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Source:
- Environment Protection Agency
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Overview: The paper mentions that as the federal governments lead agency in responding to oil spills in inland waters, EPA is responsible for monitoring and, if necessary, directing spill response efforts. Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990, EPA is required to direct the response in cases where the spill "is of such a size or character as to pose a substantial threat to the public health or welfare." EPA may also take the lead in managing the response if requested to do so by state or local response officials, or if EPA determines that the responsible party is incapable of responding adequately to the spill.
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Format: HTML | Date: Jan 2004 | Pages: 2
