Knabe Requests Update on Emergency Oil Spill Plan

	Supervisor, Fourth District               822 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration              Los Angeles  90012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                           Contact:         Andrew J. Veis

                  (213) 974-1095 

 

 

KNABE TO REQUEST UPDATE TO COUNTY

EMERGENCY OIL SPILL CONTINGENCY PLAN

 

            LOS ANGELES, September 28, 2010 – Next week, Supervisor Don Knabe will ask the Board of Supervisors to approve his motion to develop a comprehensive and coordinated update to the County’s 2004 Emergency Oil Spill Contingency Plan.

 

            “It would be prudent for the County to ensure we are ready in advance for any future oil spills in our region,” said Supervisor Knabe. “There is a potential for serious negative impacts along our Southern California coastline and I believe we should use the lessons learned during the recent Gulf Coast crisis, as well as include the latest response methods and techniques, in the development of an updated plan.”

 

            The Fire Department took the lead in developing the 2004 plan and will work with the Sheriff’s Department and the Departments of Beaches and Harbors and Public Works as well as the United States Coast Guard, coastal cities and various oil companies in the region to review and update the existing plan to ensure preparedness for any future oil spill.

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