Solomon Gulch Hatchery, NE-13
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This is not intended for navigational use.
Center of map at 61˚ 05.4’ N Lat., 146˚ 17.9’ W Lon.
PWS NE13-02 Solomon Gulch Hatchery looking southeast.
Soundings in fathoms
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PWS NE13-02 Solomon Gulch Hatchery looking south.
Free-oil Containment and Recovery, Shal-low Water
Exclusion Booming
Protected-water Boom
Calm-water Boom
Tidal-seal Boom
Pre-positioned Buoys
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Prince William Sound Zone Geographic Response Strategies June 2008
PWS-NE-13
ID Location and Description Response Strategy Implementation Response Resources Staging Area Site Access Resources Protected(months)
Special Considerations
NE-13-01 Solomon Gulch Hatchery
Nearshore waters in thegeneral area of:
Lat. 61º 05.7 NLon. 146º 18.0 W
Free-oil Recovery
Maximize free-oil recoveryin the offshore & nearshoreenvironment of SolomonGulch Hatchery dependingon spill location andtrajectory.
Deploy free-oil recovery strike teamsupwind and up current of SolomonGulch Hatchery.
Use aerial surveillance to locateincoming slicks.
Deploy multiple free-oilrecovery strike teams asrequired to maximizeinterception of oil before itimpacts sensitive areas.
Valdez Via marine waters
Chart 16707-1
Same as NE-13-02 Vessel master should have localknowledge.
Use extreme caution, shoalwaters with numerous reefs androcks.
NE-13-02 Solomon Gulch Hatcherya. Lat. 61º 05.16 N
Lon. 146º 17.01 W
b. Lat. 61º 05.01 NLon. 146º 18.99 W
Exclusion
Exclude oil from impactingthe fish pens and adjacentintertidal area around theSolomon Gulch Hatchery.
Deploy anchors and boom with skiffs(class 6).
Use the pre-positioned buoys toanchor both arrays.
Array (a) (necessary only when thereare fish pens present) excludesdirectly around the fish pens and is tobe pre-deployed while the fish pensare present (March-July). It requiresthe immediate closing of the gate inthe event of spilled oil.
For array (b), place 800 ft. tidal-sealon the east leg and 2,200 tidal-sealboom on the west leg. Using buoys asanchor points, complete the array with3,300 ft. protected-water boom.
Boom lengths :
a. 2900 ft. calm-water boom
b. 3000 ft. tidal-seal boom3300 ft. protected-water boom
DeploymentEquipment
2900 ft. calm-water boom3300 ft. protected-water boom3000 ft. tidal-seal boom
Vessels2 ea. class 6
Personnel/Shift4 ea. vessel crewTending
Vessels1 ea. class 6
Personnel/Shift2 ea. vessel crew
East Dayville Rd. 0.5miles east of theHatchery and WestDayville Rd. Site 0.5mile west of thehatchery.
Via Dayville Rd.off of theRichardson Hwy.
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Birds-waterfowlconcentration, eaglenesting
Human use-sportfishing(May–Sept.),mariculture (March-July)
Habitat- marsh,sheltered tidal flats
Marine mammals-seals
Vessel master should have localknowledge.
REPORT any cultural resourcesfound during operations toFOSC Historic PropertiesSpecialist
Adapted from the SERVSSolomon Gulch HatcheryProtection Plan.
Tested: 2004 SERVS