1. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada

2. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada CANADA-UNITED STATES JOINT INLAND POLLUTION CONTINGENCY PLAN Signed by Canada and the US in 1994 Divided the common border into 5 segments we –Southern border of British Columbia and the US is called “CANUSWEST” Tasked regional Environment Canada (EC) & EPA offices to develop regional annexes –CANUSWEST Plan Complements the Canada-U.S. Joint Marine Pollution Contingency Plan

3. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada GEOGRAPHIC AREA

4. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada CROSS-BORDER WORKING GROUP Formed in 1995; co-chaired by EPA & EC Quarterly meetings Drafted, reviewed, published and distributed CANUSWEST Participants and special advisors: Tribes/First Nations County/Municipal State/Provincial Other Federal

5. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada MAJOR TRANSBOUNDARY ISSUES IDENTIFIED Response roles and responsibilities Integration with other plans Movement of people and equipment across the border Worker health & safety Worker compensation First responder training requirements Communications Information Management (Joint Information Center)

6. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada PURPOSE Facilitate effective joint response to cross- border incidents Address response issues unique to international hazmat & oil releases along the inland border

7. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada PRIMARY OBJECTIVES Establish international coordination mechanism and the Regional Joint Response Team (RJRT) Ensure timely notification Ensure timely and meaningful information sharing with responders and public Facilitate efficient international movement of equipment and personnel

8. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada SUPPORTING CONTINGENCY PLANS CANUSWEST is intended to complement existing plans –Northwest Area Contingency Plan –International Hazardous Materials Response Plan for Whatcom County and Lower Mainland British Columbia –BC Major Industrial Emergency Plan –BC Emergency Program Act

9. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada RESPONSE OPERATIONS Principle of Escalation Local responders State/Provincial Federal Responsible Party (RP) is always expected to take full operational and functional responsibility

10. United States Environmental Protection Agency Environment Canada RESPONSE MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION Incident Command System (ICS), based on U.S. National Interagency Incident Management System (NIIMS) uses five major functional groups –Unified Command –Finance –Logistics –Operations –Planning