SAN JUAN COUNTY

Oil Spill Response trailers arrive in San Juan County

posted 11/20/2006
The first of the five oil spill response trailers awarded by WA State Department of Ecology to the Port of Friday Harbor, the Port of Lopez, and the San Juan County Department of Emergency Management have arrived in the islands.Trailers are now in place at Rosario Resort and Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, the Port of Friday Harbor, and Shoal Bay on Lopez Island. The Port of Lopez trailer should be arriving next week.

Stocked with a supply of oil absorbent boom, buoys, anchors, and a host of other response equipment, the trailers will be managed by the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA).

The Department of Ecology will be working with IOSA to provide training to the staff of local businesses and organizations working near that waters the trailers are designed to protect. Deer Harbor Boatworks, Rosario Resort, Shoal Bay Marina, the Islander’s Resort and the Ports are taking a strong step towards further protecting our marine waters through the acquisition of these trailers.

More information about the grant program is available at online

Additional Oil Spill Response Trailers Awarded to San Juan County

posted 10/10/2006
In addition to the trailer recently awarded by WA State Department of Ecology to the Port of Friday Harbor, four trailers have been granted to the San Juan County/Friday Harbor Department of Emergency Management for pre-positioning within the islands.

According to Emergency Management Director Brendan Cowan, the trailers will be located at Rosario Resort and Deer Harbor on Orcas Island, and Shoal Bay and Fisherman's Bay on Lopez Island.

Says Cowan, "These trailers are a welcome addition to our local spill response resources, and represent a cooperative effort between the Department of Ecology, the county, private business, and the Islands' Oil Spill Association (IOSA)."

San Juan County will own the trailers, which will be available for use by trained staff from both IOSA and the private marinas which are participating in the effort: Deer Harbor Marina and Deer Harbor Boatworks, Rosario Resort, Shoal Bay Marina, and Islander's Resort. The Department of Ecology is providing training to go along with the trailers.

The County Council will be signing the contract with the Department of Ecology on October 10th, and the county is expected to take delivery of the trailers later in the fall.

For more information on the grant program, go to: ecy.wa.gov/

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