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Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT)
Instructors
Sankarah KrishnaRaj, ph.D., Environment Canada
David Fritz, BP
Jocelyn Clark, US EPA Region 5
This course has reached
maximum capacity. We are no longer accepting
registrations for this course.
Course
Description
Environment
Canada, the US Environmental Protection Agency and BP are jointly
offering a short course on Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique
(SCAT). When a marine or land based spill has the potential to
affect shorelines, it is essential that on-scene responders establish
priorities for shoreline protection and cleanup. In order to establish
such priorities the Shoreline Cleanup and Assessment Technique
(SCAT) uses standardized procedures and terminology. The systematic
process for documenting information on shoreline oiling conditions
in the event of a spill is conducted by a number of SCAT teams
depending on the magnitude of the spill. The SCAT teams undertake
comprehensive surveys and collect information related to the types
and characteristics of oil stranded on the shoreline, the geomorphologic
features of the shoreline, and the environmental resources at
risk, either from existing information sources or from field evaluations
conducted at the time of a spill. The SCAT process ensures that
the data collected by the various teams in the field are consistent,
comparable and useful.
The Shoreline Cleanup
and Assessment Technique short course is designed for first responder
organizations from all levels of government, industry, response
organizations, First Nations and academia, that could be involved in some
aspect of a spill response. The training covers shoreline processes, spill
response techniques and the process of shoreline assessment. In the event
of a spill, it is imperative that first responders from both industry and
government be able to communicate effectively and work as a team. This is
the objective of the SCAT process.
The course consists
of classroom sessions and a group table top exercise (mock field survey).
The course will include discussions on the physical, geological and
ecological considerations influencing cleanup priorities that are specific
to the freshwater shoreline environment.
Topics to be
discussed include:
- Coastal processes and
shoreline types
- Fate and persistence of
stranded oil & movement of oil on water
- Shoreline sensitivity and
response priorities
- Shoreline protection and
assessment of oiled shorelines
- Strategies available for
protecting and treating oiled shorelines
- Case histories
Duration
8 hours
Tentative Agenda
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8:30
- 9:15 am
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Introduction
to Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT)
- Process
- Teams (Roles of SCAT
Team Members)
- Introduction to SCAT
Terminology - SCAT Forms
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9:15
- 10:30 am
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Properties
of Oil & Behavior of Stranded Oil
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10:30
- 10:45 am
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BREAK
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10:45
- 11:30 am
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SCAT
Sketches - Drawing Maps
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11:30
- 12:30 pm
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Documenting
during Site Surveys
- Pre-SCAT Data
Verification
- Introduction to SCAT
Forms & Filling out SCAT Forms
- Photographs
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12:30
- 1:30 pm
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LUNCH
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1:30
- 2:30 pm
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Shoreline
Response Options
- Shoreline Protection
& Cleanup Methods
- Response
Modifiers
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2:30 - 2:45 pm
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BREAK
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2:45
- 3:45 pm
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How
Clean is Clean?
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3:45
- 5:00 pm
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Case
Study - SCAT Table Top Exercise
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