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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (April 1, 2009) - The Unified Command, Drift River Terminal Coordination, presents the following information to address the questions about water usage at the terminal in the oil storage tanks.
- The water supply at the Drift River Oil Terminal does not have the capacity to fill the tanks to the levels necessary to maintain structural integrity. (Approximately four million gallons)
- No system exists to tie the water well to the tanks.
- Once injected into the tanks, the water becomes a hazardous waste and there are no facilities onsite to properly dispose of it.
- We know of no tankers that will take on water into their tanks. Under standard operating procedures, tankers are not configured to transport oily waste in this quantity.
- The Christy Lee is not configured to berth barges at the tanker loading platform.
- Water introduced into the tanks at the Drift River Terminal could result in the shutdown of Cook Inlet oil production for months.
- All other tanks at the Drift River Terminal are out of service.
For more information please visit: Coast Guard District 17 website at http://www.uscgalaska.com or the State of Alaska Dept. of Environmental Conservation Site at http://www.dec.state.ak.us/spar/perp/response/sum_fy09/090324201/090324201_index.htm.
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