EPA’s National Contingency Plan
Today I am flying the Fort Moultrie Patriot Flag. The Environmental Protection Agency has a National Contingency Plan for handling disastrous oil spills like the one being encountered in the Gulf of Mexico today. There is a complete “manual” for the EPA’s National Contingency Plan and it tells us exactly how they are going to respond in an emergency. Yes, an emergency just like the one we are encountering in the Gulf today. The only problem with this “plan” is, none of what is in the plan is happening. Once again, millions spent on an agency for contingency planning … and no “process” to execute the plan. Typical of the government in Washington, DC. Here are some of the highlights of the plan, Have you seen any of this happen?
WHEN A MAJOR oil spill occurs in the United States, coordinated teams of local, state, and national personnel are called upon to help contain the spill, clean it up, and ensure that damage to human health and the environment is minimized. Without careful planning and clear organization, efforts to deal with large oil spills could be slow, ineffective, and potentially harmful to response personnel and the environment. In the United States, the system for organizing responses to major oil spills is called the National Response System.
- AFTER THE PLAN is developed, it is important to test it to see if it works as anticipated. Testing usually takes the form of an exercise or drill to practice responding to a spill.
- Direct planning and preparedness responsibilities of NRT [national Response team] include: (1) Maintaining national preparedness to respond to a major discharge of oil that is beyond regional capabilities.
Here is the original language from the manual: 40cfr300.3 Scope.
(a) The NCP applies to and is in effect for:
(1) Discharges of oil into or on the navigable waters of the United States, on the adjoining shorelines, the waters of the contiguous zone, into waters of the exclusive economic zone, or that may affect natural resources belonging to, appertaining to, or under the exclusive management authority of the United States (See sections 311(c)(1) and 502(7) of the CWA).
(2) Releases into the environment of hazardous substances, and pollutants or contaminants which may present an
imminent and substantial danger to public health or welfare of the United States.
(b) The NCP provides for efficient, coordinated, and effective response to discharges of oil and releases of hazardous substances, pollutants, and contaminants in accordance with the authorities of CERCLA and the CWA. It provides for:
(1) The national response organization that may be activated in response actions. It specifies responsibilities among the federal, state, and local governments and describes resources that are available for response.
(2) The establishment of requirements for federal, regional, and area contingency plans. It also summarizes state and local emergency planning requirements under SARA Title III.
(3) Procedures for undertaking removal actions pursuant to section 311 of the CWA.
(4) Procedures for undertaking response actions pursuant to CERCLA.
(5) Procedures for involving state governments in the initiation, development, selection, and implementation of response actions, pursuant to CERCLA.
(6) Listing of federal trustees for natural resources for purposes of CERCLA and the CWA.
(7) Procedures for the participation of other persons in response actions.
(8) Procedures for compiling and making available an administrative record for response actions.
(9) National procedures for the use of dispersants and other chemicals in removals under the CWA and response actions under CERCLA.
(c) In implementing the NCP, consideration shall be given to international assistance plans and agreements, security regulations and responsibilities based on international agreements, federal statutes, and executive orders. Actions taken pursuant to the provisions of any applicable international joint contingency plans shall be consistent with the NCP, to the greatest extent possible. The Department of State shall be consulted, as appropriate, prior to taking any action which may affect its activities.
(d) Additionally, the NCP applies to and is in effect when the Federal Response Plan and some or all its Emergency Support Functions (ESFs) are activated.
These are direct quotes from the Manual for the National Contingency Plan, created and maintained by the EPA. The statement “says” they are prepared. Did you see any of this happen? This is a perfect example of well-intended “words” that obviously have no meaning. What a waste of our tax dollars to support a fraud such as this!
An “owner’s manual” doesn’t do you much good after the wreck!
Bottom Line
S.T.O.P the EPA
This is THE PERFECT EXAMPLE of Government in-Action. All words, all rhetoric, all “well-meaning” and meant to make the dumb masses feel safe and secure. Did you see any of this plan executed during the recent catastrophe in the Gulf? How much money (TAX DOLLARS!) was spent on the “national preparedness” that didn’t happen.? How many government employees at EPA did it take to write the manual? How many people are now being paid to be “vigilant” and “respond?” What a waste of money!
The next time you hear that “BP wasn’t prepared” … remind those people … neither was the US Government which YOU AND I have PAID FOR to BE PREPARED! You now know the name of the “proof”:
The EPA’s National Contingency Plan
I am sure there will be a law suit against BP … how about a law suit against the EPA to get our money back for a job they only “talked” about and didn’t “do?” You want an investigation? How about investigating why the EPA was totally unprepared for this catastrophe? Also, why throw more money at these government bureaucrats that sit around and “write plans” that have not methodology for execution?
Now these same people want to solve a CO2 problem that is based on a hoax … all for enriching themselves with more of our tax dollars and sending our great nation into economic hell. Wake up America, you are the brunt of an elaborate joke called the EPA … a tool for the Socialist Regime now in control of the USA.
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