ALBANY – The state Department of Environmental Conservation will develop Geographic Response Plans (GRPs) and deploy specialized spill response equipment along rail corridors statewide used for crude oil transport.
Hudson Valley rail lines are among those used regularly for the transport of crude.
DEC is working with state and local response agencies in 21 counties to complete in-depth reviews of sensitive resources along the crude-by-rail transportation corridors, and identify key locations where GRPs will be created to improve spill preparedness and responses. The GRPs will include specific strategies and tactics to respond to crude oil incidents in sensitive areas near corridors that county emergency planning committees will help identify.
The DEC will use the plans to purchase and deploy critical response equipment such as oil absorbent booms, pumps and other equipment to aid local incident response efforts in those crude-by-rail corridors.
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