A field guide to oil spill response on freshwater shorelines: chapter 11

Management forms

The following forms provide templates to aid in the management of the shoreline program; they may be modified to align with specific requirements defined in various provincial statues. For example, in the Saskatchewan Environmental Code a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) may be used in place of the standard Shoreline Treatment Recommendations (STR). For additional forms refer to ECCC (2018).

Shoreline Form 1: Shoreline Treatment Recommendation (STR) Form

Long description

The shoreline treatment recommendation form requires filling six boxes:

Box 1: Oiled area for treatment

Box 2: Treatment recommendation

Box 3: Staging and/or logistics recommendations / constraints/ waste issues

Box 4: Ecological resources issues comments

Box 5: Historical / cultural / First Nations issues comments

Box 6: Safety issues comments

Shoreline Form 2: Post Treatment Assessment (PTA) Form

Long description

The post treatment assessment form requires filling results and recommendations where depending results, management may need to fill the Shoreline/segment inspection report form, continue with the Shoreline treatment recommendation form or fill a new one.

Shoreline Form 3: Shoreline/Segment Inspection Report (SIR) Form

Long description

The shoreline inspection report is the final form for management where the result and recommendation are indicated and the survey team members are listed.

Field forms

SOS field forms should be selected and modified as appropriate to include new terms or definitions that describe oiling conditions or features specific to an incident. The following Table lists examples and a description for those forms that would need to be modified for specific environments. For additional forms refer to ECCC (2018).

Field Form 1: Lake Temperate SOS

Long description

There are nine sections in the Lake temperate (SOS) form.

1. General information

2. Survey team

3. Segment

4a. Shoreline type

4b. Backshore character

5. Operational features

6. Oiling description

7. Subsurface oiling conditions

8. Comments

Field Form 2: River SOS

Long description

The river (SOS) form has nine sections:

1. General information

2. Survey team

3. Segment

4a. Shore type

4b. Overbank / backshore type

4c. River caracter

5. Operational features

6. Oiling description

7. Subsurface oiling conditions

8. Comments

Field Form 3: River Winter SOS

Long description

Long description:

The river winter (SOS) form contains eleven sections:

1. General information

2. Survey team

3. Segment

4a. Shore type

4b. Snow and ice conditions

4c. River ice conditions

4d. Overbank / backshore type

5. Operational features

6. Oiling description

7. Subsurface oiling conditions

8. Comments

Field Form 4: River Supplemental SOS

Long description

The river supplemental (SOS) form has four sections:

1. General information

2. Oiling description

3. Subsurface oiling conditions

4. Comments about the cleanup recommendations, ecological / recreational / cultural / economic issues, wildlife observations and other descriptions

Field Form 5: Stream SOS

Long description

The stream (SOS) form has ten sections:

1. General information

2. Survey team

3. Segment

4a. Shore type

4b. Overbank type

4c. Stream character

5. Operational features

6-L. Left bank (facing downstream) surface oiling description

6-R. Right bank (facing downstream) surface oiling description

8. Comments about the cleanup recommendations, ecological / recreational / cultural / economic issues, wildlife observations and other descriptions

Field Form 6: Reed Bed and Shoreline Edge Oiling Summary Form: Lake Wabamun Spill

Long description

Reed bed and shoreline edge oiling summary form contains four main sections:

1. General information

2. Survey team

3. Submerged / sunken / floating oil observation

4. Comments

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