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