The Pacific States/British Columbia Oil Spill Task Force’s 2014 Annual Meeting
Visit our 2013 Annual Meeting page for links to presentations from that event.

The 2014 Annual Meeting of the Pacific Sates/B.C. Oil Spill Task Force took place on October 1 in Portland, Oregon. This year, our theme was “Staying on Track and Moving Forward in West Coast Oil Transport“. Topics focused on crude by rail plus a special session devoted to dispersants. Links to the agenda and presentations from the meeting are provided below.

Download a pdf of the meeting’s agenda.
Presentations
Jurisdictional Updates
- Washington (PowerPoint file)
- California (PowerPoint file)
- British Columbia (PowerPoint file)
- Hawaii (PowerPoint file)
- Alaska (PowerPoint file)
- Oregon (PowerPoint file)
Session #1 Current state of crude by rail
Session #2 Railway perspectives and response planning
Session #3 The state of dispersants
Executive Coordinator Update
Audio files (mp3) of the Annual Meeting
Welcome and Introductions
Task Force Member Agency Updates
Download file (mp3, 81.4MB)
Session 1 – Current state of crude by rail
Guest speaker – Changes in rail movement on West Coast – Rick Weyen
Download file (mp3, 98MB)
Session 2 – Railway perspectives and response planning
Download file (mp3, 57.1MB)
Session 3 – State of dispersants; advances since Deep Water Horizon
Overview of Task Force Activities for 2014-2015
Download file (mp3, 62.8MB)
Open Forum – Public Comments
Closing remarks and adjourn
Download file (mp3, 9.4MB)