residues prior to hydrocarbons washing ashore. In addition to this, corralling of surface hydrocarbons to shore is not expected to be effective for MDO and as thus is not expected to provide sufficient benefit. Shoreline Shoreline clean-up As shoreline exposure is possible As the Sole reservoir is gas’, the ‘dry Clean-up is a last response depending on the spill location, and as gas plume is predicted within 50 m of strategy due to the there are various shoreline techniques the release point only. No shoreline potential that are appropriate for this type of contact is predicted. X X environmental hydrocarbon, a shoreline clean-up may impact. be an effective technique for reducing shoreline loadings where access to shorelines is possible. Oiled Consists of As the Sole reservoir is gas’, there ‘dry wildlife capture, cleaning is no potential for oiled wildlife. Response and rehabilitation Given limited size and rapid spreading of (OWR) of oiled wildlife. the MDO spill, large scale wildlife May include response is not expected. However, there hazing or pre-spill is the potential that individual birds could X X captive become oiled in the vicinity of the spill. management. OWR is both a viable and prudent In Victoria, this is response option for this spill type. managed by DELWP.
residues prior to hydrocarbons washing ashore. In addition to this, corralling of surface hydrocarbons to shore is not expected to be effective for MDO and as thus is not expected to provide sufficient benefit. Shoreline Clean-up Shoreline clean-up is a last response strategy due to the potential environmental impact. As shoreline exposure is possible depending on the spill location, and as there are various shoreline techniques that are appropriate for this type of hydrocarbon, a shoreline clean-up may be an effective technique for reducing shoreline loadings where access to shorelines is possible. As the Sole reservoir is ‘dry gas’, the gas plume is predicted within 50 m of the release point only. No shoreline contact is predicted. X X Oiled wildlife Response (OWR) Consists of capture, cleaning and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife. May include hazing or pre-spill captive management. In Victoria, this is managed by DELWP. Given limited size and rapid spreading of the MDO spill, large scale wildlife response is not expected. However, there is the potential that individual birds could become oiled in the vicinity of the spill. OWR is both a viable and prudent response option for this spill type. As the Sole reservoir is ‘dry gas’, there is no potential for oiled wildlife. X X