The mission of the Region 10 Regional Response Team (RRT10) and the Northwest Area Committees (NWACs) of the Puget Sound, Columbia River, and Inland Areas is to protect public health, safety, and the environment. We ensure coordinated, efficient, and effective support for federal, state, tribal, local, and international responses to significant oil and hazardous substance incidents within the Pacific Northwest Region, as mandated by the National Contingency Plan (NCP).
We are committed to developing response plans and coordinating preparedness activities before a pollution incident occurs. This includes addressing regional and international issues and providing guidance to industry, State Emergency Response Commissions, Tribal Emergency Response Commissions, and Local Emergency Planning Committees.
Contingency Planning Updates:
The public comment period on our draft plans has now closed. Thank you to everyone who took the time to review and provide comments. Our plans will be better because of your scrutiny and input.
The Regionwide Planning Committee and Area Committees are working diligently to adjudicate all comments. As a reminder to the community, this endeavor has been guided by the Pacific Northwest Oil and Hazardous Substances Spill Contingency Planning Framework. This agreement focuses on the reorganization of the legacy Northwest Area Contingency Plan and precludes us from making substantive changes to the plans. We acknowledge that many of your comments will require future work from our committees, subcommittees, work groups, and task forces.
We continue to be on track to promulgate our new plans in October and will be working to finalize our plans at the September RRT10 Meeting. We will continue to send updates via our website and Constant Contact. To receive updates, please sign up here: RRT10-NWACs Email List Signup.
Thank you for your continued support of RRT10.
RRT10 Co-Chair Update(June 2026)
Upcoming Meetings
Northwest Inland Area Committee Meeting
Location: Joe R. Williams Building
Meeting ID: 886 5496 4106
Fall RRT10 Meeting
Location: Joe R. Williams BuildingMeeting ID: 886 1190 7333
Area Committee Meeting Feedback Survey
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