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#1 CNJRoss

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Posted 27 August 2016 - 04:43 PM

Progressive Railroading, 8/26:

 
Washington state sets new crude-by-rail rule

Starting Oct. 1, facilities in Washington state that receive crude oil by rail will be required to notify the state's Department of Ecology in advance of deliveries, according to a new state requirement.

Adopted by the department on Wednesday, the new rule allows the department to share crude oil movement information with emergency response agencies through an advance notification system, according to a Department of Ecology press release.

Each quarter, the department will publish aggregated public disclosure reports that detail oil movement in the state. The first report will be published in January 2017.

 

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Posted 28 August 2016 - 07:01 PM

The Daily Herald, Everett, WA 8/28:
 

Cities, first reponders to get notice of oil-train shipments

 

OLYMPIA — It won’t be long before cities, counties, tribal governments and fire departments will be able to go online to get a heads-up about when oil trains are scheduled to come through their communities.

 

On Wednesday, the state adopted a rule requiring facilities that receive crude oil by rail to notify the Washington Department of Ecology in advance of expected deliveries. Ecology staff will spend the next few weeks preparing a database that emergency response agencies will use to access the information.

 

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