Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) Marine Safety Risk Assessment

Abstract

The Coast Guard R&D Center (RDC) conducted four phases of a marine safety risk assessment for the waters of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal (CSSC) in the vicinity of the Aquatic Invasive Species Electrified Dispersal Barrier (MM 296.5), Romeoville, IL. An overarching goal of this work is to determine the adequacy of present risk mitigation strategies, and if necessary, recommend alternatives to the present strategies. The work covered by this report includes: (1) a data-driven, event-tree based quantitative risk analysis, (2) review and analysis of three-months of canal transits through the barrier zone, (3) shore measurements to categorize electrical currents at the Oxbow Midwest Calcining barge loading facility and (4) a summary of regulatory development and rule changes since the initial operation of the barrier through the present.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA594965

Entities

People

  • D. L. Lersch
  • E. E. Kamradt
  • M. E. Perry
  • M. J. Lewandowski
  • M. Siebert
  • Michael Fitzpatrick
  • N. Yankulein
  • R. Mckenna
  • V. Guthrie
  • W. C. Heerlein

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard Research & Development Center

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  • Ground and Sea Platforms
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  • United States

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