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AND THEMemorandum of Understanding • November 8th, 2005
WHEREAS, The Administrator; of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (hereinafter referred to as OSPR) and the Executive Director of the State Water Resources Control Board (hereinafter referred to as SWRCB), acting for the SWRCB and the Regional Water Quality Control Boards (RWQCBs), are directed by Government Code section 8670.7, as amended by Stats. 1993, ch. 736, to enter into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to address discharges, other than dispersants, that are incidental to, or directly associated with, the response, containment, and clean up of an existing or threatened oil spill in marine waters, conducted pursuant to Chapter 7.4, Division 1 of the Government Code; and WHEREAS, It is the intent of this MOU that all incidental discharges as defined herein shall occur within the response area in or proximate to the area in which the oil recovery activities are taking place for the purpose of returning any oily water back into the response area; and
