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Natural Resource Damage Assessment and Restoration (NRDA)
| OSPR's Resource Assessment Program (RAP) conducts Natural Resource Damage Assessments (NRDA) of pollution events that result in significant injuries to wildlife and/or habitat. The goal of OSPR’s NRDA program is to examine the natural resource injuries from oil spills, toxic waste sites, and other pollution events, to quantify the damages, to seek compensation from the responsible parties, and to both restore the injured resources and compensate the public for the lost interim ecological benefits and uses of these resources. This website describes the program and provides information about some of the larger cases. |  |
Resolved CasesSince 1990, OSPR has helped recover in excess of $100 million in damages, all of which is to be spent on wildlife and habitat restoration projects and projects that provide recreational benefits to the public. The links below provide summaries of the larger cases, as well as links to Restoration Plans and other documents. ARCO/Santa Clara River Oil Spill Cantara Loop/Dunsmuir Chemical Spill Kinder-Morgan/Suisun Marsh Oil Spill Mobil/Santa Clara River Oil Spill Torch/Platform Irene Oil Spill
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Cases in ProgressA number of NRDAs are in progress. The links below provide summaries of the larger cases and, to the extent possible, links to public documents. |
SPECIAL PAGESEstimating Bird Mortality: why finding an oiled bird on the beach may mean many more were injured. NRDA Process Overview: a review of the steps from incident to restoration. Resource Valuation Page: how do we put a dollar value on injured wildlife and habitat? Restoration Project Monitoring Reports |
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