Right now we are mandated to have a 10,000-tonne maximum capacity for the entire coast, regardless of where a spill occurs. We have to position our resources so they will be able to access that potential large-size spill anywhere on the coastline, which is a challenge.
The federal government is commissioning a pan-Canadian risk assessment. This is happening right now. From that risk assessment they will break down the coastline into what we call area plans. Within those area plans there will be geographic response plans. The area plan will look at the risk for that area, determine the appropriate capacity that should be for that area, and determine as well the response times.
The other benefit—and this is what we'll be able to do before that assessment is complete—is that for those particular areas we're able to look at the sensitivities, whether that's economic, cultural, or environmental, and start developing actual booming strategies and staging locations for those particular areas.
There are numerous benefits to moving towards a risk-based plan.