GULF OIL SPILL UPDATEGULF OIL SPILL UPDATEOctober 12, 2010October 12, 2010
Phil Wieczynski, Division of Law EnforcementPhil Wieczynski, Division of Law EnforcementFlorida Department of Environmental ProtectionFlorida Department of Environmental Protection 1
Beach Cleanup Crews
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On October 11• 640 total beach cleanup workers
• Escambia/Santa Rosa: 552• Okaloosa: 38• Walton: 19• Bay: 22• Gulf: 9
• 15,500 pounds of tar balls manually collected • 4,881 pounds of tar balls mechanically collected
Escambia County Impacts
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Sand Shark Beach Cleaner
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Subsea & Subsurface Oil
• Federal On Scene Coordinator developed a comprehensive sub-sea and sub-surface oil monitoring plan.
• USCG with overall command and control and NOAA as lead operational agency.– EPA, USGS, the Gulf States and other federal agencies will
serve in support roles.
• Five methods used to identify subsurface oil.
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Sampling Locations
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Dispersants• Dispersants were used at the site of the explosion
both at surface and subsurface to break up the remaining surface oil before it could drift onto shore.
• At no time were dispersants used in Florida’s state waters.
• DEP sampled Escambia, Santa Rosa, Okaloosa, Walton, Bay, Gulf and Franklin counties for dispersants and there were none detected.
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Natural ResourceDamage Assessment (NRDA)• The Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990 was passed in the
wake of the Exxon Valdez oil spill. • A major goal of OPA is to restore natural resources
that are injured and services that are lost as a result of oil spills.
• The Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) is a legal process to determine damages to the public’s natural resources and the appropriate methods for restoration.
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Ongoing Response Organization
• Area Command and Gulf Coast Incident Management Team in New Orleans
• Florida Branch Office in Pensacola• Two Division Offices at Pensacola & Panama City• Division Offices include USCG representatives &
include beach cleaning Task Forces called R&R teams for Recon & Recovery
• Report evidence of oil to the State Watch Office at (800) 320-0519.
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