OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE

Jackson Akin (Natural Resource Analyst with the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality) asks for specific verbiage to be included in the Incident Action Plan (IAP) so workers don’t inflict additional damage upon the environment.  The statement should read: “Await guidance from Shoreline Cleanup Assessment Technique (SCAT) teams prior to initiating any shoreline cleanup activities.  Restrict oil recovery to vacuum and skimming devices and passive techniques, using absorbent boom and pads.”  This is a Drill!