Paul Day (Aquatic Habitat Program Manager with the Wyoming Game & Fish Department) requests clarification on expected plume behavior if crude oil enters Grayrocks Reservoir. He expresses concern that the product may emulsify, form tarballs, or otherwise weather into heavier fractions that could sink or become suspended within the water column, significantly complicating containment and recovery operations. Mr. Day asks Unified Command to outline specialized techniques and comment on the availability of resources capable of locating and recovering submerged or neutrally buoyant oil, e.g., sonar, divers, ROVs, dredging units, sediment recovery pumps, sorbent mats, etc. This is a Drill!
