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Walton County Scaling Back Oil Spill Operations
07/16/10 - 02:39 PM

Walton County Sheriff’s Office

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Due to the light oil impact experienced in Walton County, Emergency Management, in conjunction with BP and cleanup contractors, are working through the Branch command center to scale back the number of cleanup workers located on the beach. The Branch command center is working to create a better, more efficient scaleable system for beach cleanup.

“The reorganized cleanup structure will have the capability of ramping back up if the need arises, the beach cleanup personnel will be right sized for the current level of shoreline impact,” says an emergency management official. “We are scaling operations to create efficiencies and flexibility to accommodate beach goers and to expand the force should the need be presented.”

Beach cleanup night operations have also been ceased due to the light impact being experienced.

Walton County Emergency Management and BP officials are working to create a list of guidelines to be distributed to the beach cleanup crew supervisors. 

The guidelines will serve as worker ground rules for cooperation on Walton County beaches, they will serve as a tool to help in enhance consideration of beach goers and to improve respect for our environment.