Coast Guard announces revision of chemical dispersant use for oil spill responses in Alaska
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard, a co-chair of the Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT), in coordination with four other signatory agencies announced the new policy for the Dispersant Use Plan For Alaska, Wednesday in Anchorage.
The new policy is more inclusive, comprehensive, and conservative and includes a preauthorization area with a more protective protocol for use of chemical dispersant during...
Coast Guard sets the record straight with regards to dispersant use in Alaskan waters
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – With the concurrence of the State and the U.S. EPA, the Coast Guard may choose to use dispersants when they are determined to be an appropriate and effective tool to mitigate the effects of oil should there be a spill in Alaskan waters.
In a communication from the U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) on September 26 the DOI Alaska Regional Response Team (ARRT) representative...
