Lack of experience, poor communications and conflicting roles cited. May 11, 2010— -- Three weeks before the massive Gulf oil rig explosion, U.S Coast Guard officials led an elaborate exercise in ...

Over the last eight years, the U.S. government has conducted four major drills to prepare for a massive oil spill, the results of which foreshadowed many of the weaknesses in coordination, ...

The SEEwater Oil Smart System continues to be the recognized solution for electric utilities to comply with the spill prevention, control, and countermeasure plan. The SEEwater Oil Smart System ...

Watching a spill spread kicks most people into high gear as everyone scrambles for supplies to get the mess cleaned up. Preparing spill response plans in advance, stocking the proper spill containment ...

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Meeting the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) requirement mandated by Federal Regulation 40CFR112.1, doesn't have to mean spending a lot of money because CI Agent from Immediate ...

Sacramento and West Sacramento firefighters got experience wrestling a 200 foot containment boom on the Sacramento River on Tuesday. It was part of their preparation for an oil spill that might occur ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Personnel with Austin Water and several other groups took part in a multi-agency training exercise Wednesday morning that simulated an oil spill on Lake Austin. During the exercise, ...