16. determine removal technology for rocky areas; 



17. determine and document oil material mass composition, method 

 of storage, and transportation of materials; 



18. record physical changes in the areas affected by the spill 

 and the cleanup including remaining oil, removed sand and 

 vegetation, impact or entrance, and egress from cleanup 

 area; 



19. document cleanup methods employed; 



20. conduct overall documentation of the spill response. 

 Scientific and Engineering Activities After the Spill 



The activities after a spill fall into four major categories as follows: 



1. Documentation of the conditions at the end of the spill cleanup. 



2. Evaluation of cleanup costs, third party damages, and environ- 

 mental damage. 



3. Develop and execute plans for restoration. 



4. Evaluation of overall response to improve future response 

 capabil ity. 



Figure 1 is a typical task item. It defines the title, the subcomponents 

 of the task, and the resources needed. The Texas A&M Program currently is 

 developing these task item sheets for each activity and developing the re- 

 source tools to carry them out. Development of the specific procedure manual 

 lies in the future. 



The field capability developed to date includes a Winnebago Technical 

 Command Van with a variety of logistic resources, land, sea, and air trans- 

 portation capability, and transportation field kits for current measurements, 

 meteorological measurements, photo documentation, video documentation, sur- 

 veying, petroleum chemistry, and sample collection. 



SUMMARY 



An effective technical spill response by government, industry, or 

 academic personnel involves following a carefully prepared plan and having 

 the manpower, training, and equipment resources to carry out the plan. In 

 this presentation I have described a planning activity which serves both to 

 develop the plan and create the technical methodology to be followed. I 

 also have described the method to determine the needed logistic and equipment 

 resources. 



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