MDEQ - Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Links and Public Information

Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Links and Public Information

News

Gulf of Mexico Regional Ecosystem Restoration Strategy (Preliminary)

Gulf Coast Task Force Releases Ecosystem Restoration Strategy For Public Review 10.5.2011

Deepwater Horizon NRDA Trustees Commend Gulf Task Force Efforts 10.5.2011

Deer Island Test Results, 8.12.2011
Following are MDEQ's lab tests results from August 12, 2011, on material found on Deer Island. The results determined that the material was not oil and therefore not a product of the oil spill. Inspection by coastal geology specialists and other scientists have identified the material as "humate cemented sand." The abstract attached to the test results (see link below) identifies humate cemented sand as a type of organic sediment in bodies of brackish or saline water which accumulates in and beneath marsh deposits in beach sands or bayous and bays.
deerislandaug12.pdf deerislandaug17.pdf

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) is holding a come-and-go public meeting to hear your ideas about restoring natural resources injured by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Thursday, July 7, 2011, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Donal M. Snyder Community Center 2520 Pass Road, Biloxi, MS Click HERE for more information.

NRDA Legislative Briefing Powerpoint 2011

Questions and Answers on Oil Clean-Up Waste Disposal

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Photos From the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

MDEQ Photos from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill

MDEQ Photos from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Clean-up 06.25.2010

Mississippi State Government Resources for Oil Spill Response Information

Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA)

The Mississippi Gulf of Mexico Commission

Oil Spill Commission Final Report

Governor of Mississippi, Haley Barbour

MDEQ Oil Spill Response - Oil Spill Samples Information

MDEQ - Mississippi Gulf Coast Air Quality Index

Geospatial Clearinghouse/ A warehouse of
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) resources of Mississippi

Mississippi Department of Marine Resources

MS Emergency Management Agency Oil Spill Response

Mississippi Department of Employment Security ~ Oil Spill Related Jobs

Mississippi State Department of Health

Connect with MDEQ on Facebook

Follow MDEQ on Twitter

External Resources for Oil Spill Response Information

Restore The Gulf

GEOPLATFORM.GOV/GULFRESPONSE

BP Gulf Response for Mississippi

EPA Dispersants Analysis

Mousse, slick, sheen and tarballs: Officials release oil spill 'what-to-do guide'

Gulf of Mexico Deepwater Horizon Incident Response

Maps Showing Booming Plans for Mississippi

EPA Response |� AirNow: Air Quality Information For the Gulf Coast

Institute for Marine Mammal Studies Oil Spill Response

NOAA Emergency Response

NOAA Fisheries Service: Fishing Closure in Federal Waters

NOAA Office of Response and Restoration Incident News

U.S. Coast Guard Eighth District External Affairs Photos

Google tool that follows Gulf Oil Spill

ESRI Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Maps & Satellite Images

Gulf Sea Grant

The Sun Herald

WLOX - TV Biloxi ~ Gulfport ~ Pascagoula

External Contacts for Oil Spill Response Information

To report oil spill-related odors, please call (866) 448-5816

To report tar balls:� (251)-445-3333

MEMA call center: (866) 920-6362 | FEMA assistance: (800) 462-7585

Services – to register as consultant, contractor, vendor: (281) 366-5511

Community Information Line 1-866-448-5816

To discuss spill-related damage claims, please call (800) 440-0858.

To report oiled or injured wildlife, please call (866) 557-1401.

To report stranded dolphins or sea turtles, please call (888) 767-3657.

To report stranded marine mammals, please call (888) 806-1674.

BP Deepwater Horizon Response MS Block Grant Program

The Purpose of the Mississippi British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon Response Block Grant (MSBPDHRBG) program is to expedite and accelerate the implementation of an approved Area Contingency Plan (ACP) and "other sensitive areas" related to Deepwater Horizon Response activities. The MSBPDHRBG program will be administered jointly by the Mississippi Department of Environment Quality (MDEQ) and the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources (MDMR) Executive Directors on behalf of the Governor of Mississippi.

BP MS Block Grant Program
SUB GRANT AGREEMENT

Strategic Planning – Mobile ICP State of Mississippi

Volunteer Information

Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Oil Spill Volunteer Information

Vessels of Opportunity – to report and register boats available to assist with response:
(281) 366-5511