APRIL 8, 2016--OR&R Director Dave Westerholm addressed the Spill Control Association of America (SCAA) on April 6 in Washington, D.C., as part of the organization’s annual meeting and conference.

SCAA represents emergency responders, industry, and environmental firms who together make up the nation’s spill response community. After describing OR&R’s capabilities, products, and services, the presentation discussed recent oil spill research and how that research might inform and change the way we plan and respond to spills. Westerholm also covered the enormous Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) led by NOAA, and how OR&R has made the data from that assessment available publicly. He concluded by citing five ways the new information we now have could affect future emergency response.

For further information, contact Dave.Westerholm@noaa.gov.

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