Council and partners work to permit oil spill simulant for response training
By JEREMY ROBIDA Council project manager Because evaluating the effectiveness of oil recovery efforts during trainings and drills can be difficult, the council has been working to find an appropriate oil simulant. A simulant would mimic oil on water and provide responders with a practice target and help to increase proficiency with response gear and tactics. In March, the council partnered with Cordova’s Oil Spill Recovery Institute and the…