Okaloosa County News Release - Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill #23

What's New: Okaloosa County Beaches Open

• Tropical Storm Alex is expected to make a westward landfall in Texas. We will receive increased waves, rain and winds now through Thursday, July 2.
• Oil impacts continue on our beaches with intermittent tar balls, and can change daily depending on wind, currents and tides.
• Beware of a fraudulent company in the Okaloosa County area charging unsuspecting beach clean-up workers for training. BP does not charge for this training.
• Daily reconnaissance vessels continually check for oil in near shore and off shore Gulf waters in an effort to keep oil off the beach; however, as we have seen there will be times and areas of impact.
  
• Resident and visitors are encouraged to discuss current conditions, oil impacts and health concerns with their lifeguard. If in an area without a lifeguard, use common sense to avoid tar balls, and for health information, click here: http://www.healthyokaloosa.com/Deepwater_Horizon/
• Air Quality is Good & Drinking water is Safe.
• Reminder: Ideas & Suggestions call 850-270-SAND (7263) or email okaloosaoilresponse@gmail.com.

Oil or Tar ball sightings: DO NOT TOUCH

• Tell a lifeguard; Local phone: Call 311, select 0; From most cell
  phones, dial #DEP
• Call the State Warning Point at 1-877-2-SAVE-FL (1-877-272-8335)
• Oiled Wildlife: 850-650-1880

Destin East Pass: OPEN UNTIL OIL APPROACHES

• Mariners should tune into Channel 16 to get updates on Destin East Pass
• Task Force of skimmers, ships on the water to react & Vessels of Opportunity are working.
• Water quality checks daily; Weather, wind & currents monitored daily.
• Fishing advisory in State waters; prohibited in Federal waters.
• Boaters, please use caution/minimum wake around boomed areas.
• Other layers protection/plans: www.okaloosaoilresponse.com
• View Gulf Coast Response & trajectory maps: http://map.floridadisaster.org/GATOR/ or
• http://response.restoration.noaa.gov/book_shelf/2232_TMF24-2010-06-24-2100.p
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