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Deepwater Horizon Response Alternative Response Technologies Evaluation System

Definitions: ¡ ARTES: Alternative Response Technology Evaluation System (a NOAA evaluation tool) ART: Alternative Response Technology (traditionally means response technologies, other than mechanical cleanup methods, that can be employed to address an oil spill. • Dispersants & other chemical countermeasures (OSCAs) • In-situ, or “ controlled ” burning During the Deepwater Horizon response, the volume and variety of innovations generated by responders, vendors, and the general public needed to be effectively managed.

Framework for the Use of ARTs Traditional Spill Deepwater Horizon ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ — ART technical specialist — Declared a Spill of National works within Planning Significance -- several Incident Section Command Posts and an Unified Area Command — Dispersant and In-Situ burn staffed in both — Unified Command implements Planning and Operations rigorous ARTES Program to sections meet needs and expectations. — Vendors suggest products — Dispersants and In-Situ Burn and services for use; all had their own teams, outside ARTs are funneled through ARTES technology review the ART specialist — Two RRTs, policies not — Separate ARTES program identicial may not be established — Scope and duration of — Scope and magnitude operations led to changing usually within limited operational needs, and public jurisdiction, one RRT expectation that all resources be brought to address the spill. — Typically the spill is not a continuous release

Missions for Alternative Response Technologies Evaluation System (ARTES) — Provide a mechanism for the evaluation and use of appropriate technologies, new, improved and emerging, to address operational needs in spill response. — Establish a system to gather and categorize new ideas from public. — Institute technical review teams to evaluate and rank technologies within specific categories. — Prioritize technologies to address operational needs. — Establish and implement testing protocols. — Conduct tests and provide feed-back to Command. — Continue to improve and refine the process. — Coordination with the Interagency Alternative Technology Assessment Program (IATAP) – a parallel government system.

ARTES Organizational Elements — Database management and coordination — Triage Primary, Secondary, Tertiary — Houma ARTES Team USCG, CA OSPR, WA DOE, organized under the unified ICP — High Interest Technology Test “ HITT ” team BP team with USCG representation — Strike Teams as needed Bioremediation, Sand Treatment — Liaison Officers ICP Houma and Mobile, Unified Area Command, IATAP

Project ¡Sources ¡ — ARTES database – direct submissions & BP call center — Operations & field-derived — VIP submissions – inputs received at Unified Area Command and Incident Commanders — “ Open House ” meetings held at parishes All ideas were directly or indirectly submitted to ARTES database for tracking and scoring ¡

Process of Technology Review and Evaluation — Develop systematic approach to collect and work with new ideas. — Develop systematic approach to evaluate and score the ideas. — Prioritize ideas based on current and future operational needs. — Field test ideas. — Feed back ideas into Operations.

Products, ¡Services ¡& ¡Equipment ¡Database ¡ — Products, services and equipment were placed in a parallel database that was available to BP Logistics Section as an alternative sourcing tool

Alternative Response Technology Triage Process Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 2 Stage 1 Technical Review Technical Review Classification Preliminary Evaluation by Classification Operations Technical Escalate Operations Stage 2 Sucessful Classify / Escalate? Review by Prioritization Feasible Not Proven YES Go/No Go Re - Classify Classification Feasible Proven Classification YES NO Available Dispersents Proposal : NO HITT Team Options Not Possible Proposal Planning / Updated Not Feasible Not Possible Logistics / Sorbants Already Not Feasible Testing Considered Already Considered Mechanical Document Skimming Email Back to Email Back Respondent Closing Response To Respondent Biorestoration To Vendor Source ¡

Stage 1 Process: Preliminary Evaluation — ARTES triage process shows Stage 1 Preliminary Evaluation all inputs coming from the data. But many more sources Classify / Escalate? YES Re - Classify of inputs NO — Unified Area Command. Proposal : Not Possible Not Feasible — Political and Media Already Considered — Liaison and Local/State Reps. Email Back to — Operations Respondent — Vendors and Innovators

Stage 2 Process: Classification Stage 2 Classification — Once and idea is determined possible or feasible, classification Stage 2 YES Classification C occurs in stage 2. — A feed-back loop was created for Dispersents reviewers if it is determined a Sorbants technology has been Mechanical misclassified. Skimming — Categories have been revised as Biorestoration review has continued. Source

Stage 3 Process: — This is the process for review by a technical review Technical Review committee. by Classification — Specific criteria are develop and each technology/idea is scored. — Prioritization is based on the by Classification critical nature of operational needs. Technical Escalate Review by Prioritization Feasible Not Proven — Regulatory Evaluation. Feasible Proven Classification — If proposal is basic research & not an operational need, may Proposal feed into the IATAP process. Not Possible Not Feasible — Results from stage 3 will be Already Considered forwarded to Louisiana Governor ’ s office. Email Back To Respondent

Stage 4 Process: Technical Review by Operations — High Interest Technology team (HITT) testing as well as Operations Sucessful testing and observation from Go/No Go Group Houma. YES — Document all test results and Available provide feedback to the NO HITT Team Options Planning / submitter as well as Updated Logistics / Operations sections, and Testing Area Command Document — Appropriateness for response — Capabilities Closing Response — Limitations To Vendor

Submission ¡Status ¡ Current • Total number of ART Submissions to the Database 122,870 • Number of Submissions for Source Control 79,498 • Number of Submissions for Oil Spill Response 43,372 • For the Spill Response Submissions: • Records in Stage 1 & Stage 3 Review 14 • Submissions Field Tested and Recommended for Use 23 • Submissions Field Tested But Not Recommended for Use 33 • Remaining Planned Field Tests (most highly ranked candidates in Stage 3) 26 • Submissions Advanced to Stage 3, No Field Test Planned 160

HITT Team Tests and Trials — Beach Cleaning - 3 technologies — Separation and Skimming - 10 technologies — Shoreline Protection - 3 technologies — Boom and Sorbants - 14 technologies — Other (radar, sensors, etc.) 8 technologies

Best ¡Prac:ces ¡in ¡Opera:ons ¡ — Used to capture “ grass-roots ” equipment and practices that underwent field review — BP Best Practices person in Operations

Notable ¡Projects ¡ — Did we discover any silver bullets? — Significant effort to confirm or deny the application of new approaches — Described the capabilities and limitations of various practices in an environment suitable for rapidly assembling experts and regulators in a field environment — Many projects will move ahead with further research and refinement

Boom ¡ Rigid ¡Pipe ¡ Sorbent ¡and ¡Solidifier ¡ Biofilter ¡

Oil ¡Skimmers ¡ A ¡WHALE ¡ Big ¡Gulp ¡ Bluewave ¡Marine ¡ Tar ¡Ball ¡Skimmer ¡

Low ¡Pressure ¡Marsh ¡Flusher/Grapnel ¡

Large ¡Scale ¡Ini:a:ve ¡ Sand ¡Treatment ¡System ¡Review ¡ — After bulk oil removed, sand treatment became a priority — Balance local resident demands for action with the need to properly evaluate the response technologies for this response — ARTES took the lead in compiling an inventory of treatment options and helped lead an Area-wide discussion to address the needs of stakeholders and resource trustees

Other ¡Technologies ¡Reviewed ¡ — Water ¡surface, ¡water ¡column ¡or ¡buried ¡oil ¡detec:on ¡ ¡ — Fluorometers, ¡spectrometers, ¡sonar ¡buoys ¡ — Oiled ¡boom ¡collec:on ¡ — ¡ Rollers, ¡cleaners, ¡compactors, ¡incinerators ¡ — Tar ¡ball ¡collectors ¡and ¡siPers ¡ — Water ¡surface, ¡sandy ¡beach ¡ — Oil-­‑stained ¡sand ¡cleaners ¡ — Warm ¡water ¡and/or ¡chemical ¡washing ¡ — Sediment ¡reloca:on ¡ ¡ — Surf ¡washing ¡