July 10 Deepwater Horizon incident update

· Navarre Beach and Santa Rosa's entire coastline is open for swimming and fishing. Two links to live Web cams on Navarre Beach are available at www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Links for Visitors" tab.

· There are currently no swimming or fishing restrictions on Navarre Beach or anywhere in Santa Rosa County.

· Yesterday, July 10, no new tar balls were reported on Navarre Beach and the beach is in good condition.

· Continued impacts will be possible in Northwest Florida over the next 72 hours, likely in the form of tar balls and tar patties.

· Tar balls, tar patties and sheen continue to be reported in Northwest Florida, although fewer impacts have been observed in the last several days.

· According to the NOAA oil plume model, the oil plume is 67 miles from Pensacola, 129 miles from Panama City. Ocean currents have shifted out of the west, with continued west-southwesterly wind flow expected; NOAA trajectories indicate portions of the oil plume will expand back to the east-northeast over the next few days.

· There is a very low (near 0 percent) chance of a tropical wave moving west across Nicaragua and Honduras of developing into a tropical cyclone within the next 48 hours.

· To confirm legitimate charities and determine if an organization is registered with the state, call Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services at (800) 435-7352 or www.800helpfla.com.

· Pensacola Pass as well as Perdido Pass will continue to be closed with the tide to reduce the amount of oil from entering inland waters. These waterways are manned to allow access to necessary vessel traffic during low tide.

· In order to expedite responses to oiled wildlife, please contact the oiled wildlife hotline at 1-866-557-1401 if oiled wildlife is spotted. Qualified personnel will respond to the report. Please do not touch or try and clean oiled wildlife.

· Citizens are asked not to have direct contact with oil and oil contaminated products such as tar balls, tar patties, tar mats, and oil sheen. Only qualified members should handle oil products and oil contaminated materials. To report tar or oil on the beach, call the Florida State Warning Point Line at 1-877-272-8335 or # DEP from a cell phone.

Volunteer Information

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Volunteer" tab.

Health

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Health" tab.

· July 8 water testing by the University of West Florida showed no dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons above what is normal at Navarre Beach Pier and Santa Rosa Island.

· July 6 water testing by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection showed that there was no petroleum constituents found on Navarre Beach west.

· Air quality reports for July 5 revealed that air quality was considered good for ozone and fine particulate concentrations in the panhandle. "Good" means the air quality is satisfactory and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Santa Rosa County Actions

For more information view the Situation Report and Incident Action Plan at www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under "What's Hot" on the "Main" tab.

· The Santa Rosa County water reconnaissance teams continue to survey water and boom conditions daily, weather permitting, providing real time information on oil products including photos and GPS coordinates.

· County staff and reconnaissance teams continue to monitor beach conditions daily generally from day break until 6 p.m., weather permitting.

· On July 7, Florida opened its first branch office committed to the oil spill response. The branch office is located in Pensacola and will serve both Escambia and Santa Rosa counties bringing together federal, state and local agencies to streamline response efforts. Santa Rosa County has had staff representation in the office since its implementation.

· Staff continue to monitor cleanup and skimming operations performed by crews under the direction of unified command.

· Santa Rosa County and the State of Florida continue to make preparations to safeguard the state's shoreline.

Booms

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Local Action Plan" tab.

· Santa Rosa County and the City of Gulf Breeze boom will remain open until further notice unless there is an imminent threat of oil product verified by state or local surveillance. In this case, the boom could be closed without prior notice and boaters can call (850) 602-0242 for emergency boom openings.

· Oil containment boom (in feet) total: 762,861 deployed in Florida

o Tier 1 & 2: 447,400

o Tier 3: 315,461 (deployed by Florida contractors)

BP Claims

For more information, including how to file a claim, visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Claims" tab.

· BP claims in Florida total 27,999 with approximately $29,117,864.48 paid.

· BP claims in Santa Rosa County total 2,947 with approximately $2,888,785 paid.

Small Business Disaster & Bridge Loans

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Business" tab.

Fishing

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Boating, Fishing and Wildlife" tab.

· All Santa Rosa County waters are currently open to fishing.

Vessels of Opportunity (Boats) Program

For more information visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Boating, Fishing and Wildlife" tab.

· 535 vessels have been deployed in Florida for the Vessels of Opportunity program.

Important Phone Numbers

· Florida Oil Spill Information Line- is available from 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. EDT daily for citizen's questions. - 1-888- 337-3569

· Fraud Hotline- 1-866-966-7226.

· Submit Alternative Response Technology, or to Register as a Consultant, Contractor, or Vender of Services & Products- email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 1-281-366-5511

· Report Oiled Wildlife- 1-866-557-1401

· Report Oiled Shoreline to State Warning Point- 1-877-2-SAVE-FL (1-877-272-8335) or #DEP from a cell phone

· To Report Oiled Shoreline to BP- 877-389-8932

· BP Toll-Free Claims line- 1800-440-0858

· BP's Community Information line- 1-866-448-5816

· Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner gas price-gauging hotline: 1-800-HELP-FLA (1-800-435-7352).

General Safety Information

* www.santarosa.fl.gov

* Citizens can signup to automatically receive breaking news alerts from Santa Rosa County Emergency Management via e-mail or as a text message on their cell phone at: www.santarosa.fl.gov/emergency/publicwarning.html.

* The Santa Rosa County Citizen Information Line at (850) 983-INFO or 4636 is open 24 hours daily.

* For general health information regarding the oil spill and exposure to oil spill products contact the Florida Poison Control information centers at 1-800-222-1222.