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.

·       On July 21, sporadic tar balls and oiled debris were reported on Navarre Beach.

·       Isolated impacts are expected in Northwest Florida over the next 72 hours.

·       The NOAA oil plume model shows the oil plume being 70 miles from Pensacola, and 125 miles from Panama City. The NOAA trajectory forecasts scattered tar ball fields that are already nearshore may be carried onshore along the Panhandle coast.

·       A tropical wave in the Southwestern Atlantic near Hispaniola has a 50 percent chance of becoming a tropical depression or tropical storm within the next 48 hours.

·       A fact sheet on hurricanes and the oil spill is available at www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under the "Fact Sheets and Q&A" heading.

·       Due to the potential tropical storm activity in the Gulf of Mexico, Unified Command is removing tier one and tier two boom. Visit www.santarosa.fl.gov/oilspill under "What's Hot" for a letter to county commissioners from U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Zukunft regarding the tier one and two boom removal. Questions on tier 1 & 2 removal should be directed to Unified Command in Mobile JIC at: (251) 445-8965

o  According to a Branch 1 Situation Update, the following Tier one and two removal took place today, July 21:

Escambia Division 1

o        Began removal of boom in Big Lagoon E2-D1-5 (PEN 3) (1,050')

o        Began removal of boom at Bayou Garcon E2-D1-2 (1,400')

o        Began removal of boom at Innerarity Point E2-D1-1 (PEN 24) (800')

o        Began removal of boom in Tarklin Bayou E2-D1-3 (PEN 6) (,400')

Escambia Division 2

o        Began removal of boom at Florida Natural Scenic Trail E2-D2-9 (PEN44)(850')

o        Began removal of boom at Garcon Pt. E2-D2-12 (PEN 23) (2,500')

Escambia Division 3

o        None

Boom Removal Summary

o        Division 1 - 6250

o        Division 2 - 3350

o        Division 3 – 0

o        TOTAL – 9,600    

·       The State Emergency Response Team, in coordination with the Department of Environmental Protection, will also remove supplemental tier three boom within the next 72 to 96 hours. The removed boom and equipment will be temporarily stored in a secure location and redeployed if oil spill impacts are projected. Questions on tier 3 boom removal should be directed to the Florida Division of Emergency Management Public Information- ESF 14 at: (850) 921-0217

Santa Rosa County Tier 3 boom removal schedule, weather permitting:

o        Wednesday, July 21 afternoon- Mulat Bayou

o        Thursday morning, July 22- East River, Polynesian Isle, Santa Rosa Shores and Soundside Drive, and Gulf Breeze locations

o        Friday morning into Saturday, July 23 & 24- Pensacola NAS

·       Governor Crist signed Executive Order 10-169 today, July 21 and authorizes property appraisers to provide interim assessments of properties affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster. Property appraisers in the 26 counties under the current state of emergency are granted authorization to provide an interim assessment of any property that may have declined in value due to the oil spill. Property owners can then use the interim assessments to substantiate claims against BP or other responsible parties.

·       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.

 

Health

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

·       July 19 water testing by the University of West Florida showed no dissolved petroleum hydrocarbons detected above what is normal at Navarre Beach Pier and Santa Rosa Island.

·       July 15 water sampling by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection showed no petroleum-related contaminants at the Navarre Beach fishing pier or at Navarre Beach West. Two water samples are planned for Thursday, July 22. Results will be available at http://www.dep.state.fl.us/deepwaterhorizon/water.htm#counties.

·       Air quality reports for July 11 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.  

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

·       The Division 1 Branch office is operational and located in Pensacola. It serves 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.

 

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: 797,261deployed in Florida

o        Tier 1 & Tier 2: 481,000

o        Tier 3: 316,261 (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 31,973 with approximately $41,273,901.34 paid.

·         BP claims in Santa Rosa County total 3,682 with approximately $4,369,872 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.

·         NOAA reminds fishermen that recreational fishing for red snapper in federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico will close at 12:01 a.m. local time July 24 and will remain closed through December 31 which is the end of the current fishing year.

 

Vessels of Opportunity (Boats) Program

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

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

 

Volunteer Information

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

 

Important Phone Numbers

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

·       Fraud Hotline- 1-866-966-7226

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·       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)

·       The Florida Poison Control Centers- available for general health information regarding the oil spill and exposure to oil spill products- 1-800-222-1222

·       Florida Gulf Recovery Jobs: 1-877-362-5034 or www.floridagulfrecoveryjobs.com

 

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.