YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND OUR VISITOR PROGRAM DEMONSTRATION OF
SUBSURFACE OIL DETECTION
AND
DELINEATION
USING CANINE DETECTION TEAMS
The American Petroleum Institute (API) Joint Industry Task Force (JITF) – Oil Spill Preparedness and Response program has completed several studies to evaluate the current state-of-the-art in Subsurface Oil Detection and Delineation technologies in support of marine and inland shoreline oil spill response.
This program identified significant potential for the adaptation of CANINE DETECTION TECHNIQUES which have been successfully applied to a wide variety of detection and tracking applications. As part of this program, field trials are being conducted during the first week of June to confirm this application. Information developed during these trials will be used to identify additional development needs and lead to the preparation of a guidance manual for spill response planners and managers. This manual will address the selection and use of canine teams for leak detection/delineation and emergency
response support. Originally intended to provide technical support for SCAT and marine shoreline assessment surveys and response operations, the scope of the study encompasses inland and cold climate environments and subsurface leak detection.
The field trials will be conducted by API’s contractor, OCC, in conjunction with K2 Solutions Inc. and the study team is interested in inviting agency and industry oil spill responders and managers to ensure that the questions being raised and tested in the trials meet the needs of regulators and agencies, including RRT and Area Contingency Plan stakeholders.
As part of the field trials, a VISITOR PROGRAM will be held on Thursday 4th June at the K2 Solutions training facility in North Carolina.
DATE AND TIME:
4th June 2015: 09:00 – 12:00
LOCATION:
K2 K9 Training Center, 369 Currie Road, Jackson Springs, NC 27281
Approximately midway between Raleigh-Durham Airport and Charlotte Airport
AGENDA:
– Initial project introduction and summary.
– Field demonstration involving a Wide Area Search pattern to detect a target(s) within a large area, followed by delineation searches to define subsurface oil targets in different configurations.
– Visitors will be able to meet with the OCC and K2 Solutions study team and to observe the field trials first-hand.
RSVP and for FURTHER DETAILS or INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ed Owens, Owens Coastal Consultants (Pacific Standard Time)
Office: (206) 451-4818
Cell: (206) 369-3679