NEXT STEPS FOR SUMMERLAND OIL PROBLEM: HTO WORKING WITH STATE LANDS ON HOW TO PROCEED

Photo by Branden Aroyan

Photo by Branden Aroyan

Advisory Board member/underwater filmmaker Harry Rabin (center) has been hired by InterAct, the project management and engineering firm working with SLC on the Summerland oil problem – for drone photography work with the InterAct team (Mike Giuliani (Left) and Eric Kroh (right) to identify the next well or wells to be capped in the Summerland leaking oil mess.

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The Hannah-Beth Jackson AB 44 $2 million per year funding is there, but lately, the oil seems to be spewing from a number of different sources: Treadwell (above), followed by "Ohlssens"...

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Oil leaks as of May 1, 2019 off Summerland Beach (All photos by Harry Rabin)

Oil leaks as of May 1, 2019 off Summerland Beach (All photos by Harry Rabin)

Harry and the InterAct team are waiting for the arrival of an underwater ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) to pinpoint the leak(s) that could be effectively stopped, and are aiming for a plan to make the budget time for $2 million contract work.