contain and clean oil in all environmentally sensitive areas. more than 7,700 gallons of oily water mixture has been removed as cleanup crews continue to work 24 hours a day. specialized shoreline and offshore assessment teams are continuing to move along the coastline to monitor and direct contractors and response workers to the affected areas. to measure the breath and the spread of pollution, we re continuing to use the daily overflows of spills and best direct our available assets. more than 3,000 feet of boone has been deployed. thank you very much. ladies and gentlemen, may i introduce michelle rogo united states environmental protection. my name is michelle rogo u.s. environmental protection agency on-scene coordinator co leading the federal side of the response with captain williams.