Swift water response remains a session that is unique amongst all of the CLEAN events to the inland waterways. This session will focus on various aspects of response in environmentally challenging conditions.

Responding to spills in ice conditions requires a careful approach, expertise, and an interdisciplinary team. This session will cover technologies and equipment used at mesoscale testing facilities and by real-time responders in ice-covered waters. Mechanical, physical, and biogeochemical challenges to simulated and real-time spill response in polar and sub-polar regions will be covered by professionals trained to respond both above and below the surface.  Specific impacts of ice on spill recovery and remediation in a range of fresh and saltwater environments will be examined.

So during day 1 of your first oil spill, you are contacted by your OSRO that they found several oiled birds, what appears to be an active beaver dam and a pallid sturgeon in the river where the spill response is ongoing. What are you going to do? This session will help you navigate the perils and pitfalls of wildlife emergency management interactions during an inland waterway spill response.

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have come a long way from being a use for the military, or a kid's toy. UAVs have become a use in everyday life, some examples of their use can be seen in the emergency response community where they are used for assessing emergency situations involving hazardous materials spills, industry fires, searching for missing persons, and impacts on a community after flash flooding, tornados, and earthquakes. This session will include presentations on how UAVs are being used today by both industry and government partners.

The Response Case Studies session will use real life emergency response and remediation events to demonstrate lessons learned in the field while responding to emergencies. Attendees in this session will hear from responders directly involved in the responses.