8A " Wednesday, August 11, 2010 * Jackson County Floridan I grew up on the Gulf Coast. I know these waters. And I'm doing everything I can to clean them up. - Fred Lemond, BP Cleanup' Operations Making This Right Beaches Claims Cleanup Economic Investment Environmental Restoration Health and Safety Wildlife For information visit: bp.com restorethegulf.gov facebook.com/bpamerica twitter.com/bpamerica youtube.com/bp BP has taken full responsibility for the cleanup in the Gulf. And that includes'keeping you informed. Searching For And Cleaning Up The Oil You may have heard that oil is no longer flowing into the Gulf. But every morning our spotter planes and helicopters continue to search for oil off the coast, heading to areas previously mapped with satellite imagery and infrared photography. If oil is found, they radio down to the ships and boats of all sizes that are supporting the cleanup effort and working to collect the oil. These are local shrimping and fishing boats organized into task forces and strike teams, plus specialized skimmers mobilized from around the world. We have recovered more than 35 million gallons of oil-water mixture from the Gulf. Other methods have also helped remove millions of additional gallons of oil from the water. We've deployed millions of feet of boom to protect beaches and sensitive wildlife areas. Hurricane Preparedness In the event of a hurricane, our first priority is keeping people safe. In coordination with the Coast Guard and local officials, we may suspend operations temporarily but have organized to resume them as soon as possible. Our Responsibility We have already spent more than $3.9 billion responding to the spill and on the cleanup, and none of this will be paid by taxpayers. We will work in the Gulf as long as it takes to get this done. We may not always be perfect but we will do everything we can to make this right. For assistance, please call: To report oil on the shoreline: (866) 448-5816 To report impacted wildlife: (866) 557-1401 To make spill-related claims: (800) 440-0858 floridagulfresponse.com � 2010 BP, E&P www.JCFLORIDAN.comI bp