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Jennie Hobbs | Walton Sun
Pallets of water bottles at the cleanup command center at Grayton Beach State Park.

DEP tests Walton water quality as cleanup crew opens command post at Grayton Beach State Park (PHOTOS)

The oil-spill cleaning company P2S is setting up shop at a parking-lot in Grayton Beach State Park.

The beach access point in the park is one of the only public access points with the space to accommodate the volume of people and supplies needed. The workers will be bussed in from S.Walton high and middle schools to the area. The crews are currently working 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. shifts. According to the supervisor on the job there has been "zero reportable" incidents i.e. employees reporting injuries, heatstroke or exhaustion.

Greyhound buses are serving as cooling areas until an air-conditioned tent is erected, which is expected later today.

To see photos of the action, click here.

Tar balls coated the beach as far as they eye could see in Camp Creek. See photos click here.

To see photos of DEP testing the waters of Walton County for dispersants, click here.

See tarballs wash up on Grayton Beach as well as an oil test with curlex material made of Aspen trees in south Walton County.


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