On December 25, the Wusheng County People's Government carried out
2019 environmental emergency drill at the Longnv Lake Shuixiu Performing
Arts Plaza. Wusheng County Public Security Bureau, Wusheng County Fire
Rescue Brigade, Guangwu Sandstone Co., Ltd. and other 12 units
participated in actual combat drill.
“The oil pollution leaked from the sand mining vessel at the Shuixiu Square
along the Jialing River, forming an oil pollution belt of about 2,000 square
meters, which seriously threatened the drinking water safety downstream,
and the situation was very urgent.” This drill was simulated the oil pollution
from the river surface along the Jialing River. It was threaten downstream
water supply security. After receivd the report, the people’s government
of Wusheng County immediately started the general environmental
emergency(level IV) emergency response, quickly organized county-level
rescue teams to rush to the scene, and immediately set up multi-level
oil booms to prevent further oil pollution from spreading and monitoring.
The emergency drill for environmental emergencies further tested the ability
to respond to environmental emergencies in Wusheng County, and improved
the practical experience and level of environmental emergency teams. Then
they set the scope and extent of pollution, investigated the cause of the
accident, and organized an emergency expert liaison group to formulate
a specific disposal plan based on on-site feedback. They instructed the
emergency teams to implement oil removal operations according to the plan,
adsorb and recover oil pollution (oil absorbent pads and oil skimmers) along
the river, and restore normal water supply downstream. After the emergency
disposal, the environmental emergency response was terminated, a press
conference was held to publicize the disposal situation. The emergency drill
further tested the environmental emergencies abilities of the Wusheng
County, and improved the practical experience and level of environmental
emergency teams.
