Gulf oil catastrophe critical

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             21 may 1991
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                    JOINT BRIEFING OF THE @STER OF PUBUC WORKS
                                           0730 21 MAY 1991
                                            IORO OFFICES
                               GENERAL KELLY AND J. MATHERLY


             My Remarks:

                  We have reviewed reports prepared under contract to Ministry of Public
               orks which are recently dated - 1989-90 time fi-ame. The reports were
             W
               p
               e ared by Black and Veatch International and Martek Kuwait / Poland. The
               Torts described in some detail recent operational conditions (prior to Aug
             .1990), and recommend long term improvements in the sewage collection and
             treatment system. These reports have been are primary source of information
             to date.

                  I am sure you are aware of the many proposed additions and modifications
             to the existing sewer collection and treatment systems.         Your visionary
          .;...anticipation of intermediate and long term planning requirements is
         L.@'commendable.

                           exience and training suggests that a system which has not been in
                          many months will have suffered extensive damage. Starting the
                          as I know you are aware, will result in many concerns - not the
                        ch are health and safety, and odor (H2S) and methane gas related
                            methane and hydrogen sulfide produced in the system over the
             past several months will be vented by displacement when operations begin. The
             odor and aesthetic aspects@of "start-up" are significant. We re uncertain about
             many specific and general aspect of your system as we have not seen it
ng the recent
             tragic events. We, of course, of course are always interested in benefiting from
          t-:Observations in situations such as you have here because of what we can lear
                       to similar circumstances in the United States and at our US Ar,



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