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In The News
Welcome to the Moran Environmental Recovery News Room where we post press
releases regarding our firm as well as industry relevant articles of interest to
our staff and our clients.
MER Savannah responds to spill on the Savannah River
MER responded to a fuel oil spill early Tuesday 1/31/12 on the Savannah River. A local terminal alerted the Coast Guard that a container ship was leaking fuel while at it's berth at the Garden City terminal. MER, the contract holder for the Savannah Spill Response Co-op (SSRC), deployed our Moran Emergency Management Team (MEMT) personnel to manage the incident. Within two hours, a combination of SSRC and MER assets were used to fully contain the spill, and begin clean-up operations.
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
MER subsidiary, Jacksonville Pollution Control (JPC) to hold open house on Friday October 14th
MER subsidiary, Jacksonville Pollution Control (JPC), is holding an open house at their facility on Friday October 14th, 2011.
Friday, October 14, 2011
MER Connecticut assists in CT River Watershed Council's Source to Sea Cleanup
As part of Moran Environmental Recovery (MER)'s Environmental Stewardship & Community Involvement Program, MER Newtown assisted in the Connecticut River Watershed Council's Source to Sea Cleanup for the communities of Bristol, Burlington, Farmington, Harwinton, Plainville and Plymouth, CT. The clean-up took place on Saturday October 8th. MER supplied a roll-off truck and container, in addition to 9 volunteer personnel to assist in the clean-up and load out of waste material. Approximately 2 tons of trash was removed from both sites, in addition to scrap metal which will be recycled for re-use.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
MER crews assist the USCG in cleanup of a 2,000 gallon fuel oil spill on the Savannah River
The MEMT (Moran Emergency Management Team) was mobilized on Saturday October 1st to assist the United States Coast Guard in the cleanup of an oil spill on the Savannah River. The Coast Guard reported that approximately 2,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil had spilled onto the deck of the Ever Diadem and into the Savannah River during fueling operations on Saturday October 1st. As a Savannah OSRO (Oil Spill Removal Organization), and holder of the SSRC (Savannah Spill Response Corporation) contract, MER worked with the Coast Guard and area first responders to deploy 6,000 feet of boom, to contain the spread of the fuel. MER's Savannah Resource Center deployed initial assets, with support assets coming from MER Jacksonville and Charleston, in addition to MER subsidiary Jacksonville Pollution Control (JPC). MER personnel have been actively involved in clean up operations involving vessel decon, pier decon, skimming operations, and boom maintenance.
Monday, October 03, 2011
MER subsidiary, Water Recovery, LLC (WRI) launches new website!
Moran Environmental Recovery (MER) is pleased to announce that MER subsidiary, Water Recovery, LLC (WRI) has launched its new website!
WRI joined the MER family of companies in January of this year. As the First Coast region's leader in industrial wastewater treatment and used oil recycling, Water Recovery specializes in providing a wide range of integrated services to reduce your non-hazardous waste handling costs safely and in full compliance with all regulations.
Please visit the new website and we welcome your thoughts and opinions. We look forward to hearing from you!
Monday, September 12, 2011
MER featured in the community section of JAXPORT magazine's summer 2011 edition
Moran Environmental Recovery (MER), and it's affiliates Water Recovery, Inc (WRI), and Jacksonville Pollution Control (JPC), were featured in the Community section of the 2011 Summer Edition of JAXPORT magazine.
Monday, August 01, 2011
MER performs boom deployment exercise with Coast Guard in Lazaretto Creek, near Savannah, GA
On Thursday, April 14th, MER's South-Coastal Marine Emergency Management Team (MEMT) personnel participated in a Coast Guard spill deployment training exercise in Lazaretto Creek, near Savannah, GA. MER personnel worked with the Coast Guard to simulate an oil spill using peat-moss as a non-hazardous material representing the oil. Utilizing our 24' work boats, MER worked with the Coast Guard on various containment methods, including forming J and U formations using 18' floating harbor boom. These methods contain and control the oil so that it can be cleaned up, and directed away from shore.
The exercises are designed not only to practice spill response skills, but to develop strong working relationships between Port Partners and stake-holders in the event of a spill.
Friday, April 15, 2011
MER Trains with Coast Guard and Local Officials During Boom Deployment Exercise in Norfolk, VA
Moran Environmental Recovery LLC (MER) personnel assist Hampton-Roads Coast Guardsmen during an oil spill clean-up exercise in Norfolk, VA. The exercise was part of a week long oil spill conference intended to take lessons learned during the Gulf Oil spill, and apply them to the port of Hampton Roads . The exercise included United States Coast Guard, Virginia Ports Authority, local Fire Departments and private spill response contractors MER and MSRC. Participants worked to hone skills recently applied in the gulf, and to open up communications between the various parties involved in oil spill response. To increase the effectiveness of a Hampton Roads spill response, MER personnel worked with the Coast Guard on various boom deployment strategies that have proven effective in various marine environments. These deployments include; excursion booming, containment booming, deflective booming and cascade booming.
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Update on the Deepwater Horizon MC-252 Incident
Orange Beach, AL:
The on-going Deepwater Horizon Incident MC-252 in the Gulf of Mexico has captured national attention and is requiring unprecedented efforts from the response community. As a recognized leader in the field, Moran Environmental Recovery LLC (MER) has significant involvement in this effort. We are working closely with both industry partners and regulatory agencies to mitigate the impact of this event, and have deployed a large contingent of MER personnel and key subcontractors. Additionally, we have launched an aggressive campaign to recruit, train and employ qualified, local individuals to work with our Team. In the past several weeks, we have hired a large number of boat operators, technicians and administrative support personnel from the local community in which we are working. We have an objective to be recognized not as an outsider capitalizing on an unfortunate event, but rather as a welcome member of the community for as long as it takes to accomplish our job.
Monday, June 28, 2010
MER provides clean-up crews to assist in wake of record rainfall & flooding in New England
Moran Environmental Recovery is providing assistance to utilities and transportation company's in the wake of the record flooding that has impacted Southern New England.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
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