Since the spill at the Gold King Mine, EPA has received numerous suggestions regarding possible technology solutions for the oil spill response efforts. As a result, EPA has developed the voluntary submittal process described below to allow for faster review of the suggestions being offered and to provide guidance regarding what information would be most useful to the reviewing officials.

The information we receive through this voluntary submittal process will be scrutinized for innovative ideas and technological solutions that are safe for the environment and public health and that can be deployed in the affected areas to help with cleanup. We are interested in technology solutions that are protective of human health and the environment. The information you submit will be forwarded to the appropriate reviewing official who will contact you if necessary. Thank you for your interest in helping develop technology solutions for the spill response efforts.

Before you submit your suggestion there are a few things you should know. Specifically, you should be aware that:

1. EPA will NOT accept information claimed as confidential business information (CBI). By submitting information through this website, you acknowledge that none of the information you submit is CBI. If you do submit information claimed as CBI, it will be deleted without review.


2. This mechanism for the public to submit ideas and suggestions is not a request for proposals or a request for a quote to do business with EPA or other parts of the federal government.


3. There is a regulatory process for assessing the performance, including the potential environmental impacts, of dispersants, surface washing agents, surface collecting agents, bioremediation products, and sorbents, before they can be used in this or any other response. If you have not already submitted your product through that process, you can do so by completing the requirements described in Subpart J of the National Contingency Plan (NCP). If your product is currently listed on the NCP Subpart J Product Schedule, please note that you do not need to make us aware of your product, nor do you need to submit any additional information, through this website.