Water Defense, USA, has appointed Scott Smith to the position of chief scientist as part of the organization’s expanding work into remediating chemical and oil spills. Scott will be working with the Water Defense team on rolling out a suite of tools for communities to do baseline testing for accumulation of contamination in the water column. Dependable baseline water testing is the first line of Water Defense, and Scott is looking forward to providing communities across the world with the technology to do just that.

Scott is the founder and inventor of OPFLEX, a technology used in both baseline water testing and filtering and cleaning polluted waterways. He demonstrates a deep and personal commitment to protecting the surface water, and has appeared on a multitude of news outlets which include USA Today, ABC during the ExxonMobil Mayflower oil spill, and recently the Real News Network.

This is an exciting time for Water Defense. Since the launch in 2010 the company has been working to provide clean water to people in need across the country. Partnerships have been made with organizations like Artists Against Fracking and the Solutions Project to fight dirty fuel extraction and provide alternatives. Now they are taking the fight to the many ground zeros around the globe to fight for clean water for all.

（spill-international.Com, Edited by Topco)