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The hole has been plugged and a more permanent fix is just a month away, but it’s too soon to celebrate. An estimated 165-million gallons of oil are still floating in the gulf. The US Coast guard is armed with skimmers and boom in case the oil makes its way farther east along Florida’s coast. Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection Mike Sole says places that haven seen oil yet, should be in the clear.

“We are kind of at a fortunate place in Florida right now because most of the oil is heading away from Florida and going to the Northwest, but right now the closest oil to Florida is roughly 85 miles from the coast which is good news and heading away and we expect that to occur all throughout this week,” said Sole.

It will still take months and maybe even years to remove the bulk of the oil out of the Gulf of Mexico, and the toll this disaster has taken on the environment may not be fully understood for decades.