This website describes the process used to develop Geographic Response Strategies (GRS) to protect sensitive coastal environments in the Kachemak Bay response zone. The Kachemak Bay Zone, which is part of the Cook Inlet Subarea, extends from Point Bede, just south of Nanwalek, north to Anchor Point at the northern entrance to Kachemak Bay.

GRS are oil spill response plans tailored to protect a specific sensitive area from oil impacts following a spill. These response plans are map-based strategies that can save time during the critical first few hours of an oil spill response. They show responders where sensitive areas are located and where to place oil spill protection resources.

A workgroup was formed to develop GRS for the Kachemak Bay Zone. Participants included State and Federal resource trustee agencies and local spill response experts.

The workgroup developed GRS for 21 sites in the zone. The map below shows the GRS sites. You may also download the site selection matrix (30KB pdf) and site selection matrix key (20KB pdf) utilized in the site selection process. The site selection process involved a consideration of environmental sensitivity, risk of being impacted from a water borne spill; and feasibility of successfully protecting the site with existing technology.

Download (66KB pdf) a printable copy of this map in pdf format.

Index of GRS in the Kachemak Bay Zone

This is the list of GRS sites identified on the index map above (numbers correspond to numbers on the map):

• KB-01 — Beluga Slough (748KB pdf)
• KB-02 — Humpy Creek (780KB pdf)
• KB-03 — Halibut Cove (800KB pdf)
• KB-04 — Peterson Bay (792KB pdf)
• KB-05 — China Poot Bay (812KB pdf)
• KB-06 — Neptune Bay (776KB pdf)
• KB-07 — Sadie Cove (896KB pdf)
• KB-08 - Yukon Island West (728KB pdf)
• KB-09 — Tutka Bay Lagoon (736KB pdf)
• KB-10 — Little Tutka Bay (704KB pdf)
• KB-11 - Jakolof Bay (888KB pdf)
• KB-12 — Kasitsna Bay (820KB pdf)
• KB-13 — Barabara Creek (752KB pdf)
• KB-14 — Seldovia Outside Beach (828KB pdf)
• KB-15 — Seldovia Slough (792KB pdf)
• KB-16 — Seldovia River (736KB pdf)
• KB-17 — Hoen's Lagoon (716KB pdf)
• KB-18 — Fourth of July Creek (1.3MB pdf)
• KB-19 — Johnson Slough (868KB pdf)
• KB-20 — Port Graham (700KB pdf)
• KB-21 — English Bay (816KB pdf)

Public involvement is essential to ensure that the sites selected and the strategies developed reflect the environmental protection priorities of local communities, stakeholders, and resource users. ADEC is seeking public input to ensure that everyone with a stake in Kachemak Bay is made aware of Geographic Response Strategies and their importance during an oil spill response. If you have local knowledge about the Kachemak Bay Zone or if you would like more information about Geographic Response Strategies please contact:

dec.spar.grs@alaska.gov

You can learn more about Geographic Response Strategies by reading our Frequently Asked Questions.

This page last updated: June 24, 2008 by Nuka Research & Planning Group, LLC