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 Southeastern Cook Inlet Zone. Participants included State and Federal resource trustee agencies and local spill response experts.

The workgroup developed a list of 22 selected sites from the candidate sites for GRS development. The map below shows the GRS selected sites and the site selection matrix (33.8KB pdf) and site selection key (23KB pdf) summarize the resources at risk for each site. 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 a printable copy of this map in pdf format.

Color key:
Green: GRS is final and adopted into Subarea Contingency Plan.
Yellow: Site selected for GRS development; draft GRS may be available for review by Workgroup members.

Index of GRS Plans

For each of the GRS sites selected in the Southeastern Cook Inlet Zone, a response strategy was created, describing the Geographic Response Strategy for that site. The final Southeastern Cook Inlet GRS documents are sub-sections of the Cook Inlet GRS. This is the list of GRS selected sites identified on the index map above with links to the corresponding response strategy in pdf format (file resolution is high for printing purposes):

• SECI–01 Home Cove (2.1MB pdf)
• SECI–02 Mike's Bay (2MB pdf)
• SECI–03 Berger Bay (2.8MB pdf)
• SECI–04 Brown Mt. Salmon Stream (3MB pdf)
• SECI–05 Back of Tonsina Bay (2.2MB pdf)
• SECI–06 Takoma Cove (3.1MB pdf)
• SECI–07 Sunday Harbor (2.4MB pdf)
• SECI–08 Taylor Bay (3.7MB pdf)
• SECI–09 Island Creek (2.6MB pdf)
• SECI–10 Middle Creek (2.2MB pdf)
• SECI–11 Port Dick Creek (2.8MB pdf)
• SECI–12 Shelter Cove (3.5MB pdf)
• SECI–13 Outer Rocky Bay (3MB pdf)
• SECI–14 Rocky River (3.1MB pdf)
• SECI–15 Picnic Harbor (2.9MB pdf)
• SECI–16 Windy Bay (2.1MB pdf)
• SECI–17 Anderson Beach (2.6MB pdf)
• SECI–18 West Perl Island Stream (5MB pdf)
• SECI–19 E. Elizabeth Island Stream (2.7MB pdf)
• SECI–20 Port Chatham (3.6MB pdf)
• SECI–21 Clam Cove/Chrome Bay (2.6MB pdf)
• SECI–22 Dog Fish/Koyuktolik Bay (3.5MB pdf)

Public involvement was essential to ensure that the sites selected and the strategies developed reflect the environmental protection priorities of local communities, stakeholders, and resource users. The workgroup sought public input to ensure that everyone with a stake in Cook Inlet is made aware of Geographic Response Strategies and their importance during an oil spill response. If you have local knowledge about the Southeastern Cook Inlet 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