Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Workshop for Grays Harbor on Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Members of the public and the oil spill response community have an opportunity to attend a Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Workshop for Grays Harbor. The workshop is scheduled to occur in advance of the planned complete update of Chapter 4 of the GRP for Grays Harbor in 2009. The meeting is intended to provide: an introduction to what GRPs are, how the update process works, and guide the public on how to best provide feedback. Following the workshop will be a 30-day public comment period.

The Washington Department of Ecology, U.S. Coast Guard and other partners involved in oil spill prevention, preparedness and response will host the workshop. The meeting will take place:

10:30am - Noon
Tuesday - August 25, 2009
Aberdeen Timberland Library
121 E Market Street, Aberdeen, WA

GRPs are site-specific response plans for oil spills to water. They include response strategies tailored to a specific beach, shore, or waterway and meant to minimize impacts on sensitive areas threatened by a spill. The workshop will describe how the public can best help in the update effort, such as providing: locations of natural resources, new points of contact, changes to waterway access points (such as boat ramps and marinas), surface water supply intakes, and so on.

For more info please consult the Webpage: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/spills/preparedness/GRP/GRPWorkshop.htm

If you have any questions, please contact Todd Hass, Outreach/Education Specialist, Washington State Department of Ecology, Spills Program (360) 407 6396 or by email thas461@ecy.wa.gov.