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This report highlights the discussion and progress made during the Morgan City Area Committee meeting on March 24, 2016, regarding the Geographic Response Plan (GRP) and its various phases. The report also includes information on the spatial extent, status summary, and question and answer session.
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Morgan City Area Committee Meeting24 March 2016 – BP Training Center, Houma LA Geographic Response PlanSubcommittee Report Presented by David GisclairLouisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO)Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsPublic Safety Servicesdavid.gisclair@la.gov
REPORT TOPICS COTP MCLA Geographic Response Plans Compilation Phases Spatial Extent (AOR) Status Summary Q&A
LA Geographic Response Plans Mission Statement: Mitigate harm to resources at risk due to releases of oil through the development, testing, and periodic update of tactical geographic response strategies, designed for implementation during an oil spill. Chair: David Gisclair (LOSCO) Co-Chair: Brian Black (USCG)
REPORT TOPICS COTP MCLA Geographic Response Plans Compilation Phases Spatial Extent (AOR) Status Summary Q&A
LA Geographic Response Plans • Two Phase Approach: • Phase I: Sensitive Site Identification (SSI) • Formulate SSI process • Define SSI Priority Levels (A, B, C for 0-48hrs) • Conduct Workshops with Parish, State, Federal Stakeholders (Site and Priority) • Review and acceptance of SSI by stakeholders • Phase II: Tactical Protection Strategy (TPS) • Formulate TPS process • From SSI, apply GRP pre-oiling response strategies • Excluded post-oiling response strategies: • In-Situ Burning • Dispersants • Shoreline Cleanup • Open-Water Mechanical Recovery • Review and acceptance of GRP by stakeholders
REPORT TOPICS COTP MCLA Geographic Response Plans Compilation Phases Spatial Extent (AOR) Status Summary Q&A
COTP MCLA GRP Area Five Region-2 Parishes: Iberia Lafourche St. Mary Terrebonne Vermilion
REPORT TOPICS COTP MCLA Geographic Response Plans Compilation Phases Spatial Extent (AOR) Status Summary Q&A
STATUS SUMMARY • The GRP Geodatabase and Shapefile including FGDC compliant metadata may be downloaded from:https://ebi.losco.lsu.edu/grp
STATUS SUMMARY • The GRP Geodatabase and Shapefile including FGDC compliant metadata may be downloaded from:https://ebi.losco.lsu.edu/grp
COTP MCLA : Forecast • Part IV: Atchafalaya Basin & Beyond • Contract: • New GRP contract required for the Atchafalaya basin, East Feliciana, West Feliciana and Point Coupee parishes • Planning: • Meet with elected governmental officials • Plan for workshops to acquire GRP data
Morgan City Area Committee Meeting24 March 2016 – BP Training Center, Houma LA Geographic Response PlanSubcommittee Report Thank You Presented by David GisclairLouisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office (LOSCO)Department of Public Safety & CorrectionsPublic Safety Servicesdavid.gisclair@la.gov