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Upper Narragansett Bay/Providence River Geographic Response Plan


Project Purpose
The project is being directed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) with funding provided by Motiva Enterprises, LLC. Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC has been contracted by Motiva to facilitate the Planning Group and the GRP development process.

The purpose of this project is to develop Geographic Response Plans (GRP) to protect sensitive coastal environments and resources along the Upper Narragansett Bay/Providence River coastline.

GRP are oil spill response plans tailored to protect a specific sensitive area from 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. Each GRP has two priorities, which are to:
  • Identify sensitive natural, cultural or significant economic resources; and
  • Describe and prioritize response strategies.
For more information go to the Upper Narragansett Bay/Providence River Geographic Response Plan website.
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