The Observer, September 2003

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New Geographic Response Strategies sites selected

This summer, a work group that included the citizens’ council selected an additional 22 sites in Prince William Sound and the Copper River delta for development of Geographic Response Strategies, which are oil spill response plans closely tailored to the needs and character of each site.

The sites selected were: Sawmill Bay (near Valdez), Olsen Bay, Upper Sheep Bay, Fairmont Island, Lone Island, Point Pellew, South Bay, Makaka Creek, Windy Bay, Eshamy Bay, Point Erlington, Stockdale Harbor, McCleod Harbor, Bay of Isles-South Arm, Bay of Isles-West Arm, Mouth of Copper River Haul-Out, Inside Egg Island, Mouth of Bering River, Martin/Fox Island, Northern Wingham Island, Orca Inlet Mouth, and Boswell Bay/Snake Creek.

Geographic Response Strategies have already been developed for a total of 124 sites in Prince William Sound, the Lower Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak and Cook Inlet. A total of 52 more are under development, including those selected this summer.