Three more GRPs are now available in our online format with new language and data on non-floating oil.

In 2019, the Northwest Area Committee convened a Taskforce to address this GRP accessibility by finding out more about who uses GRPs and how they use them. The Taskforce developed a survey that generated valuable feedback around GRP best practices, common users, and ways to innovate the GRP development and publication process. A key outcome of the survey for Washington is the new GRP format hosted on this website.  This change was important to address the efficiency and sustainability of GRP development today and into the future.

We have updated three GRPs into this new format (see the list below). The new online format allows users to easily scroll through text-heavy narrative sections like Site Description and Resources at Risk, while also maintaining the valuable PDF format of the response-oriented sections like Response Options and Considerations and the 2-Pagers.

Newly Formatted GRPs:

• Clark, Cowlitz, SW Lewis GRP
• Outer Coast GRP
• Nisqually River GRP

Also included in this format update are specific non-floating oil (NFO) considerations, including a new section on Non-Floating Oil Response Options and Considerations and updates to section six – Resources at Risk. For marine GRPs, we have identified area-specific NFO considerations where NFOs may pose a heightened risk. For inland GRPs, NFO considerations, modeling, and other related information is consolidated in an interactive map we developed as a new non-floating oil response tool.

We believe this format addresses many of the accessibility concerns of the response community, but we would love to hear your ideas on how we can make it better. Please submit your comments, questions, and suggestions for improvement to GRPs@ECY.WA.Gov.