North Slope Geographic Response Strategies: Beaufort Sea Zone
The workgroup selected 59 candidate sites for GRS development. The map shows the GRS selected sites, while the site selection matrix and site selection key summarize the resources at risk for each site. The site selection process took into consideration environmental sensitivity, risk of being impacted from a waterborne spill, and feasibility of successfully protecting the site with existing technology.
Site Selection Documents
Geographic Response Strategies (GRS)
Candidate sites only. GRS have not been developed for this region at this time.
- B-1 Demarcation Bay
- B-2 Pingokraluk Lagoon
- B-3 Siku Lagoon
- B-4 Kongakut River Delta
- B-5 Siku Point
- B-6 Egaksrak Lagoon
- B-7 Nuvagapak Lagoon
- B-8 Angun Lagoon
- B-9 Pokok Bay
- B-10 Oruktalik Lagoon
- B-11 Tapkaurak Lagoon
- B-12 Jago River & Lagoon
- B-13 Bernard Harbor
- B-14 Kaktovik Lagoon
- B-15 Arey Lagoon
- B-16 Okpilak & Hulahula Rivers
- B-17 Nataroarok & Kajutakrok Creeks
- B-18 Sadlerochit River
- B-19 East Camden Bay
- B-20 Simpson Cove
- B-21 Katakturuk River
- B-22 Canning River Delta
- B-23 Staines River
- B-24 Flaxman Island
- B-25 McClure Islands
- B-26 Stockton Islands
- B-27 Mikkelsen Bay
- B-28 Tigvariak Island
- B-29 Shaviovik River Delta
- B-30 Foggy Island Bay
- B-31 Sagavanirktok River Delta
- B-32 Sagavanirktok River
- B-33 Midway Islands
- B-34 Heald Point
- B-35 Putuligayuk River
- B-36 Return Islands
- B-37 Kuparuk River
- B-38 Sakonowyak River
- B-39 Jones Islands
- B-40 Kavearak Point-Milne Point
- B-41 Ugnuravik River
- B-42 Kalubik Creek
- B-43 Colville River Delta
- B-44 Nechelik Channel
- B-45 Fish Creek
- B-46 Kalikpik River
- B-47 Atigaru Point
- B-48 Eskimo Islands
- B-49 Kogru River
- B-50 Pogik Bay
- B-51 Smith River
- B-52 East Smith Bay/Ikpikpuk River
- B-53 Piasuk River
- B-54 Sinclair River
- B-55 Plover Islands
- B-56 Alaktak/Chipp Rivers
- B-57 Oarlock Island
- B-58 Topagoruk River
- B-59 Meade River
GRS Updates Pending Approval
- Currently no updates pending approval
The Geographic Response Strategies (GRS) and tactics described on this site and in the area plans, are NOT prescriptive in nature. They are recommended deployment configurations for initial responders. They can, and should, be adjusted to fit the current situation and environmental conditions.
For More Information
- See the GRS Links menu on this page (includes links to GRS frequently asked questions, a site evaluation form, and more information on the site selection process)
- Contact DEC at dec.spar.grs@alaska.gov
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