User's Guide

This guide is intended to help you get started using the Geographic Response Plan (GRP) to view and use the Portable Document Format (PDF) maps, access geographic information system (GIS) data, and to access response plans.  New users of the GRP should take the time to fully review this guide.

Contained in the Pool 8 GRP Module are the digital maps, an Initial Incident Action Plan (IAP), and other associated documents. Maps and documents may be viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader®, offering the ability to quickly navigate the GRP, use Reader’s viewing and document linking tools, and print easily.  GeoPDF® functionality has also been incorporated into updated Inland Sensitivity Atlas maps, allowing for attribute display and map markup. Click here to view the entire User Guide.

Browsers

The Pool 8 Geographic Response Plan works best in Internet Explorer 8 or greater. Other browsers can be used to download PDF files, but links within PDF files may cause "File not found" or 404 errors. Within both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome, you will be prompted to install or authorize Microsoft Silverlight in order to use the Pool 8 Geographic Action Plan.

If you are unable to use Internet Explorer to browse the files online, you have the option of downloading and running the Pool 8 Geographic Response Plan locally. Click here to download the Pool 8 GRP ZIP file (login required). 

Windows 8 Users may experience problems viewing PDF files using the Adobe Reader emulator app that comes with Windows 8. Users should instead use Adobe Reader to view PDF files.

Data Disclaimer

Purpose of sensitive species data:

NatureServe grants permission for the EPA and its partners in the Atlas project to develop oil spill contingency planning maps that will be utilized by the Oil Section of the Emergency Response Branch of the US EPA Region 5 and oil spill response entities.

The data provided are for planning, assessment, and informational purposes. The data should not be considered a definitive statement on the presence, absence, or condition of biological elements at any given location. The lack of data for any geographic area cannot be construed to mean that no significant features are present. Site-specific projects or activities should be reviewed for potential environmental impacts with appropriate regulatory agencies. If ground-disturbing activities are proposed on a site, the appropriate state natural heritage program(s) can be contacted for a site-specific review of the project area. For contact information, see the NatureServe web site at www.natureserve.org.

The Element Occurrence (EO) data are collected and maintained by the Natural Heritage Programs and Conservation Data Centres using a standardized methodology to provide accurate and current biodiversity and conservation information to public and private agencies and individuals. The primary emphasis is on species that are rare or otherwise imperiled. 

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