North Central Puget Sound

Introductory pages, Chapters 1-4, and the Appendices of the North Central Puget Sound GRP have been updated with a new version date of March 2003. This version includes new strategy maps produced in ArcView that are based on a new page-grid. There is no overlap between pages with the new page-grid.

Other Changes in the New Version

The strategies are the same as the January 2002 version, with one exception. The old North Puget Sound strategy number NPS-59 has been changed to North Central Puget Sound strategy NC-8 as a result of the new page-grid. The strategy numbering has been changed, and the prefix has been changed from SNC to NC.

The booming strategy priority tables have also been updated, and were produced using a new process. The new process uses specific “Potential Spill Origin” sites, and prioritizes deployment of strategies based on trajectory modeling that predicts how long it will take for the oil to impact sensitive resources. Priority of strategy deployment is also based on relative sensitivity of the resources and strategy complexity. A separate priority table was produced for each Potential Spill Origin. When a spill occurs, strategies should be deployed using the priority table for the Potential Spill Origin closest to the actual spill origin.

The updated chapters are available below as Adobe Acrobat pdf files. A single file is available for users with a high-speed connection. For slower connections, two separate files are also available. GRP users with old versions should replace all pages in the introduction, Chapters 1-4, and Appendices with the March 2003 version.

• Introduction, Chapters 1-4, and Appendices (March 2003 Version)
  file size - 2,350 KB
• Introduction, Chapters 1-3, and Appendices (March 2003 Version)
  file size - 663 KB
• Chapter 4 – Priority Tables, Maps and Matrices (March 2003 Version)
  file size - 1,790 KB
• Chapters 5-7 for the North Central Puget Sound GRP have not been updated, but have been scanned and are available below as Acrobat pdf files. Chapter 6 has been broken into two parts to reduce download time for each part. Contact Dale Davis for a paper copy of any GRP.
• Chapter 5 (February 1995 Version)
  file size - 2,915 KB
• Chapter 6, Part 1 – Flight Restriction Zones (February 1995 Version)
  file size - 4,016 KB
• Chapter 6, Part 2 – Sensitive Species Information (February 1995 Version)
  file size - 4,306 KB
• Chapter 7 (February 1995 Version)
  file size - 790 KB