This Geographic Response Plan (GRP) provides an emergency response strategy for a hypothetical oil spill from a pipeline extending from George West to Corpus Christi, Texas. The plan divides the response area into five priority zones based on environmental, economic and social factors. It identifies two staging areas and equipment deployment schedules. Tactical routes and the incident command structure are also outlined. Appendix A describes the potential environmental impacts to sensitive habitats in Nueces Bay, as well as economic impacts to fisheries and the Port of Corpus Christi. The GRP is intended to provide a quick and effective response to minimize impacts from an oil spill in the area.

1. George West to Corpus Christi
Geographic
Response Plan
2014
Authored by Convenient Innovations Inc. and Midlinx
Convenient Innovations, Inc.
GIS Consulting Services

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
1
2. GRP SAMPLE PLAN SITE
1
3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ZONES
4
4. SITE CONTROL
5
A. LEVEL I: TACTICAL SITE AND STAGING AREAS
5
B. LEVEL II: STAGING AREAS
7
C. TACTICAL ROUTE RESOURCES
8
D. EQUIPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
9
E. INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
10
F. LOCAL SITE LOGISTICS
11
5. APPENDIX A: POTENTIAL IMPACTS
12
A. ENVIRONMENTAL
12
B. ECONOMIC
15
C. SOCIAL
15

3. GEORGE WEST TO CORPUS CHRISTI
GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN
1. PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A Geographic Response Plan (GRP) provides a clear, comprehensive and brief
oil or chemical spill emergency response plan for a given site. The GRP includes
maps of the emergency response strategies of how the spill is to be contained in
the quickest, most efficient and least impactful way possible.
Inefficiencies during an oil spill response can turn into millions of dollars in finds
and from settlements. GRP plans provided by Convenient Innovations Inc. and
Midlinx, can account for hundreds of factors and can provide a comprehensive,
yet simple plan of action to be tested during drills and implemented during a
spill event.
The GRP is developed to:
 Prioritize zones of response based on site specific social, cultural,
environmental, microeconomic and macroeconomic potential impacts.
 Understand unique site logistic constrains and topographic challenges
 Identify solutions to site specific problems
 Determine man power requirements
 Define emergency response tasks, their execution priority, and location to
successfully contain and clean the spill.
The sample GRP presented herein provides an execution plan for a given site.
2. GRP SAMPLE PLAN SITE
The GRP site is located along a pipeline system, extending from George West
to Corpus Christi. It is a pipeline system of a 12.75” crude oil pipeline. Near the
termination point, in Corpus Christi, the system comes within the proximity of
numerous resources of high social, environmental, and economic value. The site
plan, provided in Figure 1, depicts the various factors as weightings, that when
added together; highlight the zones of highest potential impact. The criterion
for the weightings is outlined within the Potential Impact Measurement System
(PIMS) GIS dataset, further described in Appendix A.
See Figure 1 for a pipeline system illustration of the high potential impact zones,
located within 20 miles of the pipeline system.
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4. FIGURE 1: PIPELINE SYSTEM POTENTIAL IMPACT ZONES OVERVIEW
Within the pipeline system illustrated in Figure 1, this GRP provides sample oil
spill emergency response strategies for a pipeline segment extending from US
Highway 77 to Marvin Berry Road. The extent of the GRP site is illustrated in
Figure 2.
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5. FIGURE 2: GEOGRAPHIC RESPONSE PLAN EXTENT
For illustration purposes only, a hypothetical incident site has been selected at
the intersection of US Highway 77 and Interstate Highway 37 (see below).
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6. FIGURE 3: HYPOTHETICAL INCIDENT SITE AND
NEARBY HYDROLOGIC NETWORKS
As illustrated in Figure 3, the incident site above crosses tributaries leading to
the Nueces Bay and out to the Gulf of Mexico. There are fisheries a number of
environmental sensitive habitats and commercially navigable waterways that
can potentially be affected if the contamination reaches the streams over land.
Appendix 5 provides full details of the affected resources.
3. EMERGENCY RESPONSE ZONES
The GRP subdivides a given site into five priority zones. The zones have been
ranked based on the number of factors and their ranking or significance within
each zone. The zone with the highest priority is Priority Zone 1. The zone with
the lowest priority is Priority Zone 5.
The emergency zones per order of priority are illustrated in Figure 4. Assets
that need to be immediately protected during a spill, based on their
importance, are shown as Priority Zone 1. The assets of second highest priority
are depicted under Priority Zone 2; other assets to be protected are depicted in
order of significance under priority zones 3, 4 and 5 respectively.
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7. FIGURE 4: EMERGENCY RESPONSE PRIORITY ZONES
4. SITE CONTROL
The GRP provides full details of the location and set-up of staging areas and the
emergency response logistics strategy that addresses the local sites geographic
constrains and site specific sensitivities.
A. LEVEL I: TACTICAL SITE and STAGING AREAS
For illustration purposes, these GRP proposes that the level I tactical
site and staging area 1 be located 250 feet away from the incident site,
outside of the cold zone of the spill (see Figure 5).
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8. FIGURE 5: HYPOTHETICAL INCIDENT SITE
Note: Level I response staging areas should be in close proximity to the TCP; 3 to 5 minutes
from the incident site.
The deployment of the spill containment equipment is planned taking into
account the location of the site with respect to topography. Topography is
used to attenuate the effects of the spill. On this sample GRP, the incident site
is 9-10 meters above sea level. Due to its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, It
slopes downwards, towards the ocean.
The proposed locations for the absorbent boon barricades were selected
based on the locations where the booms would have maximum impact, when
accounting for local topography. The lengths of the boom barricades are given
in Figure 6. The boom barricades proposed are laid out in order of priority with
barricade 1 being the first barricade to be set-up.
Note: Several absorbent boom equipment types are available. An on-site investigation and
further study is required prior to finalizing the boom placement and boom types). During
an on-site visit and based on further study, some other precautionary may be identified and
provided. As an example, if the site is identified as being extremely high risk, an actual earth
berm, absorbent boom(s), and or sand bags may need to be placed by the operator within
the proximity of the site permanently in order to optimize response time.
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9. FIGURE 6: BOOM CONTAINMENT STRATEGY
All tactical response resources, defined for Staging Area 1, are to be stored in
close proximity of the TCP and the On-Scene Commander is to be notified of
their location. Within an actual GRP, the location of the resource would be
identified.
B. LEVEL II: STAGING AREAS
Should the spill enter the Nueces Bay, two additional nearby existing
staging areas may be used to contain the spill, if available. One houses a
Vessel of Opportunity Skimming System (VOSS) and the second
houses 3000 feet of hard boom. The staging areas are show in Figure 7.
Note: An on-site reconnaissance would verify the location of the boom and VOSS equipment,
their availability, current point of contact and condition.
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10. FIGURE 7: LEVEL 2 STAGING AREAS
The VOSS would be used to collect the oil and to remove the oil away from the
site. In-situ burning is not allowed within 3 miles of the coastline.
C. TACTICAL ROUTE RESOURCES
The two main access routes to be used to move equipment and
personnel are Interstate Highway 37 and US Highway 77 as
applicable (See Figure 8).
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11. FIGURE 8: TACTICAL ROUTES
D. EQUIPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT SCHEDULE
The Staging Area 1 coordination strategy for equipment, base location of
equipment, staff and deployment schedule are provided in Table 1.
Equipment
Base
Location
Function
Count #Staff/
Shift
Mob
Time
Deploy
Time
Vacuum Truck
Corpus Christi
Waste Water
Removal
1
2
2 hrs.
0.5 hrs.
Decon Pit
Houston
Decontamination
2
4
1 hr.
2 hrs.
Absorbent
boom and pads
Staging Area 1
Oil Spill
Containment
5
TBD
TBD
TBD
Grass Mower
Houston
Oil Spill Clean-up
2
2
2 hrs.
0.5 hrs
Table 1: EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL NEEDS
Equipment and deployment schedule for Staging Areas 2 and 3 would
be developed after site visit based on availability.
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12. E. INCIDENT COMMAND STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
In general, each Staging Area must have a manager, who reports to the
On-Scene Commander (Deputy Operations Section Chief) or
Branch Director. There is also a site safety officer for each staging area.
The point of contact for Staging Areas 2 and 3 must be identified during
the on-site reconnaissance and incorporated in the flow chart below.
The Incident Commander’s responsibilities are:
The Staging Area Commander responsibilities are:
 Prepare ICS 201 Incident Briefing document
 Designate Aide(s)
 File Field Reports
 Instituted personnel accountability procedures
 Set up decontamination station and procedures
 Manage personnel as required
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13. Site Safety Officer Responsibilities
 Conducted tailgate safety briefings
 Coordinate medical screening
 Determined need to evacuate non-responders from
Isolation Zone
 Identify and manage wastewater removal site
 Identify PPE requirements
F. LOCAL SITE LOGISTICS
Helipad and near airfield displayed in Figure 9 could be used to
evacuate personnel. An on-site reconnaissance to identify availability
and condition of resources is required. There are no major hospitals in
the area.
FIGURE 9: LOCAL SITE LOGISTICS
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14. 5. APPENDIX A: POTENTIAL IMPACTS
Convenient Innovations Inc. offers the patent pending Potential Impact
Measurement System (PIMS). PIMS is a single spatial database affecting the
value of anyone place. The PIMS system was used to identify high risk zones for
this GRP. The detailed results of the affected resources identified through PIMS,
with respect to environmental, economic and social are provided below.
A. ENVIRONMENTAL
There are several sensitive habitats near and within the Nueces Bay.
Figure 10 subdivides the sites into zones. Table 2 describes each
of the zones.
FIGURE 10: ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
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15. Zone
Location
Description
Bird
Description
Fish
Description
Wetland
Description
Shorebirds,
wading birds,
sandhill cranes,
waterfowl,
marsh birds, gulf
saltmarsh snake
Good shrimp, fish
nursery
1 Deltaic marsh
(Salicornia,
Borrichia, Batis,
Scirpus) with
fringe of Spartina
alterniflora on bay
margin; high marsh
(Spartina spartinae,
other species) in
interior
1
Nueces delta
marsh and flats
2
South of Rincon
Bayou
Nursery for
shrimp, fish
3
Lake, marsh north
of Nueces River
Nursery
4
Lake west of
Nueces delta
Nursery
5
Nueces delta
marsh and flats
6
High marsh in
Nueces River
delta
7
Nueces River
delta marsh
8
Mitigation area in Wading birds,
Nursery habitat
Nueces delta
ducks, shorebirds for shrimp, crabs
Open water with
some Ruppia
9
Area north of
landfill and
MoPac Railroad
line, south of
Nueces River
High delta marsh
(Monanthochloe,
Salicornia,
Borrichia)
10
Flats, deltaic
marsh north of
Nueces River
Shorebirds,
wading birds,
sandhill cranes,
waterfowl,
marsh birds, gulf
saltmarsh snake
Important nursery Deltaic marsh
(Salicornia,
Borrichia, Batis,
Scirpus) with
fringe of Spartina
alterniflora on bay
margin; high marsh
(Spartina spartinae,
other species) in
interior
Marsh birds,
some waterfowl
Nursery
Brackish marsh,
Spartina alterniflora
on bay margin
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16. 11
Upper Nueces
Bay
Waterfowl (scaup, Important fish,
redhead, pintail), shrimp nursery
ospreys, pelicans;
diamondback
terrapin
12
Upper Nueces
Bay
Waterfowl (scaup, Important fish,
redhead, pintail), shrimp nursery
ospreys, pelicans;
diamondback
terrapin
13
Upper Nueces
Bay
Waterfowl (scaup, Important fish,
redhead, pintail), shrimp nursery
ospreys, pelicans;
diamondback
terrapin
14
Islands in
northwest
Nueces Bay
Rookery (614Fish, shrimp,
140) for most
scattered oysters
species of wading
birds, terns;
waterfowl (scaup,
redhead, pintail),
ospreys, pelicans;
diamondback
terrapins
15
North Nueces
Bay shoreline
south of Whites
Point oilfield
16
Flats at Nueces
River mouth
17
18
Nursery, sport
fishing
Halodule, patchy
Spartina alterniflora
along shoreline
Shorebirds,
wading birds on
shoreline flats
Nursery,
recreational
fishing
Spartina alterniflora
marsh
Marsh south of
Whites Point
oilfield
Shorebirds,
nesting Wilsons
and snowy
plovers, least
terns, waterfowl
Nursery
Spartina alterniflora
zone; salt marsh
and high marsh
East White Point
marsh
Piping plover use, Nursery
nesting snowy
plover and least
tern, shorebirds,
wading birds
Spartina alterniflora
zone; salt marsh
and high marsh
TABLE 2: ENVIRONMENTAL SENSITIVITY ZONES DESCRIPTION
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17. B. ECONOMIC
The Nueces Bay contains many important fish and shrimp nurseries,
documented in Table 2, under Zones 1-5, 7-8 and 11-18.
In addition to the many important fish and shrimp nurseries in the
area, the nearby Corpus Christi Port is the fifth largest port in the US
is used as a Commercially Navigable Waterway and contains an oil
refinery subzone.
FIGURE 11: ECONOMIC FACTORS
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18. Port.
C. SOCIAL
As illustrated in Figure 12, Corpus Christi population densities are
highly concentrated near the Nueces Bay and the Corpus Christi
FIGURE 12: SOCIAL IMPACT
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