South Shore Geographic Response Plan (GRP) Project
Welcome to the South Shore GRP Project webpage. This site was used to compile information during the development of geographic response plans for the South Shore region of Massachusetts.
This project is funded by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) and is being facilitated by Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC. The process used to develop the South Shore GRPs is similar to that used for the North Shore, Boston Harbor, Cape and Islands and Mount Hope Bay GRP projects.
This website contains final versions of the GRP maps and tactics, the work group record of meetings, and information about site selection and site surveys.
Click on the following links to be taken directly to that section of the webpage:
South Shore GRP Region
Site Selection Information
Site Survey Information
South Shore GRP Meeting Schedule
Six coastal communities are included in the South Shore Region and
were involved in the SSGRP project: Cohasset,
Duxbury, Kingston,
Marshfield, Plymouth and Scituate. GRPs are
developed for coastal sites based on environmental sensitivity criteria
reviewed by the work group and entered into a site selection
matrix. The feasibility of protecting the site is also considered in
selecting and finalizing sites.
Click on the links below to download the individual GRPs for the South Shore region. To download a zipped file containing all 14 final GRPs click here. (56pgs, 5.5MB)
- SS-01 Outer Cohasset Harbor
- SS-02 Inner Cohasset Harbor
- SS-03 Musquashcut Pond
- SS-04 Scituate Harbor
- SS-05 New Inlet
- SS-06 North River
- SS-07 South River
- SS-08 Green Harbor
- SS-09 Duxbury
- SS-10 Saquish Point
- SS-11 Kingston
- SS-12 Plymouth*
- SS-13 Manomet Heights
- SS-14 Ellisville Harbor
*Revised based on 2012 GRP exercise and testing.
SOUTH SHORE GRP SITE SELECTION INFORMATION
A site selection matrix and key has been developed to summarize the environmental sensitivities and human use considerations for each numbered site. Information in this matrix was derived from the information sources listed below.
Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) maps (click to download)
- ESI Map - Cohasset to Scituate
- ESI Map - Plymouth Bay
- ESI Map - Plymouth South
- ESI Map - Cape Cod Canal
Areas of Critical Environmental Concern - Ellisville Harbor
Massachusetts Area Contingency Plan
SOUTH SHORE GRP SITE SURVEY INFORMATION
As part of the South Shore GRP project, Nuka Research conducted site surveys of the coastline. Below is a table of the site survey schedule.
Sites |
Meeting Time & Place |
Survey Status |
Site Summaries |
Cohasset |
June 21 @ 12pm. Cohasset Harbormaster's Office 92 Border Street Cohasset, MA 02025 |
Completed |
|
Scituate |
June 14 @ 10am. Scituate Harbormaster's Office 100 Cole Parkway Scituate, MA 02066 |
Completed |
|
| New Inlet, North & South Rivers | August 25; 9:00am | Completed |
|
Marshfield |
June 16 @ 10am. 100 Central Street Ocean Bluff-Brant Rock, MA 02050 |
Completed |
|
Kingston & Duxbury |
June 13 @ 9am. 46 River Street Kingston, MA |
Completed |
|
Plymouth & Manomet Heights |
June 1 @ 12pm. Meet at Plymouth Town Hall. |
Completed |
|
| Ellisville Harbor | June 7 @ 10am. |
Completed |
Thursday, September 29, 2011 – Work Group Meeting
1:00pm to 4:00pm
Plymouth Town Hall (Mayflower Room)
11 Lincoln Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-747-1620
*Meeting Materials
-Agenda
-Directions to facility
*Meeting Summary
Wednesday, August 31, 2011 – Tactics Sub-group Meeting
10:00am to 12:00pm
MassDEP Southeast Region Main Office
20 Riverside Drive
Lakeville, MA 02347
Telephone: 508-946-2700
*Agenda
*Meeting Materials
-Directions to facility (pdf link from MassDEP. 3rd page of document contains directions to the Lakeville office.)
*Meeting Summary
Thursday, April 28, 2011 – South Shore Site Selection Meeting
9:00am to 12:00pm
Plymouth Town Hall (Mayflower Room)
11 Lincoln Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-747-1620
*Agenda
*Meeting Materials
-Directions to facility
-Draft Site Selection Matrix and key
-Base Maps of South Shore
-Region A
-Region B
-Region C
-Region D
Thursday, March 31, 2011 – South Shore GRP Kick-Off Meeting
9:00am to 12:00pm
Plymouth Town Hall (Mayflower Room)
11 Lincoln Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Telephone: 508-747-1620
*Agenda
*Meeting Materials
-Directions to facility
-Link to MassDEP Oil Spill Training Website
*Meeting Summary
*Powerpoints from meeting (PDFs)
-Introduction to South Shore GRP
-The GIS Portion of the GRP Project
-Shoreline Sensitivity to Oil Spills/ESI Maps
If you have interest in attending any of the planning meetings for the South Shore GRP region, please contact Elise DeCola at elise@nukaresearch.com