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to this point should be considered draft, subject to revision and approval by the
area committee. The development of well-designed geospatially enabled response
plans which conform to established emergency management protocols and stand-
ards will provide consistent, clearly presented data to response personnel. The
updated data and maps will help improve contingency planning, data analysis
and response activity in the event of an oil spill within the Western Lake Erie
area of responsibility.
Acknowledgements The study was completed with the assistance of the Western Lake Erie Area
Committee, including Herb Oertli and Jan Vorhees of the United States Coast Guard Marine
Safety Unit Toledo and Jon Gulch, Federal On-Scene Coordinator at the United States Environ-
mental Protection Agency Grosse Ile, MI. Additional support was provided by LCDR Keith
Pelletier, the US Coast Guard offices in Toledo, OH and Detroit, USEPA, NOMMAD (North-
western Ohio and Michigan Mutual Aid District), and other response organizations who have
offered their time, experience and opinions to this project.
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