Table (1)Shoreline Habitat Sensitivity Ranking System
ESI No. ESTUARINE LACUSTRINE RIVERINE
1A Exposed rocky shores Exposed rocky shores Exposed rocky banks
IB Exposed, Soild man-made structures Exposed, soild man-made structures Exposed, soild man-kade structures
2A Exposed wave-cut platforms in bedrock, mud or clay Sheliving bedrock shores Rocky shoals, bedrock ledges
2B Exposed scarps and steep slopes in clay N/A N/A
3A Exposed scarps and steep slopes in clay N/A N/A
4 Coarse-grained sand beaches Sand beaches Sandy bars and gently sloping banks
5. Mixed sand and gravel beaches Mixed sand and gravel beaches Mixed sand and gravel bars and gently sloping banks
6A Gravel beaches Gravel beaches Gravel bars and gently sloping banks
6B Riprap Riprap Riprap
7. Exposed tidal flats Exposed tidal flats N/A
8A Sheltered rockys shores and sheltered scarps in bedrock, mud, or clay Sheltered scarps in bedrock, mud, or clay N/A
8B Sheltered, soild man-made structures Sheltered, soild man-made structures Sheltered, solid man-maade structures
8C Sheltered riprap Sheltered riprap Sheltered riprap
8D Vegetated, steeply-sloping riverine bluffs N/A Vegetabled, steeply-sloping bluffs
9A Sheltered tidal flats Sheltered sand/mud flats N/A
9B Vegetated low riverine banks Sheltered vegetated low banks Vegetated low banks
10A Salt-and brackish-water marshes N/A N/A
10B Freshwater marshes Freshwatr marshes Freshwater marshes
10C Swamps Swamps Swamps
10D Serub-shrub wetlands Scrub-shrub wetlands Scrub-shrub wetlands




Table (2) Typical Personnel/Equipment Requirements for oil spill response
Spill Location Spill Volume Response System Typical Equipment Requirement Typical Personal Requirements
At pier side <100 Gallons 1
2
3
1 utility boat, small skimmer, boom
1 utility bat, medium skimmer, boom
1 utility boat, large skimmer, boom
4
4
5
  >100gallons
<1000gallons
1
2
3
1 utility boat, small skimmer, boom
1 utility boat, medium skimmer, boom
1 utility boat, large skimmer, boom
4
4
5
Away from pier <100 gallons 1

2

3
2 utility boats, small skimmer, boom, floating platform
2 utility boat, medium skimmer, boom, LCM
2 utility boats, large skimmer, boom
7-8

8-10

6-7
  >100gallons
<1000gallons
1

2

3
2 utility boats, small skimmer, boom, floating platfor
2 utility boats medium skimmer, boom, LCM
2 utility boats, large skimmer, boom
7

8-10

7
Any location >1000gallons 3 2 utility boats, large skimmer, boom >20
One land All sizes   Hazardous substance OSOT Variable