ACP_Division_Lines

                            The shoreline operational divisions are organized and named according to County boundaries. Within county domains, divisions are boundaries guided by logical geopolitical features such as coastal physical characteristics and land ownership/ management issues, shoreline cleanup logistical considerations, and manageable sized coastline segments (generally not longer than about ten miles although some variation occurs.) Logistics, access, and manageability were driving considerations in this effort, particularly as it relates to types of cleanup operations required and problems likely to be present. Shoreline Operational Divisions are presented in the Area Contingency Plan (ACP) as front-loaded information to assist in rapid response planning to provide for quickly organized operational objectives and assignments along affected shorelines. 
                          

                            The operational divisions have been developed in conjunction with the US Coast Guard, California Fish and Game OSPR, and various Oil Spill Response Organizations. Experience has demonstrated that in the earliest stages of spill response having organizational issues such as this prepared in advance is very useful to the response team.
                          

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