Specifically, this project, The Cuyahoga County Surface Water Improvement Grant Program, will enhance nonpoint source pollution management; stream and wetland restoration; and, innovative stormwater management and green infrastructure demonstrations in Lake Erie tributaries which fall in the targeted geographic area of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This project proposes to leverage $1 million in GLRI funding...
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Specifically, this project is intended to reforest Maumee Bay and Thurston State Parks which have sustained extensive losses of Ash trees due to the Emerald Ash Borer. Damaged trees are being removed at Maumee Bay State Park and 500 replacement trees are needed. At Thurston State Park, 159 trees must be removed due to...
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Application of biosolids to agricultural fields is a common practice in northwest Ohio. Contaminants from the biosolids enter ditches and streams flowing into Lake Erie tile drains. Through DNA fingerprinting of E. coli and detection of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCP), this project will evaluate the feasibility of a tile drain cap as...
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Specifically, the project will create significantly enhanced native fish, bird and plant habitats in Western Lake Erie through the beneficial reuse of dredged sediment. The Toledo Harbor Sediment Management Plan (SMP) will also be finalized, resulting in detailed plans for management of all material dredged from the Toledo Harbor shipping channels.
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Workers will begin evaluating Grassy Island to determine the effectiveness of various measures in containing contaminated material on the island, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today. Work is expected to begin as early as Tuesday, September 7, and is anticipated to finish in November 2010. Grassy Island, originally a large shoal area...
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In this project, sanitary surveys will be conducted at all impaired beaches in Northern Wisconsin to identify pollution sources and drive mitigation. This effort covers approximately one-half of the State of Wisconsin and coupled with its allied project (Grant Number 00E00586-0) will cover the entire Great Lakes shoreline of...
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In this project, sanitary surveys will be conducted at all impaired beaches in Southeast Wisconsin to identify pollution sources and drive mitigation. This effort covers approximately one-half of the State of Wisconsin and coupled with its allied project (Grant Number: 00E00587-0) will cover the entire Great Lakes shoreline of...
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This project will cap a portion of Renard Island and contribute to delisting the Green Bay Area of Concern and removal of Beneficial Use Impairments. Specifically, this project involves placing approximately 225,000 cubic yards of clean dredged material on Renard Island. This will protect humans, birds and other animals from direct contact with the...
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Specifically, this project will establish riparian buffers and restore/enhance wetland areas along intermittent and perennial streams of the Green Bay west shore in the area of the Pensaukee River watershed that provides spawning and rearing for northern pike.
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Specifically, this project will restore habitat that will result in increased populations of northern pike and increased use of the west shore of Green Bay by waterfowl and other birds, thus moving the area toward delisting the "fish and wildlife population" and "fish and wildlife habitat" beneficial use impairments for the Green Bay/Fox River...
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