Toxic Substances and Areas of Concern
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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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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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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Bob Perciasepe, Deputy Administrator, US Environmental Protection Agency President Obama has made restoring and protecting the Great Lakes a national priority. To meet the goals we’ve set the President proposed and Congress approved hundreds of millions of dollars for community-based projects to revitalize and protect the Great Lakes. These investments we are making will...
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and its state of Indiana partner agencies have begun work on a two- to three-year undertaking to dredge sediment from a heavily polluted one-mile stretch of the West Branch Grand Calumet River in Hammond. This is a very unique region as it is one of the most industrialized areas in...
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COMMUNITY INPUT MEETING – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16, 2010 FOR THE LINCOLN PARK AND MILWAUKEE RIVER CHANNELS SEDIMENT REMEDIATION PROJECT WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! You can receive updates, provide input, and voice your concerns about the sediment remediation project and related habitat restoration, health, and recreation issues. Date/Time: Wednesday, June 16. 6-8 pm...
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Ottawa River dredging activities, May 2010 The Ottawa River Great Lakes Legacy Act project is underway in Toledo and will remove 240,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from the River over the next 6-9 months. Approximately 10,000 cubic yards has already been removed from Sibley Creek. Ottawa River dredging activities (pdf, 8 pages, 580...
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Ottawa River Great Lakes Legacy Act Project, Toledo, Ohio Dredging Activities The Great Lakes Legacy Act – Great Lakes Areas of Concern Landfill Details Ottawa River Remediation – Project Area Project Partners, Costs, and Goals Project Timeline
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Public Health Support for Brownfield/Land Reuse and Legacy Sites in the Areas of Concern ATSDR, as part of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI), has just announced public health support for Brownfield/Land Reuse and Legacy Sites in the Areas of Concern for the Great Lakes. Please see their Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) below. http://www07.grants.gov/search/search.do?&mode=VIEW&oppId=54957...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has a new website dedicated exlusively to the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.
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