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Great Lakes Legacy Act AIPG/MAEP Joint Section September 29, 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Great Lakes Legacy Act AIPG/MAEP Joint Section September 29, 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Great Lakes Legacy Act AIPG/MAEP Joint Section September 29, 2016 Rose Ellison Project Manager, USEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office Great Lakes Legacy Act Projects Completed or ongoing projects
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Completed or ongoing projects
Great Lakes Legacy Act Projects
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GLLA Process
- Only applies in Areas of Concern
- Non-enforcement Partnerships
- Implementation of the Great Lakes Legacy Act of
2002, Fed. Reg. 71, May 1, 2006
- Open application process
- Requires a minimum 35% non- federal match
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Non-Federal Sponsors?
- States
- Municipalities
- Private Parties
- Combination of the above
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Industries (37) Involved in GLLA Projects
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DuPont Co.
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GenCorp Inc.
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Honeywell International Inc.
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Illinois Tool Works, Inc.
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United Technologies
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Allied Waste Industries, Inc.
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Phelps Dodge (Now Freeport- McMoRan)
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Cabot Corp
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Detrex Corp
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XIK Corp
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Consumers Energy
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Varta Microbattery, Inc.
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The Mosaic Co.
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BP-Husky Refining
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BASF Corp.
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Arkema Corp
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Wisconsin Public Service
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Pollution Risk Services
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Cleveland Illuminating Co.
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Mallinckrodt Inc
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Millennium Inorganic Chemicals
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Ohio Power
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Olin Corp
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Occidental Chemical
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RMI Titanium Co
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Sherwin Williams
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Union Carbide
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CBS Operations (Viacom Intl)
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Elkem Metals
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Perstorp Polyols, Inc.
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Chevron USA
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Sunoco, Inc
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Pilkington North America
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U.S. Steel
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Ford
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Tyco Fire Products
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Fraser Shipyard
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What is the incentive to participate in GLLA?
- GLLA Funding for “unassigned” contamination
- Reduced potential for future liability
- Cooperative, Collaborative Approach
- Speed
- Project can proceed in phases
- Good PR in community by doing voluntary
clean-up
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GLLA Accomplishments to date
- 22 Clean-Ups Complete or Agreements Signed
since 2004
- Over 4 million cubic yards remediated
- Total cost: $579 Million
- $347 Million in GLLA funding
- $232 Million non-federal match (cash and in-
kind)
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Identifying GLLA Projects
Photo: Bob Burns
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Targeting Projects in the Detroit River
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Celeron Island Area
Gibraltar Canals
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Riverbend Area
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There will be a lot of opportunities for remediation along the Detroit River in the future
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