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Restoring Great Lakes Areas of Concern Wendy Carney, USEPA Jon Gee, ECCC October 4, 2016 1 What are Areas of Concern? An Area of Concern is a geographic area designated by the Parties where significant impairment of beneficial uses has

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Restoring Great Lakes Areas

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Wendy Carney, USEPA Jon Gee, ECCC October 4, 2016

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What are Areas of Concern? “An Area of Concern is a geographic area designated by the Parties where significant impairment of beneficial uses has

  • ccurred as a result of human

activities at the local level”

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The 14 “Beneficial Uses”

ENVIRONMENT

Degradation of fish and wildlife populations Restrictions on drinking water consumption or taste and odour problems

HEALTH

Fish tumours or other deformities Restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption Bird or animal deformities or reproduction problems Beach closings Degradation of benthos Added costs to agriculture or industry

ECONOMY

Degradation of phytoplankton and zooplankton populations Restrictions on dredging activities Loss of fish & wildlife habitat Tainting of fish or wildlife flavour Eutrophication or undesirable algae Degradation of aesthetics

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4 Source: USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, Romy Myszka Source: Cleveland Press Source: EPA

Source: National Park Service, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore

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Source: OMNRF Source: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

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Advancing Areas of Concern – Canada

  • 17 AOCs, including 5 binational.
  • 3 delisted and 2 AOCs in recovery.
  • Nipigon Bay – all remedial actions completed.
  • Beneficial Use Impairments:

– 65 Restored to “Not Impaired” status – 81 Impaired – 22 Require Further Assessment

  • Canada - Ontario Agreement Goal: By 2019

complete all remedial actions in five AOCs.

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The Greens are Catching Up to the Reds

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Advancing Restoration Actions – Canadian Areas of Concern

1.Remediation of Contaminated Sediments 2.Restoration of Fish & Wildlife Habitat 3.Municipal & Industrial Waste Water Treatment and Non-Point Source Management

  • 4. Studies & Investigations, BUI

Assessments & Follow-up Monitoring

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Remediation of Contaminated Sediments in Canadian AOCs

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Source: MOECC

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Recently Completed Remediation Projects

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  • St. Lawrence River (Cornwall)

Bay of Quinte – Trent River Mouth Niagara River AOC – Lyons Creek Detroit River AOC

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Peninsula Harbour Thin Layer Cap

Source: MOECC

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Randle Reef – Hamilton Harbour AOC

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Stage 3 Capping Stage 2 Dredging Stage 1 Containment

8 years to complete: 2015-2022

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Randle Reef - Stage 1 Construction

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15 Source: Bermingham Foundations

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AOCs With Remaining Actions

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Thunder Bay North Harbour

  • St. Clair River AOC
  • St. Marys River AOC

Port Hope AOC

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Restoration of Fish & Wildlife Habitat

Coote’s Paradise, Hamilton Harbour AOC Source: Royal Botanical Gardens

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ECCC photos TRCA Photos Cell 2 Wetland Creation Project, Toronto Region AOC

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Binational Fighting Island Spawning Reef Project Detroit River AOC

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Swan Lake Marsh Restoration

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Photo credits: Walpole island First Nation

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Coote’s Paradise, Hamilton Harbour AOC Kama Creek, Nipigon Bay AOC Windsor Waterfront, Detroit River AOC McIntyre River, Thunder Bay AOC

Source: Royal Botanical Gardens

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22 waterfrontoronto.ca

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Municipal & Industrial Waste Water Treatment and Non-Point Source Management

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Brown & Story

Toronto Region AOC

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Hamilton Harbour WWTP Upgrades

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Woodward Ave. City of Hamilton Skyway, Halton Region

Photo Credits: City of Hamilton and Halton Region

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City of Toronto Wet Weather Flow Projects

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Photo credits: City of Toronto

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Other Municipal Waste Water Management Projects

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Nipigon Bay Secondary Treatment Windsor Storm Water Retention

Amherstburg WWTP, Detroit River AOC Cornwall WWTP, St. Lawrence AOC

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Bay of Quinte Phosphorous Reduction Strategy

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Blue-green algae outbreak due to high phosphorous levels in the water.

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Studies, Investigations, BUI Assessments, Monitoring

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Fish Tumours or Other Deformities

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Fish Populations

Fish Telemetry Project, Toronto Region AOC Photo credit: TRCA

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Beach Closings

Toronto Region AOC ECCC Photo

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Advancing Areas of Concern – United States

  • 27 AOCs, including 5 binational.
  • 4 delisted.
  • 7 AOCs completed all actions for delisting.
  • 4 AOCs expect to complete all actions for

delisting by the end of 2016.

  • 65 Beneficial Use Impairments removed.

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Accelerating the Restoration of Beneficial Uses

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Advancing Restoration Actions – U.S. Areas of Concerns

  • 1. Remediation of Contaminated Sediments
  • 2. Restoration of Fish & Wildlife Habitat
  • 3. Studies and Engineering Design
  • 4. BUI Evaluations and Assessments

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Remediation of Contaminated Sediments

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Lincoln Park Phase I Milwaukee Estuary AOC

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Lincoln Park Phase I Milwaukee Estuary AOC

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Lincoln Park Phase I Milwaukee Estuary AOC

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Lincoln Park Phase II Milwaukee Estuary AOC

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Sheboygan River AOC

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River Raisin AOC

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Ottawa River Maumee River AOC

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Restoration of Fish and Wildlife Habitat and Populations

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White Lake AOC

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White Lake AOC

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Deer Lake AOC

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Sheboygan River AOC

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Source: University of Wisconsin-Extension

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Roxanna Marsh Grand Calumet River AOC

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Roxanna Marsh Grand Calumet River AOC

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Source: Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

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  • St. Marys AOC

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Lower Menominee River AOC Fish Elevator

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Studies and Engineering Design

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Zephyr Restoration Design Muskegon Lake AOC

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Beneficial Use Impairment Assessments

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Lake Sturgeon – St. Clair River

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Mussel Watch Program

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Annex 1 - Areas of Concern

Priorities for Science:

  • Implementation of monitoring and scientific

assessments to verify restoration of beneficial uses prior to delisting. Priorities for Action:

  • Implementation of remedial actions to restore

beneficial uses in Areas of Concern.

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