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Spanish Harbour, Ontario
(This section includes Stage of RAP development, Beneficial Use Impairments and
their delisting targets, and information on whether the AOC has been accurately mapped.)
| Stage of RAP Development: |
3 |
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Are electronic maps available that include the AOC's geographic boundaries
and associated sources of pollution?
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Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI):
(The BUI will appear underlined if a delisting target has
been determined.
If underlined, click on the BUI to display the delisting target.)
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Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption
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* Provide periodic updates on contaminant levels for the Guide to Eating Ontario Sport Fish.
* Ensure consumers are aware of consumption restrictions specific to sport fish from the Spanish Harbour AOC.
* Ensure consumers of fish and wildlife from the AOC are not at risk due to consumption patterns.
* Ensure that dioxin levels in walleye do not exceed consumption guidelines.
* Ensure that Sagamok wild game consumers are not at risk with respect to contaminant levels in wildlife within the AOC. |
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Degradation of Benthos
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* Evaluate recovery of benthic communities from abatement initiatives undertaken in Sudbury basin.
* Benthic community structure within the Whalesback Channel and Spanish Harbour to resemble communities in unimpacted areas of the North Channel.
* Predict recovery of sediment quality with respect to time and loading reductions; recovery of benthic communities. |
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CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
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Estimated remaining volume of contaminated sediment within the AOC:
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no information |
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Remediation to Date
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Project Name:
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Amount Remediated:
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Remediation Cost:
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(Natural Recovery) | | $0 |
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Planned Action Regarding Sediment Remediation
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WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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Improvements to Wastewater Infrastructure - Dollars Spent:
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| Cleanup Fund (CUF) / Great Lakes Sustainability Fund (GLSF) | $62600 |
| Ontario | $3500000 |
| Espanola Sewage Treatment Upgrades | $3500000 |
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Identified Future Costs for Wastewater Infra. - Dollars Needed:
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| No additional needs | $0 |
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HABITAT
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Projects / Proposals / Costs:
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Muskellunge reintroduction & stocking - $356000 | |
Loss of fish and wildlife habitat BUI considered 100% restored in 1998 |
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
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Issues, including National Priority List (NPL) sites:
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| E.B. Eddy Forest Products invested $35000000 in environmental control equipement & programs within the watershed |
| 1st AOC recognized as an Area of Recovery (1999) |
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MANAGEMENT
| Federal | Janette Anderson
Environment Canada, P.O. Box 5050, 867 Lakeshore R
Burlington, Ontario L7R 4A5
(905) 336-62
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| Provincial | Maureen Looby, Great Lakes Analyst
733 Exeter Rd
London, Ontario N6E 1L3
(519) 873-50
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Please Note:
Values provided are intended as indicators only, and may not
capture all expenditures or work done. Summary is based on best available
Information. "No Information" indicates relevant information was not
available at time of publication.
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