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(Click on the different headings to open/close the related information)
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LOWER GREEN BAY & FOX RIVER, WISCONSIN
(This section includes Stage of RAP development, Beneficial Use Impairments and
their delisting targets,
and information on whether the AOC has been accurately mapped.)
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Stage of RAP Development:
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1
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Are electronic maps available that include the AOC's geographic boundaries
and associated sources of pollution?
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No
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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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Restriction on Fish & Wildlife Consumption
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Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Population
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Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproductive Problems
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Degradation of Benthos
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Restrictions on Dredging Activities
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Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae
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Restrictions on Drinking Water Consumption, or Taste & Odour
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Beach Closings
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Degradation of Aesthetics
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Degradation of Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Populations
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CONTAMINATED SEDIMENT
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Estimated remaining volume of contaminated sediment within the AOC:
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10,900,000 cu. yds.
within Fox River
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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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Deposit 56/57
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30,000 cu. yds.
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$9,000,000
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Deposit N
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7,200 cu. yds.
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$4,000,000
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Deposit O
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1,000 cu. yds.
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no information
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Planned Action Regarding Sediment Remediation
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Project Name:
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Amt. to be Remediated:
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Estimated Cost:
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Fox River
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7,250,000 cu. yds.
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$308,000,000
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(An estimated 339,000 cu. yds. will remain after clean-up)
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WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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Improvements to Wastewater Infrastructure - Dollars Spent:
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Green Bay Metro. Sewage District
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$69,000,000
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City of Appleton
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$69,000,000
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Heart of the Valley - Sewage District
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no information
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City of Oshkosh
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$15,000,000
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Village of Pulaski
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$4,500,000
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Identified Future Costs for Wastewater Infra. - Dollars Needed:
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no information
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no information
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HABITAT
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Projects / Proposals / Costs:
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Muskellunge reintroduced
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Fingerling stocked: 10,000 in 1989; 1,283 in 1990; 2,624 in 1991; 2,259 in 1992
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Created walleye spawning habitat - 335 m.
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1988 - Permanent barrier to sea lamprey
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1993 - Wetland inventories completed
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Wetland acquired: 68 ha. in Westshore Wildlife Area, 46 ha. north of Duck
Creek
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
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Issues, including National Priority List (NPL) sites:
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Non point source pollution abatement projects initiated in 6 watersheds
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Big Green Lake: Reduction of phosphorus and sediment loadings in East River
Watershed, Lake Winnebago-East and Arrowhead-Daggets Creek
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Inventories completed for Neenah Creek & Waupaca-Torrow River to determine
potential load reductions
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NPL Site: (contact U.S. EPA for more information)
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Better Brite Plating Co. Chrome & Zinc Shops
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MANAGEMENT
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Federal:
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Jim Hahnenburg
U.S. EPA
77 W. Jackson Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
(312) 353-2000
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State:
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Greg Hill
Wisconsin DNR
(608) 267-9352
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Local / PAC:
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John Kennedy
Science and Tech. Advisory Committee
Green Bay Metro. Sewerage District
P.O. Box 19015
Green Bay, WI 54307-9015
(920) 432-4893
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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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