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CANADA
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ST. MARYS RIVER, 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.)
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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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Yes
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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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* Virtually eliminate all persistent and bioaccumulative contaminants from
industrial and municipal discharge.
* Continue with sport fish contaminant monitoring programs in the St. Marys
River and tributaries.
* Complete a Canadian Wildlife Survey assessment of common tern and black tern
populations for the entire St. Marys River.
* Analyze contaminant levels in eggs from herring gull, black tern, and common
tern nests in the AOC.
* Virtually eliminate all persistent and bioaccumulative contaminants from
industrial and municipal discharge.
* Monitor receiving water every three years at St. Marys Paper Ltd. to document
response of fish communities to improved effluent quality as mill upgrades and
process improvements are implemented.
* A monitoring program should be developed to assess change in fish and
wildlife populations in the AOC in response to habitat enhancement efforts.
* Continue with St. Marys River Fishery Task Group efforts to develop a 10 year
assessment program for the river.
* Continue to support sea lamprey control efforts.
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Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Population
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* Complete a Canadian Wildlife Survey assessment of common tern and black tern
populations for the entire St. Marys River.
* Analyze contaminant levels in eggs from herring gull, black tern, and common
tern nests in the AOC.
* Virtually eliminate all persistent and bioaccumulative contaminants from
industrial and municipal discharge.
* Monitor receiving water every three years at St. Marys Paper Ltd. to document
response of fish communities to improved effluent quality as mill upgrades and
process improvements are implemented.
* A monitoring program should be developed to assess change in fish and
wildlife populations in the AOC in response to habitat enhancement efforts.
* Continue with St. Marys River Fishery Task Group efforts to develop a 10 year
assessment program for the river.
* Continue to support sea lamprey control efforts.
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Fish Tumor or Other Deformities
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* Virtually eliminate all persistent and bioaccumulative contaminants from
industrial and municipal discharge.
* Continue with process improvements at industrial and municipal facilities.
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Degradation of Benthos
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* Monitor effluent from East End Water Pollution Control Plant for
concentrations and loadings of persistent contaminants exceeding guidelines in
Lake George Channel sediments.
* Complete sediment chemistry analysis and benthic community assessment as part
of the St. Mary=s River Contaminated Sediment Zones Evaluation (Kauss 1999).
* Periodically conduct benthic, toxicity, and sediment chemistry studies in the
Bellevue Marine park area.
* Resample river sediments every five years to obtain trend with time
information.
* Further sediment quality and benthic community assessments in the Algoma
Steel slip to determine the effectiveness of contaminant removal during
maintenance dredging operations, and the need for further dredging.
* Conduct further studies to characterize sediment quality in high priority
areas (ie., adjacent to Algoma Slag Dump, portion of Little Lake George Channel
downstream of East End WPCP, and the Algoma Slip).
* Monitor the receiving water every three years at St. Marys Paper Ltd. to
document response of benthic communities to improved effluent quality as mill
upgrades and process improvements are implemented.
* Develop a multi-agency sediment management plan for the river to address
remedial options and implement actions for contaminated sediments, including
long-term sediment contamination studies.
* Monitor surface water, groundwater, wetland soils, and biota at the Cannelton
Industries Superfund site to ensure protection of the ecological food chain.
Conduct a site review (U.S. EPA) every five years to ensure that the remedy
continues to provide adequate protection.
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Restrictions on Dredging Activities
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* Evaluate sediment quality (quantity?) in the Algoma Slip to determine need
for further dredging.
* Develop a multi-agency sediment management plan for the river to address
immediate dredging needs.
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Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae
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* Upgrade East End Water Pollution Control Plant to secondary treatment.
* Control non point source pollution from agricultural activities.
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Beach Closings
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* Upgrade East End Water Pollution Control Plant to secondary treatment.
* Reduce stormwater infiltration to prevent sewage bypasses.
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Degradation of Aesthetics
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* Relocate discharge pipe from East End Water Pollution control Plant to
deeper, faster moving water in the Lake George Channel in order to improve
dispersion of discharge plume.
* Improve Algoma Slag Dump shoreline through shoreline stabilization and
providing habitat for plant growth (soil addition).
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Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat
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* Control non point source pollution from agricultural activities and road
crossings on tributaries.
* Develop a monitoring program to assess change in fish and wildlife use of the
AOC in response to habitat enhancement efforts.
* Walleye recovery in the Bar River (mitigate the effects of land use practices
upstream of historic walleye spawning grounds, restrict livestock access to
river).
* Watershed development plans for Bennett, East and West Davignon, and Fort
Creeks (14 individual actions).
* Remediation of rapids habitat and associated wetlands (7 options presented).
* Assess mortality rates for walleye, northern pike, and yellow perch; develop
a 10-year assessment program for the river.
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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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Algoma Steel
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11,500 m3
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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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no information
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no information
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no information
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WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
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Improvements to Wastewater Infrastructure - Dollars Spent:
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Environment Canada
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$395,000
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Ontario
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$29,800,000
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Identified Future Costs for Wastewater Infra. - Dollars Needed:
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Sault Ste. Marie, ON - East End Sewage Treatment Plants
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$40,400,000
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HABITAT
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Projects / Proposals / Costs:
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$841,410 spent on habitat projects
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
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Issues:
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Watershed management plans for Bennett & West Davignon Creek
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MANAGEMENT
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Federal:
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John Marsden
Environment Canada
4905 Dufferin Street
Downsview, Ontario
(416) 739-4759
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Provincial:
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Patrick Morash
Ontario MOE
435 James St. S.,
3rd Floor, P.O. Box 5000
Thunder Bay, ON P7C 5G6
(807) 475-1271
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Local / PAC:
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Rod Steward
OMOE
70 Foster Dr.
Sault. Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6V4
(705) 541-2173
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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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