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CANADA
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(Click on the different headings to open/close the related information)
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THUNDER BAY, 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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Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Population
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Fish Tumor or Other Deformities
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Degradation of Benthos
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Restrictions on Dredging Activities
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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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Added Cost to Agriculture & Industry
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Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat
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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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Northern Wood Preservers
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11,000 m3 remediated;
21,000 m3 bermed & capped;
10 ha. covered with 800,000 tonnes of clean fill.
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$16,000,000
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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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Provincial Papers
(now Cascades Inc.)
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20,000 m
3
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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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$700,000
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Ontario
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$7,700,000
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Identified Future Costs for Wastewater Infra. - Dollars Needed:
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City of Thunder Bay - Sewage Treatment Plant Upgrades
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$36,000,000
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City of Thunder Bay - control of CSO
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no information
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HABITAT
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Projects / Proposals / Costs:
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$2,730,000 on 6 projects - CUF/GLSF
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Alleviated fish migration barriers, improved walleye spawning & nursery
habitat
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
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Issues:
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Northern Wood Preservers Site - fish habitat creation, groundwater filtration
plant, & other restoration activities
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Loss of fish and wildlife habitat BUI considered 95% restored in 1998
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Water quality improvements due to improved effluent treatment
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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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Arther Sytek
Thunder Bay Watershed Council
Alpena Community College
P.O. Box 751, 666 Johnson
Alpena, MI 49707
(517) 379-3740
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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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