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(Click on the different headings to open/close the related information)
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TORCH LAKE, MICHIGAN
(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 Benthos
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Restrictions on Dredging Activities
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Restrictions on Drinking Water Consumption, or Taste & Odour
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Degradation of Aesthetics
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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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Mine tailings
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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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See Other Significant Issues Column
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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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no information
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no information
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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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Village of Lake Linden installed a fish spawning reef in littoral area of stamp
sand
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City of Houghton constructed wetlands in submerged stamp sands
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OTHER SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
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Issues, including National Priority List (NPL) sites:
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$15,000,000 cleanup of hazardous waste sites completed
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Stamp Sands: 200M tons of tailings in Torch Lake (20% of lake's volume). In
total, approx. 780 acres of tailings will be remediated by using a
soil/vegetation cover.
Estimated cost: $6,100,000; includes annual operating budget of $109,000 for 10
years
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MANAGEMENT
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Federal:
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Stephen Hopkins
U.S. EPA Lake Superior Team
515 W. First St., Suite 320
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 720-5738
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State:
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Sharon Baker
Michigan DEQ
P.O. Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-3310
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Local / PAC:
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Dave Jukuri
Torch Lake Area Public Action Council
1100 Century Way
PO Box 97
Houghton, MI 49931
(906) 482-0001
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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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