New York State AOC Meeting Federal State Coordination

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New York State AOC Meeting: Federal – State Coordination and Planning Amy Pelka and

New York State AOC Meeting: Federal – State Coordination and Planning Amy Pelka and John Perrecone United States Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office Remediation and Restoration Branch Mary 16, 2017 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Front Office (LAMPs, GLWQA, Budget, GLAB, Asian Carp) GLNPO Tinka Hyde, Director Wendy Carney,

Front Office (LAMPs, GLWQA, Budget, GLAB, Asian Carp) GLNPO Tinka Hyde, Director Wendy Carney, Deputy Director Great Lakes Remediation and Restoration Branch Marc Tuchman, Chief Remediation and Restoration Section 1 Scott Cieniawski, Chief (AOCs and GLLA) Remediation and Restoration Section 2 Amy Pelka, Chief (AOCs and GLLA) Science, Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting Section Todd Nettesheim, Chief (Open Lake Monitoring, Fish Monitoring, IADN) Financial Assistance, Oversight, and Management Branch Sharon Jaffess, Chief Project Assistance and Oversight Section Bart Mosier, Chief Database and Contracts Management Section Ted Smith, Chief

Great Lakes AOC Program Accomplishments to Date $600 million spent in AOCs (since GLRI)

Great Lakes AOC Program Accomplishments to Date $600 million spent in AOCs (since GLRI) Ø 3 AOCs Delisted Ø 4 AOCs Management Actions Complete Ø 68 BUIs removed Ø Approx. 3, 000 yd 3 contaminated sediment remediated through GLLA and USACE Ø FY 15: Approx. 900 acres of habitat restored U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

AOC Measures of Progress and Annual Targets: GLRI Action Plan II Baseline 2015 2016

AOC Measures of Progress and Annual Targets: GLRI Action Plan II Baseline 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Universe Areas of Concern where all management actions necessary for delisting have been implemented (cumulative) 7 8 9 11 12 17 31 Area of Concern BUIs Removed (cumulative) 52 60 65 72 78 85 255 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Beneficial Use Impairments Removed At Great Lakes Areas of Concern 90 GLRI 80 BUI

Beneficial Use Impairments Removed At Great Lakes Areas of Concern 90 GLRI 80 BUI Removal Goals Cumulative BUIs Removed 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Fiscal Year U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Management Actions Completed • Four AOCs with completed management actions in 2014 -2016: –

Management Actions Completed • Four AOCs with completed management actions in 2014 -2016: – Ashtabula River – Sheboygan River – Waukegan Harbor – St. Clair River • FY 2017 planned for MA completions: – St. Marys River – Lower Menominee River – River Raisin – Rochester Embayment • 12 AOCs with management actions complete by end of FY 2017 U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Progress Towards Management Actions Complete Delisted: Oswego Presque Isle Deer Lake White Lake Actions

Progress Towards Management Actions Complete Delisted: Oswego Presque Isle Deer Lake White Lake Actions Complete: Ashtabula Sheboygan Waukegan St. Clair 2017 Menominee River Raisin St. Marys River Rochester 2026+ 2018/2019 Manistique Buffalo River Clinton River Muskegon Lake Black River 5/10/2017 2020 -2022 Grand Calumet St. Louis R. Detroit River Rouge River 2023 -2025 St. Lawrence Milwaukee Cuyahoga Maumee Fox/Green Bay 18 Mile Creek Niagara Kalamazoo Torch Lake Saginaw Note: Fiscal Year Completion

Discussion Topics for Meeting Ø Ensuring BUI delisting criteria are realistic and achievable Ø

Discussion Topics for Meeting Ø Ensuring BUI delisting criteria are realistic and achievable Ø Status and progress on finalizing list of management actions Ø Continue to move towards shovel ready projects Ø Long-term monitoring and maintenance U. S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

FA 1 AOC Budget Information Workflow RWG AOC Workgroup States and PACs TFLs AP

FA 1 AOC Budget Information Workflow RWG AOC Workgroup States and PACs TFLs AP Proposed Projects SPREADSHEET FA 1 lead MT