Remediation and Restoration Projects for Lower Menominee River AOC
Project Title | Project Description | Date Completed | Targeted BUI(s) |
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Lower Menominee Islands Rookery and Habitat Management Project | This project re-established rookery habitat on four riverine islands (Little Blueberry, Big Blueberry, Strawberry, and Boom) for impaired colonial nesting water-bird populations. | 2016 |
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South Channel Habitat Restoration Project | This project restored shoreline habitat and treated wetland and upland for invasive species and hydrologically connected the South Channel to the Menekaunee Harbor, improving habitat for native species. | 2016 |
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Menekaunee Harbor Habitat Restoration Project | Partners restored shoreline habitat, removed invasive species, and planted native species. Habitat structures for birds, bats, snakes, and fish were installed. | 2016 |
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Lower Menominee Fish Passage and Protection Project | Completed and functioning today, this project lifts lake sturgeon over the Menominee and Park Mill dams and studies the fish to ensure population improvements. | 2016 |
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WPSC Former Manufactured Gas Plant Site Dredging Project | Coal-tar contaminated sediment was removed, and a reactive core mat was installed around the stormwater outfall. A carbon-enhanced sand cover was placed over areas that could not be dredged. | 2015 |
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Ansul/Tyco Dredging Project | All dredging of arsenic-contaminated sediment at this site was completed in 2014 and sediment sampling was conducted for monitored natural recovery. | 2014 |
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Menekaunee Harbor Dredging Project | This project dredged heavy metal and PAH-contaminated sediment while also improving navigation in the harbor. A sand cover was placed over areas of low-level residual contamination. | 2014 |
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Assessment of Lower Scott Flowage and Rio Vista Slough | These sites were assessed for whether their flowage was a source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and dioxin. | 2014 |
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