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Great Lakes AOCs

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List of Great Lakes AOCs

Area of Concern State Lake   Contact
Ashtabula River Ohio Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Ashtabula River AOC Mary Beth Giancarlo
(giancarlo.marybeth@epa.gov)
312-886-2253
Black River Ohio Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Black River AOC Kristen Isom
(isom.kristen@epa.gov)
312-353-6318
Buffalo River New York Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Buffalo River AOC

Mary Beth Giancarlo
(giancarlo.marybeth@epa.gov)
312-886-2253
Clinton River Michigan St. Clair, Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Clinton River AOC Sue Virgilio
(virgilio.susan@epa.gov)
312-886-4244
Cuyahoga River Ohio Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Cuyahoga River AOC Mark Loomis
(loomis.mark@epa.gov)
312-886-0406
Deer Lake DELISTED Michigan Superior Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Deer Lake AOC Mark Loomis
(loomis.mark@epa.gov)
312-886-0406
Detroit River Michigan Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Detroit River AOC Rose Ellison
(ellison.rosanne@epa.gov)
734-692-7689
Eighteenmile Creek New York Ontario Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Eighteenmile Creek AOC

Elizabeth VanRabenswaay
(vanrabenswaay.elizabeth@epa.gov)
212-637-3881

Megan O’Brien
(obrien.megan@epa.gov)
312-353-3167
Lower Green Bay & Fox River Wisconsin Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Lower Fox River and Green BayAOC Sue Virgilio
(virgilio.susan@epa.gov)
312-886-4244
Grand Calumet River Indiana Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Grand Calumet River AOC Kristen Isom
(isom.kristen@epa.gov)
312-353-6318
Kalamazoo River Michigan Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Kalamazoo River AOC Sue Virgilio
(virgilio.susan@epa.gov)
312-886-4244
Lower Menominee River  DELISTED Michigan/Wisconsin Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Menominee River AOC Leah Medley
(medley.leah@epa.gov)
312-886-1307
Manistique River Michigan Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Manistique River AOC

Mary Beth Giancarlo
(giancarlo.marybeth@epa.gov)
312-886-2253

Maumee AOC

 Ohio Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Maumee River AOC Leah Medley
(medley.leah@epa.gov)
312-886-1307
Milwaukee Estuary Wisconsin Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Milwaukee Estuary AOC Megan O’Brien
(OBrien.Megan@epa.gov)
312-353-3167
Muskegon Lake Michigan Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Muskegon Lake AOC Mark Loomis
(loomis.mark@epa.gov)
312-886-0406
Niagara River New York Erie, Ontario Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Niagara River AOC Elizabeth VanRabenswaay
(vanrabenswaay.elizabeth@epa.gov)
212-637-3881
Oswego River DELISTED New York Ontario Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Oswego River AOC Amy Pelka
(Pelka.Amy@epa.gov)
312-886-6785
Presque Isle Bay DELISTED Pennsylvania Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Presque Isle Bay AOC Amy Pelka
(Pelka.Amy@epa.gov)
312-886-6785
River Raisin Michigan Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the River Raisin AOC Meaghan Kern
(Kern.Meaghan@epa.gov)
312-353-5784
Rochester Embayment New York Ontario Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Rochester Embayment AOC

Mary Beth Giancarlo
(giancarlo.marybeth@epa.gov)
312-886-2253
Rouge River Michigan Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Rouge River AOC Rose Ellison
(ellison.rosanne@epa.gov)
734-692-7689
Saginaw River and Bay Michigan Huron Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Saginaw River AOC Kevin O'Donnell
(odonnell.thomas@epa.gov)
312-886-0813
Sheboygan River Wisconsin Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Sheboygan River AOC Nicholas Green
(Green.Nicholas@epa.gov)
312-353-3718
St. Clair River Michigan Huron, St. Clair, Erie Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the St. Clair River AOC Rose Ellison
(ellison.rosanne@epa.gov)
734-692-7689
St. Lawrence River at Massena/Akwesasne New York St. Lawrence River, Ontario Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the St. Lawrence River AOC
St. Louis River Minnesota/
Wisconsin		 Superior Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the St. Louis River and Bay AOC Leah Medley
(medley.leah@epa.gov)
312-886-1307
St. Marys River Michigan Huron, Superior Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the St. Marys River AOC Heather Williams
(Williams.Heather@epa.gov)
312-886-5993
Torch Lake Michigan Superior Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Torch Lake AOC

Heather Williams
(Williams.Heather@epa.gov)
312-886-5993
Waukegan Harbor Illinois Michigan Map of the Great Lakes showing general location of the Waukegan Harbor AOC Nicholas Green
(Green.Nicholas@epa.gov)
312-353-3718
White Lake DELISTED Michigan Michigan White Lake AOC locator map Amy Pelka
(Pelka.Amy@epa.gov)
312-886-6785

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Great Lakes AOCs