Great Lakes AOCs

Remediation and Restoration Projects for the Grand Calumet River AOC

Project Title	Project Description	Date Completed	Targeted BUI(s)
Great Lakes Legacy Act – Lake George Canal East and Middle Sections Remedial Action	This project is remediating contaminated sediment in the Middle and East Sections of the Lake George Canal.	2024 (est.)	Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption Tainting of Fish & Wildlife Flavor Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Dredging Activities
Prescribed Fire Implementation	This project will use prescribed fire as a tool for controlling invasive plant species and promoting the re-establishment of native species on over 700 acres of habitat.	2021 (est.)	Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations
Pine Station Nature Preserve Ponds and Oxbow Restoration Design	This project will design restoration work to decrease invasive species and increase habitat quality at Pine Station.	2021 (est.)	Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Dune, Swale, and Shelf Wetlands Restoration	The project will restore globally rare dune and swale habitat and riverine wetlands through the control of woody and herbaceous invasive species.	2021 (est.)	Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Lake George Wetlands Restoration	Herbicide application and invasive species control will improve ~80 acres of wetland habitat surrounding the Lake George branch of the Indiana Harbor Canal and George Lake.	2020 (est.)	Degradation of Fish & Wildlife Populations Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat
Nearshore Bird Management Program at Grand Calumet AOC Beaches	The project mitigated the impacts of nuisance shorebirds and implemented gull management at Lake Michigan beaches within the Grand Calumet River AOC.	2019	Beach Closings
Great Lakes Legacy Act - Stateline Remedial Action	The project remediated 46,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments and restored habitat near the Indiana/Illinois Stateline.	2016	Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption Tainting of Fish & Wildlife Flavor Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Dredging Activities
Great Lakes Legacy Act - East Branch Remedial Action	This project remediated 1.1 million cubic yards of contaminated sediments and restored habitat between Kennedy and Cline Avenues.	2015	Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption Tainting of Fish & Wildlife Flavor Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Dredging Activities
Great Lakes Legacy Act – Roxana Marsh, Reaches 1 and 2 Remedial Action	This project dredged and capped 585,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment and restored habitat in Roxana Marsh.	2012	Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption Tainting of Fish & Wildlife Flavor Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Dredging Activities
Great Lakes Legacy Act – West Branch Remedial Action	This project dredged and capped ~148,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment and restored habitat between Hohman and Columbia Avenues.	2011	Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption Tainting of Fish & Wildlife Flavor Fish Tumors or Other Deformities Bird or Animal Deformities or Reproduction Problems Degradation of Benthos Restrictions on Dredging Activities