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Great Lakes AOCs

Remediation and Restoration Projects for Milwaukee Estuary AOC

Project Title Project Description Date Completed Targeted BUI(s)
Kinnickinnic (KK) River Habitat Rehabilitation This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative-funded project is designing and implementing improvements to aquatic habitats. 2024 (est.)
  • Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat.
Little Menomonee River Corridor Habitat Restoration This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funded project will restore a corridor of the Little Menomonee for the benefit of wildlife.   2023 (est.)
  • Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat.
Grand Trunk Wetland Restoration This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative-funded project will restore a 7.5-acre wetland on Bayview’s northeastern border of the Estuary.  2021 (est.)
  • Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat.
Kletzsch Park Dam Fish Passage This Great Lakes Restoration Initiative-funded project will construct a fishway to re-establish connectivity. 2020 (est.)
  • Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat.
Menomonee River and Milwaukee River Focused Feasibility Study This Great Lakes Legacy Act project evaluated remedial alternatives and supported selection of a cleanup plan that is protective of human health. 2018
  • Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption.
  • Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations.
  • Fish Tumors or Other Deformities.
  • Degradation of Benthos.
  • Restriction on Dredging Activities.
  • Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat.