Remediation and Restoration Projects for Waukegan Harbor AOC
| Project Title | Project Description | Date Completed | Targeted BUI(s) |
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| Annual Post-Dredging Fish Tissue Sampling | Ongoing post-dredging sampling evaluates the effectiveness of Superfund and dredging projects in reducing PCBs in fish tissue. | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 | Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption |
| Post-Dredging Plankton Community Survey | These surveys monitored the response of zooplankton and phytoplankton communities to environmental remediation actions. Water samples were collected to test water toxicity in the AOC and nearshore Lake Michigan. | 2017 | Degradation of Phytoplankton & Zooplankton Populations |
| Post-Dredging Benthic Invertebrate and Plankton Community Survey | These surveys evaluated the impacts of Superfund and dredging projects on benthic invertebrate and plankton communities. | 2015 |
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| Critical Habitat Restoration Project | This Illinois Beach State Park Southern Buffer Restoration project included critical and baseline AOC and Extended Study Area habitat monitoring and management projects to restore and protect sensitive habitat. | 2014 | Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat |
| Waukegan Harbor South Beach Health Assessment | This project assessed beach health conditions at Waukegan South Beach. It also provided best management practices to improve beach health. | 2013 | Beach Closings |
| USACE Strategic Navigation Dredging Project |
This project removed approximately 100,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediments from the federal navigation channel. Removed sediments were placed in the AOC consolidation facility. |
2013 | Restrictions on Dredging Activities |
| Pre-Dredging Fish Tissue Sampling Study | Fish sampling in the AOC and at a reference site to determine baseline fish tissue contaminant levels prior to the completion of sediment removal and remediation. | 2012 | Restrictions on Fish & Wildlife Consumption |
| Waukegan Harbor AOC Habitat Management Plan and Follow-up Actions | This project included continuing habitat monitoring and management actions identified in the AOC Habitat Management Plan. Critical follow up actions continued through 2014. | 2012 | Loss of Fish & Wildlife Habitat |
| Pre-Dredging Benthic Invertebrate and Plankton Community Survey | This survey evaluated zooplankton and phytoplankton community composition and abundance in the AOC and at a reference site to determine baseline benthic and plankton community data prior to the completion of sediment removal and remediation. | 2012 |
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