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Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Achieves its Action Plan III Target with Monumental Remediation Efforts
Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Achieves its Action Plan III Target with Monumental Remediation Efforts
iavilez
Mon, 03/31/2025 – 10:28 am
Image 1. Anglers gather at Fisherman’s Park in Newfane, New York for the annual fall salmon run through the Eighteenmile Creek AOC. Photo Credit: Scott Collins, Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The recent removal of the 128th BUI marks the completion of a GLRI Action Plan III target to remove half of all 255 BUIs across U.S. Areas of Concern (AOCs).
The 128th Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI), Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations, in the Eighteenmile Creek Area of Concern (AOC), was removed in September, fulfilling the ambitious target set in its Action Plan III. It also marks the removal of half of all 255 BUIs. BUIs are designations listed in the 1987 amendment to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) that represent different types of significant environmental degradation (see Beneficial Use Impairments for the Great Lakes AOCs to learn more). A BUI removal represents the culmination of years of significant work, coordination, and reporting by federal, state, and local partners. Generally, removing a BUI requires the identification and completion of necessary management actions, or on-the-ground work, that can include contaminated sediment remediation, habitat restoration, or both. After these management actions are completed, the Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies, and the local advisory group evaluate the AOC against established criteria to determine if the BUI has been addressed sufficiently to remove it and consider that specific beneficial use restored.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan III covered Fiscal Years 2019-2024. The plan established an aspirational goal to remove 128 cumulative Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) by the end of FY 2024. Each BUI removal is an important step toward the ultimate delisting of an AOC, since all BUIs must be removed before an AOC is eligible for delisting.
Action plans guide five years of GLRI work toward achieving long-term restoration goals. Each plan sets specific measures of progress and measurable annual targets to document progress.
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Figure 1. Chart depicting the cumulative number of Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) since 2006 under each GLRI action plan.
Under the recently released Action Plan IV, the important work to remove BUIs and delist AOCs will continue as GLRI federal agencies build on past successes and productive relationships with state and local partners.
Mon, 03/31/2025 – 10:28 am
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Image 1. Anglers gather at Fisherman’s Park in Newfane, New York for the annual fall salmon run through the Eighteenmile Creek AOC. Photo Credit: Scott Collins, Niagara County Soil and Water Conservation District.
The recent removal of the 128th BUI marks the completion of a GLRI Action Plan III target to remove half of all 255 BUIs across U.S. Areas of Concern (AOCs).
The 128th Beneficial Use Impairment (BUI), Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations, in the Eighteenmile Creek Area of Concern (AOC), was removed in September, fulfilling the ambitious target set in its Action Plan III. It also marks the removal of half of all 255 BUIs. BUIs are designations listed in the 1987 amendment to the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) that represent different types of significant environmental degradation (see Beneficial Use Impairments for the Great Lakes AOCs to learn more). A BUI removal represents the culmination of years of significant work, coordination, and reporting by federal, state, and local partners. Generally, removing a BUI requires the identification and completion of necessary management actions, or on-the-ground work, that can include contaminated sediment remediation, habitat restoration, or both. After these management actions are completed, the Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies, and the local advisory group evaluate the AOC against established criteria to determine if the BUI has been addressed sufficiently to remove it and consider that specific beneficial use restored.
The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan III covered Fiscal Years 2019-2024. The plan established an aspirational goal to remove 128 cumulative Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) by the end of FY 2024. Each BUI removal is an important step toward the ultimate delisting of an AOC, since all BUIs must be removed before an AOC is eligible for delisting.
Action plans guide five years of GLRI work toward achieving long-term restoration goals. Each plan sets specific measures of progress and measurable annual targets to document progress.
Image
Figure 1. Chart depicting the cumulative number of Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) since 2006 under each GLRI action plan.
Under the recently released Action Plan IV, the important work to remove BUIs and delist AOCs will continue as GLRI federal agencies build on past successes and productive relationships with state and local partners.
Mon, 03/31/2025 – 10:28 am
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Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project Restores Costal Wetland Along Ohio’s Lake Erie Shoreline
Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project Restores Costal Wetland Along Ohio’s Lake Erie Shoreline
iavilez
Thu, 03/13/2025 – 9:40 am
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and the city of Port Clinton, Ohio celebrate the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration with a “final planting” of native species in the project’s revitalized wetland area. Photo Credit: Cherie Blair, Ohio EPA.
The $1.9 million Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project – made possible through funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the City of Port Clinton, and support from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency – has restored 6 acres and an added 1.4 acres of expanded coastal wetlands along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline.
Spearheaded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, the project removed invasive plant species, like phragmites, across 12.2 acres and planted nearly 40,000 plugs of native plant species. The restoration of coastal wetland enhances biodiversity and supports migratory bird populations. This coastal investment improved local water quality and habitat while boosting the local economy by enhancing recreation opportunities and strengthening the resilience of the shoreline.
The project demonstrates the collaborative approach between federal, state, and local government to improve ecosystem health and serves as a model for future restoration projects in the Great Lakes region.
Learn more about the project at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has completed invasive plant species treatment aimed at preventing species that include purple loosestrife and phragmites. Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Thu, 03/13/2025 – 9:40 am
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District and the city of Port Clinton, Ohio celebrate the completion of construction on a five-year coastal restoration with a “final planting” of native species in the project’s revitalized wetland area. Photo Credit: Cherie Blair, Ohio EPA.
The $1.9 million Port Clinton Coastal Restoration Project – made possible through funding from the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, the City of Port Clinton, and support from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency – has restored 6 acres and an added 1.4 acres of expanded coastal wetlands along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline.
Spearheaded by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District, the project removed invasive plant species, like phragmites, across 12.2 acres and planted nearly 40,000 plugs of native plant species. The restoration of coastal wetland enhances biodiversity and supports migratory bird populations. This coastal investment improved local water quality and habitat while boosting the local economy by enhancing recreation opportunities and strengthening the resilience of the shoreline.
The project demonstrates the collaborative approach between federal, state, and local government to improve ecosystem health and serves as a model for future restoration projects in the Great Lakes region.
Learn more about the project at U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District has completed invasive plant species treatment aimed at preventing species that include purple loosestrife and phragmites. Photo Credit: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Thu, 03/13/2025 – 9:40 am
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Great Lakes Sediment Nutrient Reduction Program Releases a Request for Proposal for Great Lakes Water Quality Projects
Great Lakes Sediment Nutrient Reduction Program Releases a Request for Proposal for Great Lakes Water Quality Projects
josterme01
Fri, 03/07/2025 – 1:12 pm
On Feb. 28, 2025, the Great Lakes Commission issued a request for proposals for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams. Indigenous Nations, nonfederal units of government, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants for up to $300,000 through the 2025 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program (GLSNRP) grant program.
For 34 years, grants provided by GLSNRP have enabled local partners to reduce nutrients and sediments entering the Great Lakes. 2025 applicants are invited to submit proposals for activities associated with one of the following project types: agricultural nonpoint, or stream/shoreline. Grants awarded through GLSNRP may support work over a period of up to four years.
Fri, 03/07/2025 – 1:12 pm
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On Feb. 28, 2025, the Great Lakes Commission issued a request for proposals for projects that would help improve Great Lakes water quality by reducing nutrient loads from agricultural watersheds and eroding shorelines and streams. Indigenous Nations, nonfederal units of government, and incorporated nonprofit organizations are invited to apply for grants for up to $300,000 through the 2025 Great Lakes Sediment and Nutrient Reduction Program (GLSNRP) grant program.
For 34 years, grants provided by GLSNRP have enabled local partners to reduce nutrients and sediments entering the Great Lakes. 2025 applicants are invited to submit proposals for activities associated with one of the following project types: agricultural nonpoint, or stream/shoreline. Grants awarded through GLSNRP may support work over a period of up to four years.
Fri, 03/07/2025 – 1:12 pm
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February 19 Classifieds
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Local ERs seeing increase in patients
(By Pauline Kerr) South Bruce Grey Health Centre has been seeing increased patient volumes. CEO Nancy Shaw made note of the situation in her report to the board of directors … Continue reading Local ERs seeing increase in patients
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