Great Lakes Legacy Act: From Remediation to Revitalization Diana Mally, U.S. EPA Great Lakes Office Caitie McCoy, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant

Great Lakes Legacy Act Goal: Accelerate the pace of sediment remediation in the Great Lakes Mechanism: Use partnerships as an innovative approach to conducting sediment remediation Minimum 35% Non-Federal match required

21 cleanups complete or agreements signed 3 million cubic yards of contaminated sediment remediated $565 million total cost $227 million non-federal match leveraged (cash and in-kind) 10 years of successful implementation Great Lakes Legacy Act Update

GLLA Remediation to date:

Industries (37) Involved in Legacy Projects ♦ DuPont Co. ♦ GenCorp Inc. ♦ Honeywell International Inc. ♦ Illinois Tool Works, Inc. ♦ United Technologies ♦ Allied Waste Industries, Inc. ♦ Phelps Dodge (Now Freeport-McMoRan) ♦ Cabot Corp ♦ Detrex Corp ♦ XIK Corp ♦ Consumers Energy ♦ Varta Microbattery, Inc. ♦ The Mosaic Co. ♦ BP-Husky Refining ♦ BASF Corp. ♦ Arkema Corp ♦ Wisconsin Public Service ♦ Pollution Risk Services ♦ NIPSCO ♦ Cleveland Illuminating Co. ♦ Mallinckrodt Inc ♦ Millennium Inorganic Chemicals ♦ Ohio Power ♦ Olin Corp ♦ Occidental Chemical ♦ RMI Titanium Co ♦ Sherwin Williams ♦ Union Carbide ♦ CBS Operations (Viacom Intl) ♦ Elkem Metals ♦ Perstorp Polyols, Inc. ♦ Chevron USA ♦ Sunoco, Inc ♦ Pilkington North America ♦ U.S. Steel ♦ Ford ♦ Tyco

THE R 3 PARADIGM RestorationRevitalizationRemediation

Benefits of Remediation Waterfront development Navigation Human health Sense of Safety Quality of Life Reduced Water Treatment Costs Property Values Tourism Recreation Ecosystem integrityAesthetics Fish and Wildlife Improvements

Author(s)Study Site(s)Value(s) Braden et al. (2008a)23 Areas of Concern (smallest population)$1.7 Billion Brookings Institution (2007)All 31 U.S. Areas of Concern$12-19 Billion Lichtkoppler & Blaine (1999)Ashtabula River, OH$11 Million Stoll et al. (2002)Fox-Wolf Basin, WI$89 Million McMillen (2003)Grand Calumet River, IN$6 Million Braden et al. (2008b)Buffalo River, NY$250 Million, $118 Million Braden et al. (2008c)Sheboygan River, WI218 Million, $158 Million* Braden et al. (2004)Waukegan, IL$436 Million, $463 Million Chattopadhyay et al. (2005)Waukegan, IL$535 Million, $594 Million Isely et al. (2011)Muskegon, MI48 Million** Research on Economic Benefits *Only the upriver segment had statistical significance, which was $49 Million ** Results were combined from different methods because steps were taken to make sure each assessed different value

Revitalizing Waterfront Economies: The Great Lakes Legacy Act View the video at: erfront.html

Kinnickinnic River

Sheboygan River “They always wanted river access and river views. When the river dredging project was underway, I think that was the piece that really sold them on the fact that the river’s being cleaned up. It’s becoming more useable.” ~ Sheboygan River stakeholder

Buffalo River

The Grand Calumet River At all sites where benefits have been maximized, key members of the community… – Are aware of the remediation and understand the cleanup process – Work directly with the remediation team – Capitalize on benefits

Contact Diana Mally U.S. EPA Great Lakes National Program Office Project Manager (312) Caitie McCoy Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Environmental Social Scientist (312)