U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern

 

AREA OF CONCERN (AOC) RESTORATION /
SEDIMENTS STRATEGY TEAM
Established under the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration
Pursuant to the Executive Order of May 18, 2004
(This site was updated on September 21, 2005)



TEAM NEWS
Update from Co-Chair Joe Koncelik, January 19, 2005

ABOUT THE AOC STRATEGY TEAM Duties of AOC Strategy Team

The Issue Area Strategy Teams were organized using the October 1, 2003 Council of Great Lakes Governors' priorities as a starting point. The Strategy Teams, made up of government representatives as well as representatives of organizations and entities, are the working bodies responsible for producing draft strategic action plans that are supported by specific action items and recommendations to address the issues considered by the specific Teams. The strategic action plans from the Strategy Teams will be combined into a draft of the comprehensive strategy that will be provided to the Great Lakes Regional Collaboration members for review and consideration.

The AOC Strategy Team:
  1. Addresses Governors' Priority: "Restore to environmental health the Areas of Concern identified by the International Joint Commission as needing remediation."


  2. Issues to be covered include, but are not limited to: Restoring the health of AOCs through the remedial action program, cleaning up contaminated sediments through the implementation of the Great Lakes Legacy Act and other authorities, and delisting of AOCs.

Contact AOC Strategy Team co-chairs/staff

Joe Koncelik, Director
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
122 S. Front St.
Columbus, Ohio 43215
joe.koncelik@epa.state.oh.us
614-644-2782
fax: 614-644-3184
www.epa.state.oh.us/

Staff contact: Patricia Madigan
pat.madigan@epa.state.oh.us
614-644-2782

Steven Chester, Director
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
P.O. Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909
chesters@michigan.gov
517-373-7917
fax: 517-241-7401
www.michigan.gov/deq

Staff contact: Rick Hobrla, MDEQ Water Bureau
hobrlar@michigan.gov
517-335-4173
Fax: 517-373-9958

Dave Cowgill, Chief
Technical Assistance & Analysis Branch
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Great Lakes National Program Office
77 W. Jackson Boulevard (G-17J)
Chicago, IL 60604-3511
cowgill.david@epamail.epa.gov
312-353-3576
fax: 312-353-2018
www.epa.gov/glnpo

Technical Contacts:
AOC Delisting: Mark Elster, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, 312-886-3857, Elster.Mark@epamail.epa.gov

Contaminated Sediments/Legacy Act: Marc Tuchman, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, 312-353-1369, tuchman.marc@epamail.epa.gov

AOC Program Implementation: Vicki Thomas, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, 312-886-6942, Thomas.Vicki@epa.gov


How to Sign up for the AOC Strategy Team
Registration is required to participate in the Issue Area Strategy Team Meetings. Please contact a team co-chair to be added to the team. The Great Lakes Regional Collaboration is a US effort; however Canadian representatives may register for Issue Area Strategy Teams as observers.