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)
AOC RESOURCES AND LINKS
The following resources and links have been suggested to help guide the AOC Strategy Team. To add to this list, please contact Matt Doss (mdoss@glc.org).
Updated Information on Great Lakes Areas of Concern
Derived from excerpts from the 2004 LaMP Updates (U.S. EPA, GLNPO, April 2004, www.glin.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/AOCs2004.pdf)
Area of Concern Summaries
(U.S. EPA, www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/)
An Overview of U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(Great Lakes Commission and U.S. EPA, 2002, www.glc.org/docs/AOC/aocoverview.pdf) [ Includes BUI table for all U.S. AOCs.]
Status of Restoration Activities in the Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(IJC, 2003, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/aoc_rep/english/report/index.html)
International Joint Commission AOC Status Assessments and RAP Document Reviews
(www.ijc.org/rel/boards/annex2/rap_process.htm)
Remedial Action Plan Resources: A Virtual Library
(Great Lakes Commission, 2004, www.glc.org/spac/proceedings/rap-resources.html)
Regional Reports/Assessments/Technical Resources, etc.
Report to Congress on Actions, Time Periods, and Resources Necessary for U.S. EPA to Oversee Remedial Action Plans Under the Great Lakes Legacy Act and the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement
(U.S. EPA, pending)
GAO report, EPA Needs to Define Organizational Responsibilities Better for Effective Oversight and Cleanup of Contaminated Areas
(GAO, 2002, www.gao.gov/new.items/d02563.pdf)
Four Agency Letter of Commitment for the Binational Areas of Concern, and background and position papers
(2000, www.on.ec.gc.ca/water/raps/compendium_e.html)
EPA’s Great Lakes Program (U.S. EPA, Office of Inspector General, Report of Audit, 1999
(www.epa.gov/oig/reports/1999/9p00212.htm)
Toward Integrating Remedial Action and Fishery Management Planning in Great Lakes AOCs
(Great Lakes Fishery Commission, 1993, www.glfc.org/pubs/SpecialPubs/Report1993.pdf)
The Road to Delisting: Addressing RAP Challenges
(Sustainability Network and Ontario Ministry of the Environment, 2000, http://sustain.web.ca/cbt/pdf/rapreport.pdf)
What Progress Has Been Made in the RAP Program After Ten Years of Effort?
(G. Krantzberg, H. Ali and J. Barnes, Aquatic Resources in Canada, 1999).
Beacons of Light: Successful Strategies Toward Restoration in Areas on Concern
(IJC, 1998, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/beacon/beacon.html)
Funding Strategies for Restoration of Areas of Concern - Wingspread Conference Summary Report
(IJC, 1996, www.ijc.org/rel/boards/annex2/wingrap.html)
Evaluating Successful Implementation Strategies for Remedial Actions Plans
(IJC, 1995, www.ijc.org/rel/boards/annex2/rapconf.html)
WQB Position Statement on the Future of Great Lakes Remedial Action Plans
(IJC, 1996, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/wqbrap.html)
Map of AOCs in proximity to priority conservation areas identified in the Nature Conservancy's Conservation Blueprint for the Great Lakes (PDF)
(Nature Conservancy, 2004, www.great-lakes.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/aocmap.pdf)
AOC Delisting
Delisting Principles and Guidelines for U.S. Areas of Concern
(U.S. EPA, 2001, www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/delist.html)
International Joint Commission Listing/Delisting Criteria
(IJC, 1991, www.ijc.org/rel/focus/listdelist/)
Delisting Targets for U.S. Areas of Concern (Great Lakes Commission, 2004
(www.glc.org/spac/proceedings/documents/Delisting-targets_US-AOCs_000.xls)
Overview of Restoration Targets for the U.S. AOCs
(Great Lakes Commission, April 2004 www.glin.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/Rest_Target_Overview_Feb05.pdf)
Draft Guidelines for Delisting Habitat-Related Beneficial Use Impairments
(U.S. EPA, GLNPO, 2005,
www.great-lakes.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/DelistingHabitatBUIs.pdf)
Workshop Proceedings: Restoring Fish and Wildlife in Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern: Establishing a Pathway for Action
(Great Lakes Commission, 2004, www.glc.org/spac/proceedings/fish-wildlife.html)
Workshop Proceedings: Staying on Target: A Regional Workshop for Establishing Restoration Targets for Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(Great Lakes Commission, 2003, www.glc.org/spac/proceedings/staying-on-target.htm)
Workshop Proceedings: Second Fish Tumors Related to Great Lakes Areas of Concern August 18-19, 2003, Erie, Pennsylvania
(PA Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. EPA-GLNPO, & Pennsylvania Sea Grant, www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/communication/proceedings/2nd_Tumor_Proc.pdf)
Workshop Proceedings: Fish Tumors Related to Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(PA Department of Environmental Protection, U.S. EPA, Region III, & Pennsylvania Sea Grant, January 21 - 22, 2003, Erie, Pennsylvania, www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/communication/proceedings/FT1.pdf)
Draft Assessment of Fish and Wildlife Beneficial Use Impairments in Michigan’s Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(U.S. EPA, GLNPO, 2004, www.glc.org/spac/fishwildbui.html)
Contaminated Sediments
Estimates of Great Lakes Sediment Remediation Needs
(U.S. EPA - GLNPO, 2005, http://www.glin.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/RemediationEstimatesJan05.xls)
Talking Points on Great Lakes Sediment Remediation Needs
(U.S. EPA - GLNPO, 2005, http://www.glin.net/aocstrategyteam/documents/SedimentEstimatesTalkingPointsJan05.pdf)
Great Lakes Legacy Act
(U.S. EPA, 2004, www.epa.gov/glla/)
Sediment Remediation Projects in Great Lakes Areas of Concern
(U.S. EPA, 2004, www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/sedimentprojects.html)
U.S. EPA Contaminated Sediments Program
(www.epa.gov/glnpo/sediments.html)
U.S. EPA Contaminated Sediments Program: Reports and Publications
(2004, www.epa.gov/glnpo/sediment/reports.html)
Deciding When to Intervene - Data Interpretation Tools for Making Sediment Management Decisions Beyond Source Control
(IJC, 1999, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/sedwkshp/index.html)
Ecological Benefits of Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin
(IJC, 1999, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/ecolsed/index.html)
Identifying and Assessing the Economic Benefits of Contaminated Aquatic Sediment Cleanup
(IJC, 2000, www.ijc.org/rel/pdf/ecben.pdf)
Sediment Remediation Case Studies
(IJC, 1997, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/cases/studies.html)
Overcoming Obstacles to Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin
(IJC, 1997, www.ijc.org/php/publications/html/sedrem.html)
Selected Resources on Contaminated Sediments
(compiled by the SPAC, www.glc.org/spac/pdf/contdedimentres.pdf)
Areal Distribution and Concentrations of Contaminants of Concern in Surficial Streambed and Lakebed Sediments, Lake Erie-Lake Saint Clair Drainages, 1990-97
(USGS, Water Resources Investigations Report 00-4200, 2001, http://mi.water.usgs.gov/reports/USGSWRI00-4200.html)
Background on Michigan’s AOC Program
Action Plan for Restoring Michigan’s Great Lakes Toxic Hot Spots
(Michigan Statewide Public Advisory Council, 2004, www.glc.org/spac/pdf/ActionAgenda2004-screen.pdf)
Overview of Assistance Needed in Michigan's Great Lakes AOCs
(SPAC, 2003, www.glc.org/spac/pdf/overassistaoc.pdf)
FAQ document for Michigan's AOC program
(Great Lakes Commission, 2004, www.glc.org/spac/pdf/faq.pdf)
RAP Recommendations and Contacts for Michigan's AOCs
(SPAC, 2001, www.glc.org/spac/pdf/RAPsummaries.pdf)
Miscellaneous Materials
Selected federal funding sources for Areas of Concern
(Great Lakes Commission, 2002)