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EnvironmentalRestorationattheGrand
CalumetRiversEastBranch
EricJHritsuk,PE
NaturalResourceTechnology,Inc.
CleanRivers,CleanLakeConference
Milwaukee,Wisconsin
April30,2015
GreatLakesLegacyAct(GLLA)of2002
Acceleratethepaceofsedimentremediation
atAreasofConcern(AOCs)
Usepartnershipsasaninnovativeapproach
toconductingsedimentremediation
2008Reauthorizationincludeshabitatrestoration
DelistAOCsbyremovingbeneficialuseimpairment
(BUI)
Atleast35%ofprojectcostsfromnon
federalsponsor
USEPAprovidesupto65%
ApproachesforGeneratingNon
FederalCostShare
Linkingwaterfrontlandrevitalizationand
sedimentcleanupefforts
Combiningbrownfieldrevitalizationand
contaminatedsedimentremediation
Establishingpublicprivatepartnerships
Establishinganonfederalcoalition
Statebondprograms
Inkindservices
Settlementagreements
CleanWaterstaterevolvingfunds
GLLAGoals
emediation
estoration
evitalization
EnvironmentalBenefits
ofGLLA
Higherqualityhabitatforfishand
wildlife
Betterwaterquality
Improvedfishery
Improvedbenthichabitat
Reducecontaminantlevelstobiota
EconomicBenefitsofGLLA
Cleaneranddeeperurbanwaterway
Restorationandremediation
Increasespropertyvalues
Increasesrecreation
Increasestourism
Increasesfishing
Increasesshipping
Projected$50billioninrestoredbenefitsto
theGreatLakesregion(BrookingsInstitute,
2007)
6
GreatLakesLegacyActProjects
Completedorongoing
projects
GLLAToDate
21CleanUpsCompleteor
AgreementsSigned
~3,000,000cubicyards(CY)
Totalcost:$565Million
Leveraged$227Millionnon
federalmatch
10yearsofsuccessful
implementationunderGLLA
GrandCalumetRiverAOC
GrandCalumetRiverAOC
Source:http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/aoc/grandcal/index.html
ProjectBackground
90%offloworiginatesasmunicipalandindustrial
effluent,coolingandprocesswater,andstormwater
overflows
Legacypollutantsinsedimentsandsurfacewater
All14BUIsincludedin1991remedialactionplan
$2.1millionsettlementwithHammondSanitary
Districtin1999
$56millionsettlementwith9responsiblepartiesin
2001
USSteelcompleteddredgingof800,000cyinupper
5mileportionofEastBranchin2007andperformed
additionalinstreamrestorationin2010
ProjectMap Reaches4A/4B
PartnersandStakeholders
USEPAGreatLakesNationalProjectOffice
IndianaDepartmentofEnvironmentalManagement
IndianaDepartmentofNaturalResources
U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers
U.S.FishandWildlifeService
ShirleyHeinzeLandTrust
TheNatureConservancy
SavetheDunesConservationFund
E.I.duPontdeNemoursandCompany
RescoProductsCompany
SulTRAC(EngineerofRecord)
GreatLakesSedimentRemediation
JFBrennan,EnvironmentalRestoration,NRT
ProjectGoalsandObjectives
Removecontaminantmassinsediment
Reduceriskstoaquaticlifeandhuman
health
ReducecontaminanttransporttoIndiana
HarborandLakeMichigan
ImprovewaterqualityinEastBranchGrand
CalumetRiverandGrandCalumetRiverAOC
AdvancetheAOCtowarddelistingthru
removalofbeneficialuseimpairments
Improvebiota,fish,andwildlifehabitat
MajorProjectComponents
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Removeabandonedrailroadbridge
Constructtemporaryuplandsupportareas
Excavatesedimentationbasintoprotectremedyfrom
upstreamcontaminants
Partiallydredgecontaminatedriversediments
Excavateadjacentwetlandstoremovephragmitesand
placesandbackfillwithponds
Dewatersedimentsandtreatwater
Offsitetransportationanddisposalofdredgedmaterials
Placeamendedcapoverremainingsediments
Restorationincludingplantingnativespecies
RailroadBridgeRemoval
Testingandremovalofabandoned
gaspipeline
Removaloftiesandwalkways
Testedforleadbasedpaints
Disassemblyofgirdersections
Removaloftimberpiling
Debrisremovalandloadout
UplandSupportArea
InstallationofSedimentBasin
Createdtoprovidesedimenttrapforupstream
contaminatedsediments
Dredged28,000cy
4,400ft2 sheetpilewalldrivenacrossdownstream
end
Raiseswaterelevation1footabovenormal
Functionsasaweir,trappingsedimentbehindit
HydraulicDredging
40,000CYriver;82,000CY
wetland
Two8dredgeswithpipeline
andboosterpumps
Cuttershearsforphragmites
HydraulicDredging(continued)
WaterQualityMonitoringDuring
Dredging
Realtimeturbiditymonitoring
Measureandcontroldownstreamtransportof
contaminatedsediment
GeotextileTubesandWaterTreatment
60tubesstackedin
threelayers
Sizedtotreatupto5
milliongallonsperday
LoadOutOperations
Dredgedsedimentandused
geotextiletubes
Approximately127,000tons
Eachtruckbedwaslined
Truckscaleandtirewash
Allsedimentwastruckedtothe
NewtonCountyLandfill,Indiana
MarshExcavation
203,000CYofmaterialexcavated
mechanically
Amphibiousequipment
Splitintoeastandwestmarsh
MarshExcavation
SandBackfill
BroadcastCappingSystem
(BCS)
Evenlyandgently
distributessandwhile
minimizingintermixing
withunderlying
sediments
WetlandsA F,sediment
basin
100,000ton
SeidnerMarsh
199,000tons
Reactive CapDesign
Water Column
Armoring Layer
AquaGate (adsorptive)Treatment
Layer
Residual Contamination
SedimentCapping
Riversegments
16,000cyofabsorptivecap
40,000tonofarmoredcap
EcologicalSignificance
Numerousenvironmental
stakeholders
Globallyrareduneandswale
complex
RareSpecies
WildLupine
Harebell
FringedGentian
WhiteIndigo
BlazingStar
InvasiveSpeciesControl
Eradicationofinvasivevegetation
(phragmites,cattails)
Herbicideapplication
Prescribedburning(planned)
Revegetation
GenotypeRestrictions(NorthwestMorianal
DivisionofIndiana)
NativeSeed:73.90acres(1,200lbs.)
NativePlugs:121,245
MaintenanceandMonitoring
PerformanceStandards
Coverage(NativeandInvasive)
Representation
Survival
12monthsfromEPA
preliminaryacceptance
(2016)
Metrics
Projectlength:1.8miles
Riverdepth
Predredge~010
Postdredge>6
Riversedimentandwetlanddredgingvolume:~140,000cy
Marshexcavationvolume:~203,000cy
Sedimentcapprofile:9armorover6isolationwith
AquaGate+ORGANOCLAY
Watertreatment:3,500GPMduringhydraulicdredging
Dewatering:~60geotextilestubesstacked3high
Wetlandsandmarshinvasivespeciescontrol(47acres)and
restoration(74acres)
Projectduration:~3yearsplus12monthsrevegetation
maintenance
Projectbudget:~$80million
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