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Rouge River Remedial Action Plan Revision Thank You! 2004 Rouge River Remedial Action Plan Revision Thank You! The 2004 RAP is dedicated to two RRAC members who passed away during its development: Mr. Charles Moon and Mr. John Donohue. The leadership, advice and support of these exceptional attorneys will be missed by all who had the pleasure of working with them. The Rouge River Advisory Council would like to thank the many agencies, organizations and individuals who contributed to the completion of this document. The following are those who have served on the drafting and review teams: Rich Badics, Brandy Bakita, Zachare Ball, Dan Ballnik, Jack Barnes, Cathy Bean, Larry Bean, Matt Best, Caroline Biribauer, Jeff Braunscheidel, Jonathan Bulkley, Bill Craig, Julie Craves, Phil Crookshank, Lillian Dean, Orin Gelderloos, Kurt Giberson, Linda Ginsburg, Barbara Goryca, Larry Harris, Kurt Heise, Martin Hendges, Chuck Hersey, Carl Johnson, Barry Johnson, Meroe Kaericher, Steven Kitler, Matthew Kobylarz, Carolyne McCaughey, Allison McCormick, Noel Mullett, Chris O'Meara, Jodi Peace, Sally Petrella, Joe Rathbun, Jim Ridgway, George Rinke, Phil Sanzica, Tom Schram, William Serchak, Raj Sinha, Tracy Slintak, Jack Smiley, Ted Starbuck, Dean Tuomari, Susan Vignoe, Cheryl Wilson, Thomas Wilson, Dick Wolinski, Gary Zorza, Jim Zoumbaris. RRAC expresses special acknowledgement to the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority and its outstanding document, Forty Steps to a New Don: Report of the Don Watershed Task Force. The Rouge RAP has modeled its major sections based on this report. Photos used in this report came from the Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project, Friends of the Rouge, Dan Ballnik, Jeffrey Braunscheidel, Bill Craig, Julie Craves, Phil Crookshank, Lillian Dean, George Rinke, Jim Zoumbaris, the Dearborn Historical Museum, the Environmental Interpretive Center at University of MI- Dearborn, Hubbell Roth and Clark, the City of Troy, Wayne County Parks and Recreation Department, and a variety of internet sources. Finally, RRAC wishes to express their gratitude to Rich Badics, RRAC Chair from 1996 through 1999, Kurt Heise, Chair, and Bill Craig, Vice Chair, from 2000 through 2004; for their outstanding and steadfast support, guidance and commitment throughout the development of this document. 2004 Rouge River Remedial Action Plan Revision "A river is a reflection of the community through which it flows." Orin Gelderloos, Director of the Environmental Interpretive Center at the University of Michigan - Dearborn Figure 1: Rouge River Watershed Location in Michigan ii Figure 2: Rouge River Watershed iii Glossary The following is a glossary of acronyms and abbreviations for this report to assist the reader in understanding this document: AOC Area of Concern - IJC designated water body that significantly contributes to the pollution of the Great Lakes. There are 43 AOCs in the Great Lakes region, 14 in the State of Michigan, including the Rouge River. BMPs Best Management Practices - Practices used to control pollution caused by storm water runoff. BUI Beneficial Use Impairment CDF Confined Disposal Facility CLEAN Corporate Leaders' Environmental Affiliates Network CMI Clean Michigan Initiative CSO Combined Sewer Overflow - Overflows from older combined sewer systems designed to carry both sanitary sewage and storm water to a wastewater treatment plant. CSO Basin Concrete structure used to relieve high wastewater flows in combined sewer systems CWCSA Central Wayne County Sanitation Authority DO Dissolved Oxygen DWSD Detroit Water and Sewerage Department EIC Environmental Interpretive Center - Located on the campus of the University of Michigan-Dearborn FCAs Fish Consumption Advisories FLOW Forest Lake Outlet Watershed FOTR Friends of the Rouge GIS Geographic Information System GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement - A bi-national agreement that agreed "to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem." HHW Household Hazardous Waste HNPA Holliday Nature Preserve Association IDEP Illicit Discharge Elimination Plan IJC International Joint Commission - A United States and Canadian binational organization charged with water quality oversight in the boundary waters. MDEQ Michigan Department of Environmental Quality AQD - Air Quality Division ESS - Environmental Sciences and Services Division GLMD - Geological and Land Management Division RRD Remediation and Re-development Division WD - Water Division WHMD - Waste and Hazardous Material Division SWQAS - Surface Water Quality Assessment Section MDNR Michigan Department of Natural Resources NPDES National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System - Name of the permit program required for discharges to surface waters. NPS Nonpoint Source Pollution - A group of pollutants that originate from diverse, uncontrolled, sources and are often carried by storm water. NRCS Natural Resources Conservation Service OCDC Oakland County Drain Commission OCHD Oakland County Health Department OSDS Onsite Sewage Disposal System(s) iv PAHs Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons - A class of toxic chemicals. Also called PNAs. PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls - A class of organic chemicals that was a commonly used additive for various types of oils PCNs Polychlorinated Naphthalenes - A class of toxic chemicals PEP Public Education Plan PPP Public Participation Plan RAP Remedial Action Plan - Cleanup plan developed for a Great Lakes Area of Concern. REP Rouge Education Project - FOTR's school-based, interdisciplinary watershed education and monitoring effort. RPO Rouge Program Office RRAC Rouge Remedial Action Plan Advisory Council - Multi-stakeholder committee formed to assist with the update and implementation of the Rouge River RAP. RRBO Rouge River Bird Observatory - Located on the campus of the University of Michigan- Dearborn. RRNWWDP Rouge River National Wet Weather Demonstration Project - Multimillion dollar project to determine the effects of wet weather discharges to the Rouge River and demonstrate various control measures. The project is being implemented by the Wayne County Depart- ment of Environment under a grant from the federal government. RTB Retention Treatment Basin SEMCOG Southeast Michigan Council of Governments SESC Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control SMLC Southeast Michigan Land Conservancy SOCCRA Southeastern Oakland County Resource and Recovery Authority SOCWA Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority SOD Sediment Oxygen Demand SPAC Statewide Public Advisory Council - Council made up of one member from each AOC in Michigan formed to share ideas and coordinate activities between various watersheds. SRF State Revolving Fund SSO Sanitary Sewer Overflow - The discharge of raw or inadequately treated sewage from municipal separate sanitary sewer systems, which are designed to carry sanitary sewage but not storm water. SWAG Storm Water Advisory Group SWPPI Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiative TMDL Total Daily Maximum Load U of M-D University of Michigan - Dearborn campus USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers USEPA United States Environmental Protection Agency USGS United States Geological Service WCDOE Wayne County Department of Environment WCEHRD Washtenaw County Environmental Heath Regulation Department WCHD Wayne County Health Department WDM Woody Debris Management - The process of determining whether to move, remove or add woody debris to the river, and how best to do that work. WHC Wildlife Habitat Council WTUA Western Townships Utilities Authority WWTP Wastewater Treatment Plant - Facility that receives and treats wastewater prior to discharge to surface waters.
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