Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020
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REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN UPDATE for the MILWAUKEE ESTUARY AREA OF CONCERN AUGUST 2020 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Office of Great Waters Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020 Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern This Remedial Action Plan includes updates from January 2018 through April 2020. Compiled by Brennan Dow Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern Coordinator Division of Environmental Management – Office of Great Waters Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 2300 N. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Milwaukee, WI 53212 (414) 263-8651 [email protected] With Input and Contributions From: Aaron Schiller, WDNR Cheryl Masterson, WDNR Chris Dietrich, WDNR Donalea Dinsmore, WDNR Gina LaLiberte, WDNR Kendra Axness, WDNR Lee Delcore, WDNR Madeline Magee, WDNR Marty Johnson, WDNR Meghan Williams, WDNR Michelle Soderling, WDNR Olivia Colaianni, WDNR Rebecca Fedak, WDNR Scott Inman, WDNR Sean Strom, WDNR Stacy Hron, WDNR Steve Galarneau, WDNR Xiaochun Zhang, WDNR Management Action Implementation Team (MAIT) Andrew Struck, Ozaukee County Jen Francis, Milwaukee County Parks Benji Timm, City of Milwaukee Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Milwaukee Brennan Dow, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Riverkeeper Corey Zetts, Menomonee Valley Partners Kevin Shafer, MMSD (Chair) Dave Misky, City of Milwaukee Lilith Fowler, Harbor District, Inc. Jamie Ferschinger, Sixteenth Street Community Natalie Dutack, Milwaukee County Parks Health Centers Sarah Toomsen, Milwaukee County Parks i Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020 Stacy Hron, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Tom Chapman, MMSD Vicki Elkin, FFLM (Vice Chair) Project Management Team (MAIT Subcommittee) Coordinated by Tom Chapman Benji Timm, City of Milwaukee Natalie Dutack, Milwaukee County Parks Brennan Dow, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Sarah Toomsen, Milwaukee County Parks Marie Kopka, USACE Stacy Hron, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Megan O’Brien, EPA GLNPO Travis Schroeder, WDNR – Bureau of Michelle Soderling, WDNR – Office of Great Waterways Waters Fish and Wildlife Technical Advisory Committee (Tech Team) Coordinated by Brennan Dow Aaron Schiller, WDNR – Bureau of Fish Laura Schmidt, WDNR – Bureau of Fish Management Management Aaron Zeleske, Harbor District, Inc. Megan O’Brien, EPA GLNPO Andrew Struck, Ozaukee County Michelle Soderling, WDNR – Office of Great Andrew Stevens, USFWS Waters Brian Russart, Milwaukee County Parks Natalie Dutack, Milwaukee County Parks Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper Rebecca Fedak, WDNR – Office of Great Craig Helker, WDNR – Bureau of Water Quality Waters Dianne Robinson, WDNR – Bureau of Wildlife Sharon Fandel, WDNR – Bureau of Natural Management Heritage Conservation Emilie Burmeister, Milwaukee County Parks Stacy Hron, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Faith Fitzpatrick, USGS Todd Polacek, Applied Ecological Services Gary Casper, UWM Field Station Tom Burzynski, WDNR – Bureau of Fish Hayley Olds, USGS Management Jeff Houghton, UWM Tom Chapman, MMSD Joanna Demas, River Revitalization Foundation Tom Sear, Citizen – Water Resources Engineer John Janssen, UWM Tom Slawski, Southeast WI Regional Planning Kim Forbeck, Urban Ecology Center Commission Kristina Betzold, WDNR – Bureau of Will Wawrzyn, Citizen – Fisheries Biologist Environmental Analysis and Sustainability Beaches Work Group Coordinated by Brennan Dow Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper Jack Sudar, Milwaukee County Dept. of Deborah Dila, UWM Administrative Services Donalea Dinsmore, WDNR – Office of Great Jean Schultz, City of Milwaukee Health Dept. Waters Lindor Schmidt, City of Milwaukee Health Dept. Hayley Olds, USGS Madeline Magee, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Therese Gripentrog, Milwaukee County Parks ii Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020 Megan O’Brien, USEPA GLNPO Sandra McLellan, UWM Michelle Soderling, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Sarah Toomsen, Milwaukee County Parks Nick Tomaro, City of Milwaukee Health Dept. Stacy Hron, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Rebecca Fedak, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Steve Keith, Milwaukee County Dept. of Samantha Katt, WDNR – Bureau of Watershed Administrative Services Management Sediment Work Group Coordinated by Dave Misky Aaron Zeleske, Harbor District, Inc. Kristin Kurzka, Sigma Adam Schlict, Port Milwaukee Larry Sullivan, Citizen – Engineering Consultant Benji Timm, City of Milwaukee Lilith Fowler, Harbor District, Inc. Bob Paulson, We Energies Megan O’Brien, EPA GLNPO Brennan Dow, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Melissa Bosman, USACE Brian Kasprzyk, Port Milwaukee Natalie Dutack, Milwaukee County Parks Caitie Nigrelli, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant Olivia Colaianni, WDNR – Office of Great Carrie Webb, WDNR – Remediation & Waters Redevelopment Rebecca Fedak, WDNR – Office of Great Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper Waters Chris Dietrich, WDNR – Remediation & Rob Stanick, USACE Redevelopment Sarah Toomsen, Milwaukee County Parks Corey Zetts, Menomonee Valley Partners Scott Cieniawski, EPA GLNPO Gerry Demers, Waste Management Scott Inman, WDNR – Remediation & Guy Smith, Milwaukee County Parks Redevelopment Heather Williams, EPA GLNPO Stacy Hron, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Huck Raddemann, Jacobs Steve Galarneau, WDNR – Office of Great Jennifer Bolger Breceda, Milwaukee Waters Riverkeeper Steve Garbaciak, Foth Jennifer Miller, USACE Susan Henshaw, USACE Jim Killian, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Susan Prout, EPA GLNPO John Budzinski, WDNR – Acting SER Tom Chapman, MMSD Secretary’s Director Tom OBryan, USACE Jon Imbrunone, USACE Trevor Nobile, WDNR – Remediation & Josh Hachey, USACE Redevelopment Judy Fassbender, WDNR – Remediation & Vicki Elkin, FFLM Redevelopment Kristen Isom, EPA GLNPO Communications and Outreach Team Coordinated by Rebecca Fedak Anne Michalski, Milwaukee Riverkeeper Jen Francis, Milwaukee County Parks Christina Taddy, MMSD Megan O’Brien, EPA GLNPO Ian Everett, Milwaukee County Parks Michelle Kramer, Menomonee Valley Partners Jeff Fleming, City of Milwaukee Natalie Dutack, Milwaukee County Parks iii Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020 Olivia Colaianni, WDNR – Office of Great Raechelle Cline, WDNR – Office of Waters Communications Susan Tesarik, WDNR – Office of Great Waters Community Advisory Committee Leadership Team Andrew Struck, Ozaukee County Janee Pederson, HNTB Chris Litzau, Great Lakes CCC Aaron Zeleske, Harbor District, Inc. Cheryl Nenn, Milwaukee Riverkeeper (Chair) Cover Photo: Taken by Stacy Hron, WDNR Lake Michigan Program Coordinator, along the Milwaukee River where the Estabrook Dam was removed as part of an Area of Concern management action in 2018. Disclaimer The Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (GLWQA) is a non-regulatory agreement between the U.S. and Canada, and criteria developed under its auspices are non-regulatory. The actions identified in this document as needed to meet beneficial use impairment (BUI) delisting targets are not subject to enforcement or regulatory actions. The actions identified in this Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Update do not constitute a list of preapproved projects, nor is it a list of projects simply related to BUIs or generally to improve the environment. Actions identified in this document are directly related to removing a BUI and are needed to delist the Area of Concern (AOC). iv Remedial Action Plan Update for the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern August 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Purpose Statement ................................................................................................................... 1 Progress Summary ................................................................................................................... 3 Sediment ............................................................................................................................... 3 Management Action Implementation ..................................................................................... 6 Assessments ......................................................................................................................... 8 Area of Concern Working Groups & Roles ...........................................................................10 Next Steps ............................................................................................................................11 BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENT UPDATES ........................................................................... 16 RESTRICTIONS ON DREDGING ACTIVITIES ....................................................................16 FISH TUMORS OR OTHER DEFORMITIES ........................................................................23 BIRD OR ANIMAL DEFORMITIES OR REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS ...............................25 RESTRICTIONS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSUMPTION ..............................................27 DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS ...........................................................................................29 DEGRADATION OF PHYTOPLANKTON AND ZOOPLANKTON POPULATIONS ...............31 LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT ...........................................................................33 DEGRADATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS ................................................35 BEACH CLOSINGS (RECREATIONAL RESTRICTIONS) ....................................................39 EUTROPHICATION OR UNDESIRABLE ALGAE .................................................................42 DEGRADATION