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Detroit River Canadian Remedial Action Plan: Stage 2 Report DETROIT RIVER CANADIAN REMEDIAL ACTION PLAN STAGE 2 REPORT 2010 Edited by: Natalie Green, Luca Cargnelli, Ted Briggs, Richard Drouin, Matthew Child Jennifer Esbjerg, Marcia Valiante, Tom Henderson, David McGregor, and David Munro Detroit River Canadian RAP Stage 2 Report Detroit River Canadian Remedial Action Plan Stage 2 Report 2010 Edited by: Natalie D. Green, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup Luca Cargnelli, Environment Canada Ted Briggs, Ontario Ministry of the Environment Richard Drouin, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Matthew Child, Essex Region Conservation Authority Jennifer Esbjerg, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Marcia Valiante, DRCC Outreach Committee Tom Henderson, Public Advisory Council David McGregor, Brighton Beach Power David Munro, Public Advisory Council Includes bibliographical references ISBN: 978-0-9865752-0-4 ISBN (Digital copy): 978-0-9865752-1-1 Suggested Citation: Green N.D., Cargnelli L., Briggs T., Drouin R., Child M., Esbjerg J., Valiante M., Henderson T., McGregor D., and D. Munro, eds. 2010. Detroit River Canadian Remedial Action Plan: Stage 2 Report. Detroit River Canadian Cleanup, Publication No. 1, Essex, Ontario, Canada. For more information, contact: Detroit River Canadian Cleanup 311-360 Fairview Avenue West Essex, Ontario N8M 1Y6 [email protected] Tel: 519-982-3722 Fax: 519-776-8688 Report also available at: www.detroitriver.ca ii Detroit River Canadian RAP Stage 2 Report Acknowledgements Many individuals were involved in providing guidance and direction for the development of the Canadian RAP Stage 2 report. Thank you to all of the DRCC members who have spent their time and effort on providing their input for completing this document, especially those that participated in the Stage 2 Report Writing Team: Ted Briggs Ontario Ministry of the Environment Luca Cargnelli Environment Canada Matthew Child Essex Region Conservation Authority Paul Drca City of Windsor Richard Drouin Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Jennifer Esjberg Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources Natalie Green RAP Coordinator, Detroit River Canadian Cleanup Doug Haffner Great Lakes Institute for Environmental Research Tom Henderson Public Advisory Council David McGregor Brighton Beach Power David Munro Public Advisory Council Al Stephens Public Advisory Council Marcia Valiante Outreach Committee Special thanks are extended to Tom Dufour (Essex Region Conservation Authority) for creating the maps used in this document. Furthermore, thank you to Kristin Ives (Detroit River Canadian Cleanup) for all of her assistance throughout the development of the RAP Report. This report was sponsored by Environment Canada and the Ontario Ministry of the Environment to address the Canada-Ontario Agreement Result 2.5 and 2.6 for the Canadian side of the Detroit River Area of Concern. Although this report was subject to technical review, it does not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Canada or the Province of Ontario. iii Detroit River Canadian RAP Stage 2 Report TABLE OF CONTENTS LIST OF FIGURES .................................................................................................................................. vii LIST OF TABLES .................................................................................................................................... vii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ...................................................................................................................... viii RÉSUMÉ .................................................................................................................................................. xi 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 BACKGROUND ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 OVERVIEW OF THE AOC PROGRAM ......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 HISTORY OF THE DETROIT RIVER RAP ...................................................................................................................... 1 1.4 HISTORY AND STRUCTURE OF THE DETROIT RIVER CANADIAN CLEANUP .......................................................................... 4 1.5 PURPOSE ............................................................................................................................................................ 6 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE DETROIT RIVER AREA OF CONCERN .............................................. 7 2.1 PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: THE RIVER AND ITS WATERSHED ............................................................................................. 7 2.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ..................................................................................................................................... 10 2.3 CURRENT LAND USES .......................................................................................................................................... 10 2.4 CONTAMINANTS (IN WATER AND SEDIMENT) ........................................................................................................... 12 2.5 NON-NATIVE INVASIVE SPECIES ............................................................................................................................. 13 2.6 THE BINATIONAL NATURE OF THE DETROIT RIVER RAP ............................................................................................. 13 3. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT IN THE RAP ......................................................................................... 14 3.1 OVERVIEW OF PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ..................................................................................................................... 14 3.2 PUBLIC OUTREACH AND RAP EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SINCE 2003 .............................................................................. 14 3.3 DETROIT RIVER RAP-RELATED PUBLICATIONS .......................................................................................................... 19 3.4 PUBLIC CONSULTATION ....................................................................................................................................... 20 4. ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF BENEFICIAL USE IMPAIRMENTS ......... 22 4.1 STATUS OF BUIS OVER TIME ................................................................................................................................ 22 4.2 ASSESSMENT OF DETROIT RIVER CANADIAN BUIS AND DELISTING CRITERIA .................................................................. 22 Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption ............................................................................................. 26 Tainting of Fish and Wildlife Flavour ............................................................................................................. 32 Degradation of Fish and Wildlife Populations ............................................................................................... 34 Fish Tumours or Other Deformities ............................................................................................................... 38 Bird and Animal Deformities or Other Reproductive Problems .................................................................... 41 Degradation of Benthos ................................................................................................................................. 44 Restrictions on Dredging Activities ................................................................................................................ 53 Eutrophication or Undesirable Algae ............................................................................................................ 55 Restrictions on Drinking Water Consumption or Taste and Odour Problems .............................................. 57 Beach Closings ............................................................................................................................................... 59 Degradation of Aesthetics ............................................................................................................................. 62 Added Costs to Agriculture or Industry ......................................................................................................... 64 Degradation of Phytoplankton and Zooplankton Populations ...................................................................... 66 Loss of Fish and Wildlife Habitat ................................................................................................................... 68 iv Detroit River Canadian RAP Stage 2 Report 5. EXISTING MONITORING PROGRAMS ........................................................................................ 77 6. COMPLETED ACTIONS 1998-2008 ............................................................................................ 82 GENERAL ......................................................................................................................................................... 84 Detroit River Remedial Action Plan Coordination and DRCC Governance .................................................... 84 City of Windsor Environmental Master Plan ................................................................................................. 84 HABITAT .........................................................................................................................................................
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