Michigan Department of Natural Resources Remedial Action Plan for Michigan Department of Natural Resources Surface Water Quality Division Great Lakes and Environmental Assessment Section P.O. BOX 30028 f Lansing, Michigan 48909 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The initial draft of the Clinton River Remedial Action Plan was prepared by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) under contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Thanks and acknowledge- ments go to Ms. Ann Witzig and Ms. Cindy Hughes. This draft was produced with information gathered from approximately 35 technical people within the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Corp of Engineers, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, other state departments, the Clinton River Water- shed Council, Southeast Michigan Council-of Governments, local government officials and many private citizens. To all who have provided informa- tion, a sincere thank you from the coordinator. Special thanks to Peggy Johnson of the Clinton River Watershed Council for editing Chapter 7. Special thanks goes to Jeff Crum, Tim Fiest, Ken Stern and Tom Young, without whose help this document could not have been produced. In addition, kind thanks go to Julie Ram, Marlene Bole, Connie Pennell and Teresa Kent who labored diligently to type this draft document. David Kenaga Clinton River Remedial Action Plan Coordlnacor November 1988 Table of Contents Executive Sununary 1.1 The Clinton River Area of Concern 1.2 Designated Uses, Impairments and Goals 1.3 Natural Features, Land Uses and Water Uses 1.4 Potential Sources of Pollutants 1.4.1 Point Sources 1.4.2 Nonpoint Sources 1.5 Historical or Presently Occurring Remedial Actions 1.5.1 Combined Sewer Overflows 1 .5.2 Stormwater 1.5.3 Dredging and Flooding 1.5.4 Capital Improvements Through Local, State and Federal Funding 1.5.5 Point Source Controls 1.6 Improvements in Stream Quality 1.7 Recommended Actions Introduction 2.1 Purpose and Objectives 2.2 Background Environmental Setting 3.1 Location 3.1.1 Area of Concern Sections 3.1.2 Source Area of Concern Stations 3.1.3 Downstream of Clinton River Basin Section 3.2 Natural Features 3.2.1 Drainage 3.2.2 Topography 3.2.3 Hydrology, Flooding and Stream Modifications 3.2.4 Soil Types, Erosion 3.3 Land Uses 3.3.1 Urban/Suburban/Residential 3.3.2 Sewer Service Areas 3.3.3 Unsewered Areas 3.3.4 Industrial 3.3.5 Recreation 3.3.6 Agriculture 3.3.7 Wildlife Habitat 3.4 Clinton River Water Uses 3.4.1 Water Supply 3.4.2 Fish and Wildlife Habitat 3.4.3 Sport Fishing 3.4.4 Contact Recreation 3.4.5 Noncontact Recreation 3.4.6 Navigation and Channel Maintenance 3.4.7 Waste Disposal 3.5 Lake St. Clair Water Uses 3.5.1 Fish and Wildlife Habitat 3.5.2 Limnology 3.6 Water Quality Standards, Guidelines and Designated Uses 4. Definition of the Problem . 4.1 Impaired Uses, Use Attainability, and Other Problems 4.1.1 Definition of the Problem 4.1.2 Beach Closings and PartiallTotal Body Contact Recreation 4.1.3 Urban Stormwater 4.1.4 Loss of Aesthetic Qualities 4.1.5 Human Health Impacts 4.1.6 Sediment Transport and Sedimentation 4.1.7 Degree of Problem Resolution by Category Within River Sections 4.1.7.1 Section 1 4.1.7.2 Section 2 4.1.7.3 Section 3 4.1.7.4 Section 4 4.1.7.5 Section 5 4.1.7.6 Section 6 4.2 Condition of the Clinton River 4.2.1 Data Presentation and Description with Respect to Data Tables, Map I.D. Numbers and Station Codes 4.3 Historical Summary of Chemical Analysis of Clinton River Water 4.3.1 Conventional Pollutants in Clinton River Water 4.3.2 Metals in Clinton River Water 4.3.3 Organic Contaminants in Clinton River Water 4.4 Historical Summary of Chemical Analysis of Clinton River Sediments 4.4.1 Clinton River Sediment Conventional Constituents 4.4.2 Clinton River Sediment Heavy Metals Contaminants 4.4.3 Clinton River Sediment Organic Contaminants 4.5 Chemicals in Clinton River Fish Tissue 4.5.1 Metals In Clinton River Fish Tissue 4.5.2 Organic Chemical8 in Clinton River Fish Tioaue 4.6 Clinton River Fish Communities 1971 - 1984 4.6.1 Section 5 Clinton River Fish Cammunity 4.6.2 Section 3 Clinton River Fish Community 4.6.3 Section 4 Clinton River Fieh Community 4.6.4 Section 6 Clinton River Fish Community 4.6.5 Section 2 Clinton River Fish Community 4.6.6 Section 1 Clinton River Fish Community 4.7 Clinton River Benthic Macroinvertebrate C-ity 1972 - 1984 4.7.1 Section 5, 1972 - 1984 4.7.2 Section 3, 1972 - 1984 4.7.3 Section 4, 1973 - 1982 4.7.4 Section 6, 1973 - 1983 4.7.5 Section 2, 1973 4.7.6 Section 1, 1973 - 1983 4.7.7 Summary Pollution Sources and Loadings 5.1 Section 5 - Main Branch Clinton River and Its Tributaries Upstream of Red Run 5.1.1 Point Sources 5.1.1.1 Continuous Industrial Dischargers 5.1.1.2 Intermittent Industrial Dischargers 5.1.1.3 Continuous Municipal Dischargers 5.1.1.4 Intermittent Point Sources 5.1.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.1.2.1 Urban Stormwater 5.1.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.1.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.1.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.2 River Section 4 Red Run and Its Tributaries 5.2.1 Point Sources 5.2.1.1 Continuous Industrial Dischargers 5.2.1.2 Intermittent Industrial Dischargers 5.2.1.3 Continuous Municipal Dischargers 5.2.1.4 Intermittent Point Sources 5.2.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.2.2.1 Urban Stormwater 5.2.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.2.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.2.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.2.2.5 Atmospheric Deposition 5.2.2.6 Sediments 5.3 River Section 6 the North and Middle Branches of the Clinton River and Their Tributaries 5.3.1 Point Sources 5.3.1.1 Continuous Industrial Dischargers 5.3.1.2 Intermittent Point Sources 5.3.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.3.2.1 Urban Stormwater 5.3.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.3.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.3.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.3.2.5 Atmospheric Deposition 5.3.2.6 Sediments 5.4 Section 3 - Main Branch Clinton River Between Red Run and the Spillway 5.4.1 Point Sources 5.4.1.1 Continuous Industrial Dischargers 5.4.1.2 Intermittent Point Sources 5.4.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.4.2.1 Urban Stormwater 5.4.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.4.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.4.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.4.2.5 Atmospheric Deposition 5.4.2.6 Sediments 5.5 Section 2 - Clinton River Spillway 5.5.1 Point Sources 5.5.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.5.2.1 Urban Storwater 5.5.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.5.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.5.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.5.2.5 Atmospheric Deposition 5.5.2.6 Sediments 5.6 Section 1 - Main Branch Clinton of the River (Natural Channel) Between the Spillway and the Mouth 5.6.1 Point Sources 5.6.1.1 Continuous Point Source Dischargers 5.6.1.2 Intermittent Point Sources 5.6.2 Nonpoint Sources 5.6.2.1 Urban Runoff 5.6.2.2 Rural and Suburban Runoff 5.6.2.3 Industrial Site Runoff 5.6.2.4 Landfills, Dumps and Other Sites of Potential Environmental Contamination 5.6.2.5 Atmospheric Deposition 5.6.2.6 Sediments 5.7 Spills reported through the Pollution Emergency Alerting System 6. Clinton River Watershed Station Site and Location Maps Ambient Surface Water Sampling Stations, 1970-1987 Sediment Sampling Locations, 1970-1987 Fish Sampling Sites, 1971-1985 Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Sampling Locations, 1972-1984 Permitted Point Source Dischargers to Surface Waters, 1987 Waste Disposal Sites, 1987 Potential Sites of Envirollmental Contamination 1987 as Designated Under Act 307 of 1982 Active Hazardous Waste Treatment, Storage or Disposal Sites, 1987 7. Historical Record of Remedial Action 7.1 Completed Actions 7.1.1 Construction of Wastewater Treatment Facilities and Collection System Improvements 7.1.1.1 Improvements in the Area of Concern 7.1.1.2 Improvements in the Source Area of Concern 7.1.2 Industrial Wastewater Pretreatment 7.1.3 Constructed Combined Sewer Overflow Projects 7.1.4 Stormwater and Runoff Pollution Control Measures 7.1.5 Dredging 7.1.6 Enforcement 7.1.7 Private and Nongovernmental Remedial Actions 7.1.8 Benefits Derived and Uses Restored 7.2 Actions in Progress Mt . leie ens Wastewater Treatment Facility Construction Dredging and Dredge Spoil Disposal Waste Site Cleanup 7.2.3.1 Selfridge Air National Guard Base 7.2.3.2 Red Run Landfills 7.2.3.3 Liquid Disposal, Inc. 7.2.3.4 G and H Landfill 7.2.3.5 South Macomb Disposal Authority Landfills 9 and 9A 8. Definition of Specific Goals, Objectives and Milestones for Restoration of Impaired Uses 8.1 Uses to be Restored or Maintained 8.2 Designed Uses and Goals 8.2.1 Agriculture 8.2.2 Navigation 8.2.3 Industrial Water Supply 8.2.4 Public Water Supply 8.2.5 Warmwater Fish 8.2.6 Other Indigenous Aquatic Life 8.2.7 Partial Body Contact Recreation 8.2.8 Total Body Contact Recreation 8.3 Water Use and Quality Objectives 9.