june 22, 20053 fox and tittabawassee 15 7 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 depth...
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James Hahnenberg
June 22, 2005
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Todays discussion1. Tittabawassee & Fox rivers
2. Fox river cleanup activities (today: upriver focus)
3. Dredging issues and cleanup options
4. Cleanup economics
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Fox and Tittabawassee
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1Midland to the Saginaw River (Saginaw River is up to 28 feet deep)
2Upstream
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(Dioxin)
(PCBs)
Tittabawassee
Fox
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Fox River PCBs: from papermills
Modified from Green Bay Press Gazette
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PCBs can PCBs can get into get into your bodyyour body
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Fox fish advisories
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Fox River progress1. State & federal studies – 1990’s
2. Superfund studies: 1998
3. Dredging demos: 1998-2001
4. Cleanup proposal: 2001
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Fox River progress5. Cleanup decisions: 2002 &
2003 by EPA and WDNR
6. Upriver dredging begins: 2004
7. Upriver completion: 2010
8. Downriver completion: 2018
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Lower Fox River Dredging projects
Winnebago Calumet Manitowoc
Outagamie Brown
MILES
Deposit N(1998-1999)
SMU 56/57(1999-2000)
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Clay & siltysediment
BedrockMaterial under contamination
$17,000,000 by companies
$4,000,000 by WDNR
Costs
80,000**8000*Volume removed (cubic yards)
1999-20001998-1999Years
SMU 56/57(downriver)
Deposit N(upriver)
Fox River dredging demonstrations
*Football field – 5’ high **Football field – 5 stories high
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Dredging projects Achievements
1. Removed 2200 pounds of PCBs
2. PCB concentrations reduced (where no bedrock)
3. Negligible PCB loss to air and water
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Dredging projects Achievements
4. Minimal community disturbance(e.g., noise, odors, traffic, etc.)
5. Developed working relationship with companies and communities
6. Showed dredging works
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Fox River cleanupdecisions
Dredging/disposal –7.2 million cubic yards
Total cost: $400 million(dredging $350 million)
Monitored Natural
Recovery
Upriver work
started 2004
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Fox Cleanup Decision• Reduce risks
• Mixture of cleanup options1. Dredging/disposal2. Capping3. Natural recovery
• Practical and flexible
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OU 2: Monitored Natural Recovery
Upriver cleanup
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Monitored Natural Recovery (OU 2)
1. PCB burial, dilution, or breakdown from biological activity
2. Monitoring to track “recovery”
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0.3% (OU2)
3%6%
91%
OU1 (upstream)
OU4 (downstream)
PCBs by river segment(pounds)
OU3
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Fox River PCB concentrations
3.02.10.23.7
Average
Surface average
Average1
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204
41
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28Water (ppt)
15Sediments (ppm)
Operable UnitMedia
1 All depths Sediment goal: 0.25 ppm
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Lower Fox River side view profile
OU1 Little Lake Butte
des Mort
OU2 Appleton to Little Rapids
OU3 Little Rapids toDe Pere
OU4De Pere toGreen Bay
OU5Green Bay
OU 2 - steep slope (thin sediment - faster flow)
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Monitored Natural RecoveryOU 2
1. Relatively small PCB mass
2. Lower PCB concentrations
3. Bedrock
4. Lots of dams (difficult access)
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Upriver dredging
Started September 2004
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1. Dredge sediments(800,000 cubic yards*)
2. Separate water from dredge slurry
3. Treat dredge water
4. Dispose at landfill
Upstream cleanup
2005dredging
*Football field – 50 stories high
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