Number
190877
Version
ORIGINAL
Reference
Sponsor
The Public Works Committee
Title
Resolution authorizing the City of Milwaukee to enter into a Great Lakes Legacy Act Project Agreement with the US Environmental Protection Agency in cooperation with the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Milwaukee County, We Energies, and the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District for the Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of Remaining Impacted Sediments in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Analysis
This resolution will authorize the City of Milwaukee to enter into a cooperative agreement with multiple non-federal sponsors to study and remediate legacy contamination in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern.
Body
Whereas, The Department of City Development, Redevelopment Authority of the City of Milwaukee, Port Milwaukee, and other City agencies (collectively known as “the City”) have been coordinating with the US Environmental Protection Agency (“USEPA”), the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (“WDNR”), Milwaukee County, We Energies, and Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (“MMSD”) to develop a Focused Feasibility Study, Pre-Design Investigation, and Remedial Design of Remaining Impacted Sediments in the Milwaukee Estuary Area of Concern (“AOC”); and
Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary was designated an AOC in 1987 by the International Joint Commission because of historical modifications and pollutant loads that contributed toxic contamination to the AOC and Lake Michigan; and
Whereas, Twenty-six AOC’s have been identified in the Great Lakes basin and five are located in the State of Wisconsin; and
Whereas, The Milwaukee Estuary AOC includes the nearshore waters of Lake Michigan, portions of the Milwaukee, Menomonee, and Kinnickinnic Rivers, and a segment of Lincoln Creek; and
Whereas, Under the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, a Milwaukee Estuary Stage 1 Remedial Action Plan (“RAP”) was completed ...
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