The new Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern (AOC) Remedial Action Plan (RAP) Update is now available, incorporating the feedback we received from stakeholders on the draft we shared earlier this year. The document is available on the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) website.
The plan shares the progress made fom March 2020 through December 2021 on important actions for reaching our Area of Concern pollution cleanup and restoration goals and sets milestones for continued work ahead.
Thirteen environmental problems, called beneficial use impairments, were identified for the Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern, along with actions to address those problems.
Delisting targets are specific goals and objectives established for each impairment, with measurable indicators to track results of pollution cleanup and habitat restoration efforts. Once all impairments are removed, the Lower Green Bay and Fox River can be removed from the list of most polluted sites on the Great Lakes.
The Lower Green Bay and Fox River Area of Concern was designated as one of 43 sites on the Great Lakes with significant environmental damage by the United States and Canada in 1987. Federal Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding, first launched in 2010, helps communities clean up pollution and restore waterways.
Content originally appeared via WDNR release on 7/8/22
