Common use of Contaminated Sediments Clause in Contracts

Contaminated Sediments. Contaminated sediments are a major impediment to delisting Waukegan Harbor as a Great Lakes AOC and may directly impact the following beneficial use impairments: restrictions on dredging, restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption, and degradation of benthos. However, there is an immediate opportunity for U.S. EPA, Illinois EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local stakeholders to cooperate on a sediment remediation project in Waukegan Harbor. The Great Lakes Legacy Act and/or the Water Resources Development Act provide the potential opportunity to bring significant amount of federal funds to assist in remediation of Waukegan Harbor. However, to make use of these funding sources in a timely manner (Great Lakes Legacy Act funding is authorize only through FY2008) will require tight coordination between the state, federal, and local agencies on technical, policy, permitting, and funding issues. Some of these issues include: Schedule: In order to maintain a schedule that will allow for remedial implementation in FY2006 tight coordination between the agencies is required. An approximate schedule for additional work that is required is provided below. Any delays in making policy, technical, and/or permitting decisions, or the lack of funding, could lead to a missed opportunity for utilizing the federal funding sources and significant delays in the schedule: ▪ Fall/Winter 2004: Design and Implement Sampling Plan for Collecting all required Pre- design data required to evaluate remedial alternatives. ▪ Winter/Spring 2005: Complete evaluation of remedial alternatives and select remedy. ▪ Summer/Fall 2005: Complete design work and obtain permits. ▪ Fall/Winter 2005: Initiate implementation of remedy. Funding: Sediment remediation under the Great Lakes Legacy Act will require a non-federal cost share of 35 percent. The City of Waukegan has expressed some interest in providing a portion of this funding, but given the estimated $15M-$20M price tag of sediment remediation additional funds may be required. U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) has committed $135,000 in funding to support additional sampling and analysis in the harbor, and an evaluation of disposal and treatment options for the sediments. An additional $500,000 may be needed from GLNPO and the state to complete evaluation and design work at the site. Policy/Permitting: Several policy and permitting decisions will be required at the state and local levels prior to remedy implementation. Any delays in making these decisions may substantially delay the process. The federal, state, and local agencies need close coordination in order to avoid delays.

Contaminated Sediments. Contaminated sediments are a major impediment to delisting Waukegan Harbor as a Great Lakes AOC and may directly impact the following beneficial use impairments: restrictions on dredging, restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption, and degradation of benthos. However, there is an immediate opportunity for U.S. EPA, Illinois EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local stakeholders to cooperate on a sediment remediation project in Waukegan Harbor. The Great Lakes Legacy Act and/or the Water Resources Development Act provide the potential opportunity to bring a significant amount of federal funds to assist in remediation of Waukegan Harbor. However, to make use of these funding sources in a timely manner (Great Lakes Legacy Act funding is authorize authorized only through FY2008) will require tight coordination between the state, federal, and local agencies on technical, policy, permitting, and funding issues. Some of these issues include: Schedule: In order to maintain a schedule that will allow for remedial implementation in FY2006 FY2007 tight coordination between the agencies is required. An approximate schedule for additional work that is required is provided below. Any delays in making policy, technical, and/or permitting decisions, or the lack of funding, could lead to a missed opportunity for utilizing the federal funding sources and significant delays in the schedule: ▪ Fall/Winter 2004: Design and Implement Sampling Plan for Collecting all required Pre- design data required to evaluate remedial alternatives. ▪ Winter/Spring 2005: Complete evaluation of remedial alternatives and select remedy. ▪ Summer/Fall 2005: Complete design work and obtain permits. ▪ Fall/Winter 2005: Initiate implementation of remedy. Funding: Sediment remediation under the Great Lakes Legacy Act will require a non-federal cost share of 35 percent. The City of Waukegan has expressed some interest in providing a portion of this funding, but given the estimated $15M-$20M multi million-dollar price tag of sediment remediation additional funds may be required. U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) has committed $135,000 in Additional funding to support additional sampling and analysis in the harbor, and an evaluation of disposal and treatment options for the sediments. An additional $500,000 may be needed from GLNPO and the state to complete evaluation and design work at the site. Policy/Permitting: Several policy and permitting decisions will be required at the state and local levels prior to remedy implementation. Any delays in making these decisions may substantially delay the process. The federal, state, and local agencies need close coordination in order to avoid delays.