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Local AOC Coordinator Perspective
Jill Jedlicka, Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
Riverkeeper combines firsthand knowledge of our waterways with an unwavering commitment to the
rights of our communities to clean water.
Our goal is for everyone to have access to fishable, swimmable and drinkable waterways throughout the
Buffalo Niagara region.
Space Shuttle Photo Courtesy of USEPA-GLNPO/NASA
Buffalo River Watershed
"The Buffalo River is a repulsive holding basinrepulsive holding basin for industrial and municipal wastes, it is devoid of oxygen
and almost sterile..."
““In places the river's surface is a In places the river's surface is a boundless mosaic of boundless mosaic of colorcolor and patterns resulting from the mixture of organic and patterns resulting from the mixture of organic dyes, steel mill and oil refinery wastes, raw sewage, and dyes, steel mill and oil refinery wastes, raw sewage, and
garbage." garbage." Statement by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration, Statement by the Federal Water Pollution Control Administration,
United States Department of the Interior, United States Department of the Interior, 1968.1968.
“It could have been just the normal oil load that happened to collect in that spot”
How do you make this…….turn into this?
Photo courtesy of: Lower Lakes Marine Historical Society
The Value
Aesthetic
Commercial
Cultural
Ecological
Economic
Habitat
Historical
Marketing
Quality of Life
Recreational
of a Waterway
PARADIGM SHIFT…
“…repulsive holding basin?”
“…boundless mosaic of color?”
Changing attitudes…
Changing perspectives…
Changing behaviors…
..results in real action.
Stakeholder Collaboration for the Buffalo River Project
Development of RI/FS Data gaps analysis Risk characterization and analysis
of Beneficial Use Impairments (BUI)
Peer review of design work
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
Honeywell
USACE
Peer review of RI/FS Peer review of design work Public interaction &
communication with the community
Identification and development of restoration alternatives
Peer review of RI/FS and design Permitting CDF engineering, upgrades, review Lead GLRI dredging of the
navigation channel
NYSDEC Peer review of RI/FS Peer review of design work Ensure CERCLA and RCRA compliance Remedy negotiation Permitting
USEPA Region 2 & US AG Peer review of RI/FS Peer review of design Ensure CERCLA and RCRA
compliance
USEPA GLNPO Peer review of RI/FS Lead detailed design Public relations / meetings Project management
Buffalo River Collaboration
Promote the successes.
Build community support.
Current River “Investors”
• USEPA-Region 2• USEPA-GLNPO• US Fish & Wildlife Service• National Fish and Wildlife Foundation• NOAA• USACE-Buffalo District• NYSDEC- Region 9• NYS Dept. of State- Coastal Zone• NYS Dept. of Health• NYS Dept. of Transportation• NYS Attorney General’s Office• City of Buffalo• County of Erie• Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper• Old First Ward Community Center• Valley Community Association• Buffalo State College• University at Buffalo
• Honeywell• Exxon Mobil• Ontario Specialty Contractors• Ellicott Development Corporation• Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.• Buffalo Urban Development Corp.• China Light Marina• RiverWright, Inc.• New York Power Authority• Buffalo Sewer Authority• Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority• Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association• Niagara River Greenway Commission• Margaret L. Wendt Foundation• Seneca Nation of Indians• Railroad Historical Society
Love that “muddy little river”…
1) Buffalo River RAP Coordination
• Sediment, habitat, sewers, non-point source, outreach, BUI assessment, delisting targets, overall remedial strategy
2) Buffalo River Sediments
• 312 agreement, GLNPO discretionary funds, Legacy RI/FS and RD partnerships (4 agreements to date); GLRI-USACE dredging in 2011, beneficial re-use
3) Buffalo River Brownfield Opportunity Area
4) Buffalo River Greenway
5) RiverBend Master Planning, GLRI- habitat restoration (EPA and NOAA), Green infrastructure, etc.
6) Seneca Bluffs Habitat Restoration/Volunteer Engagement
7) Buffalo RiverFest Park
Love that “muddy little river”…con’t
8) Erie Canal Harbor revitalization/public access
9) Railroad Historical Society (former Brownfield), Industrial Heritage Trail, Edward M. Cotter fireboat
10) Ohio Street Greenway/Green Infrastructure improvements
11) Buffalo Scholastic Rowing Association
12) NYPA ice boom park
13) Bailey Avenue Bridge mitigation and Park design
14) West Seneca Oxbow
15) NRD litigation
Buffalo’s Economy feeling “Blue”
Measuring the Investment in River Restoration
• Riverkeeper-USACE 312 Agreement = $2.1 million
• Riverkeeper-USEPA/GLNPO Legacy Act Agreement = $2 million
• Riverkeeper/USEPA/Honeywell Legacy Act Agreement = $6 million
• Buffalo River Ecological Master Plan = $250,000
• USACE-GLRI Enhanced Navigational Dredging (2010-11) = $8.2 million
• Brownfield Opportunity Area Planning, South Buffalo and Buffalo River = $1.4 million
• BUDC/RiverBend Upland Master Plan = $600,000
• Riverkeeper 2010 Buffalo River GLRI Restoration Projects (3 of 5) = $1.3 million
• Pending Great Lakes Legacy Act-Buffalo River Remediation = ~$40+ million
• Valley Community Center-Buffalo RiverFest Park = $3+ million
• Buffalo Sewer Authority/Riverkeeper Pilot Green Infrastructure Project = $35,000
QUESTIONS?
Jill Jedlicka
Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper
1250 Niagara Street
Buffalo, NY 14213
716-852-7483 ext. 21