Great Lakes Legacy Act AIPG/MAEP Joint Section September 29, 2016 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Great Lakes Legacy Act

AIPG/MAEP Joint Section September 29, 2016

Rose Ellison Project Manager, USEPA

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Completed or ongoing projects

Great Lakes Legacy Act Projects

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

GLLA Process

• Only applies in Areas of Concern
• Non-enforcement Partnerships
• Implementation of the Great Lakes Legacy Act of

2002, Fed. Reg. 71, May 1, 2006

• Open application process
• Requires a minimum 35% non- federal match

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Non-Federal Sponsors?

• States
• Municipalities
• Private Parties
• Combination of the above

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Industries (37) Involved in GLLA Projects

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DuPont Co.

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GenCorp Inc.

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Honeywell International Inc.

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Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

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United Technologies

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Allied Waste Industries, Inc.

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Phelps Dodge (Now Freeport- McMoRan)

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Cabot Corp

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Detrex Corp

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XIK Corp

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Consumers Energy

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Varta Microbattery, Inc.

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The Mosaic Co.

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BP-Husky Refining

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BASF Corp.

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Arkema Corp

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Wisconsin Public Service

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Pollution Risk Services

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Cleveland Illuminating Co.

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Mallinckrodt Inc

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Millennium Inorganic Chemicals

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Ohio Power

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Olin Corp

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Occidental Chemical

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RMI Titanium Co

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Sherwin Williams

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Union Carbide

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CBS Operations (Viacom Intl)

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Elkem Metals

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Perstorp Polyols, Inc.

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Chevron USA

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Sunoco, Inc

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Pilkington North America

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U.S. Steel

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Ford

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Tyco Fire Products

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Fraser Shipyard

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

What is the incentive to participate in GLLA?

• GLLA Funding for “unassigned” contamination
• Reduced potential for future liability
• Cooperative, Collaborative Approach
• Speed
• Project can proceed in phases
• Good PR in community by doing voluntary

clean-up

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

GLLA Accomplishments to date

• 22 Clean-Ups Complete or Agreements Signed

since 2004

• Over 4 million cubic yards remediated
• Total cost: $579 Million
• $347 Million in GLLA funding
• $232 Million non-federal match (cash and in-

kind)

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Identifying GLLA Projects

Photo: Bob Burns

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Targeting Projects in the Detroit River

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Celeron Island Area

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Gibraltar Canals

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

Riverbend Area

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office

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There will be a lot of opportunities for remediation along the Detroit River in the future

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Rose Ellison USEPA, GLNPO Ellison.rosanne@epa.gov 734-692-7689 QUESTIONS?