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U.S. Areas of Concern
Overview The annual meeting for the U.S. Areas of Concern (AOC) program convened over 160 participants to review recent developments affecting the program; discuss approaches for implementing delisting targets; build capacity to implement on-the-ground restoration actions; identify opportunities to address AOC restoration priorities under President Obama’s Great Lakes Restoration Initiative; improve linkages between the AOCs, Lakewide Management Plans (LaMPs) and other programs; and consider actions that will strengthen the regional U.S. AOC program. Agenda highlights included keynote remarks from Todd Ambs, Water Division Administrator for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, and breakout sessions on a number of topics important to the AOCs. Representatives from local AOC groups, state and federal agency staff, LaMP participants, academic partners, consultants, and other groups were in attendance. Presentations from the meeting and associated materials are provided below. Sponsors The meeting was sponsored by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Great Lakes National Program Office; the Great Lakes Commission; and the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. Contacts For more information, contact:
Meeting Materials
Presentations Day 1: Plenary Status Report on the U.S. Areas of Concern Program Progress in Delisting Beneficial Uses in the U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern (PDF);
John Perrecone, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office, perrecone.john@epa.gov
The Great Lakes Legacy Act: Progress to Date and Recent Changes to the Program (PDF);
Dave Cowgill, U.S. EPA, Great Lakes National Program Office, cowgill.david@epa.gov
Status of the Canadian Areas of Concern and Coordination on the Binational Areas of Concern (PDF);
Jon Gee, Manager, Great Lakes Areas of Concern Program, Environment Canada, jon.gee@ec.gc.ca
Building Capacity and Overcoming Obstacles: Perspectives from the Great Lakes States (PDF);
Steve Galarneau, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, stephen.galarneau@wisconsin.gov
Keynote Presentation President Obama's Great Lakes Restoration Initiative – A Watershed Moment for the Great Lakes (PDF); Todd Ambs, Water Division Administrator, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Day 1: Breakout Sessions Building Organizational Capacity to Implement Restoration Actions in the AOCs Buffalo Niagara Riverkeeper (PDF);
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Buffalo River RAP Coordinator, jedlicka@bnriverkeeper.org
Sheboygan River AOC (PDF);
Jon Gumtow, Chair, Sheboygan River RAP Committee
St. Louis River Alliance (PDF);
Julene Boe, Executive Director, St. Louis River Alliance, jboe@stlouisriver.org
Building Capacity through Integration (PDF);
Ken Genskow, University of Wisconsin- Madison/Extension, kgenskow@wisc.edu
Best Practices for Developing Strong “Shovel Ready” Habitat Restoration Proposals Developing Strong Habitat Restoration Proposals: Guidance from Federal Agencies (PDF);
John Iliff, National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), John.Iliff@noaa.gov
Case Study: Fish Passage for the Milwaukee River Watershed (PDF);
Andrew Struck, Director, Ozaukee County Planning and Parks Department, astruck@co.ozaukee.wi.us
Funding Options Under the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for Habitat Restoration
Strategies for Implementing Delisting Targets, Developing Delisting Packages, and Communicating the Delisting Process in Your AOC U.S. EPA’s Approach and Expectations for the AOC Delisting Process (PDF);
John Perrecone, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, perrecone.john@epa.gov
Delisting Strategy for the Muskegon Lake AOC (PDF);
Greg Mund, Chair, Habitat Committee, Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership, grmund@aol.com
Delisting Strategy for the Maumee River AOC (PDF);
Kristina Patterson, Executive Director, Partners for Clean Streams, Executive.Director@PartnersForCleanStreams.org
Delisting Strategy for the St. Louis River AOC (PDF);
Megan O’Shea, Wisconsin DNR, Megan.OShea@wisconsin.gov
Partnerships to Build Capacity: Working with Consultants, Universities & Others Working with Private Sector Consultants (PDF);
Kris Erickson, Chief Environmental Scientist, Ecology & Environment, Inc., kerickson@ene.com
Working with Consultants and Universities: Perspectives from a Local RAP Group (PDF);
Greg Mund, Muskegon Lake AOC, grmund@aol.com
University Support to the Fox River-Green Bay AOC (no presentation available);
Bud Harris, University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, harrish@uwgb.edu
A New Opportunity to Tap into Undergraduate Students and Faculty (PDF);
Glenn C. Odenbrett, Project Director, GLISTEN (Great Lakes Innovative Stewardship Through Education Network), glenn.odenbrett@ncsce.net
Using Social Media and Other Innovative Approaches for Communicating the RAP Process in Your Community “Socializing” the H2O Hero Message in the Rochester Embayment AOC (PDF);
Paul Sawyko, Coordinator, Water Education Collaborative, Rochester Embayment AOC, PSawyko@monroecounty.gov
Education & Outreach – Building Support for Your AOC (PDF);
Victor DiGiacomo, RAP Coordinator, Eighteenmile Creek AOC, victor.digiacomo@ny.nacdnet.net
Strategies for Environmental Communications from the Biodversity Project (PDF);
Jennifer Browning, The Biodiversity Project, jbrowning@biodiverse.org
EPA’s Approach to Using Social Media (PDF);
Pranas Pranckevicius, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, Pranckevicius.Pranas@epamail.epa.gov
Working with Business and Industry to Build Partnerships to Implement Contaminated Sediment Cleanups Under the Great Lakes Legacy Act Update on the Great Lakes Legacy Act (PDF);
Marc Tuchman, U.S. EPA, GLNPO, tuchman.marc@epa.gov
Finding Common Ground for Partnerships with Industry (PDF);
Robert Rule, de maximis, inc., bob@demaximis.com
An Industry Perspective (no presentation available);
Mark Kamilow, Honeywell, mark.kamilow@honeywell.com
A Citizens Group Perspective (no presentation available);
Jill Spisiak Jedlicka, Buffalo River RAP Coordinator, jedlicka@bnriverkeeper.org
The Role of the State Agency (no presentation available);
Sig Williams, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, regan.williams@epa.state.oh.us
Day 2: Plenary Congressional Report Congressional Expectations for the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (no presentation available);
Chad Lord, Political Director, Healing Our Waters-Great Lakes Coalition, clord@npca.org
Economic Benefits from Restoring the Great Lakes: What They Are and How to Showcase Them to Build Support for Great Lakes Restoration Efforts Showing How Restoring the Great Lakes Advances a Broader Strategy for Regional Economic Revitalization (PDF);
John Austin, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, Director, Great Lakes Economic Initiative
An Agenda for Jobs and Economic Transformation in the Great Lakes Region (PDF);
Timothy R. Sheehy, President, Metropolitan Milwaukee Association of Commerce
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