U.S. Great Lakes Areas of Concern (AOC) Conference
Beneficial Use Impairment Removal Documentation
For Additional information regarding Areas of Concern, visit: EGLE – Muskegon Lake AOC (michigan.gov)
DEGRADATION OF AESTHETICS – Removed in 2021
- Ryerson Creek at United Way, Saw Dust Removal-BOD
BEACH CLOSINGS – BUI Removed 2015
– EPA Approval to Remove Beach Closings Beneficial Use Impairment, August 2015
– Office of the Great Lakes Recommendation, July 2015
– Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Recommendation, May 2015
– Storm Water System Map, 2010
– Muskegon County Wastewater Management System Map with Years of Improvements, June 2010
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Recommendation, September 2014
DEGRADATION OF BENTHOS
- Biological and Water Chemistry Surveys of the Muskegon River Watershed Basin, EGLE, 2016 Data, NOT AVAILABLE AS OF 6/19/19
MILL DEBRIS
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- Impacts of Mill Debris on Benthic Communities, AWRI-GVSU, 2018
- Mill Debris Fact Sheet
- Mill Debris Poster-Muskegon Lake
- Amoco Shoreline As Built Plan, 2012
- Amoco North Mill Debris Removal As Built Plans, 2018
- GL&V Mill Debris As Built Plans, 2013
- GL&V Dredging Map, 2016
- GL&V Mill Debris As Built Plans, 2018
- Mill Debris Monitoring Report-South Shore, Progressive AE, 2018
- Letter to MDNR regarding Lake Sturgeon, 2018
- Mill Debris Removal-Impact to Juvenile Sturgeon, AWRI-GVSU, Ruetz, 2017
SEDIMENT REMEDIATION
TRIBUTARY BIOTA SURVEY REPORTS
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- Little Bear Creek and Unnamed Tributary (GVSU-Rediske)
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- Muskegon River-South, Near Getty Street (GVSU-Rediske)
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- Muskegon River-North, Near Mouth to Lake (GVSU-Rediske)
RESTRICTIONS ON DREDGING ACTIVITIES – BUI Removed 2011
– EPA Approval to Remove Restrictions on Dredging Beneficial Use Impairment, September 2011
– Office of the Great Lakes Recommendation, September 2011
– Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Recommendation, June 2011
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Recommendation, August 2011
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Public Meeting Minutes, July 2011
RESTRICTIONS ON DRINKING WATER CONSUMPTION OR TASTE AND ODOR PROBLEMS – BUI Removed 2013
– EPA Approval to Remove Restrictions on Drinking Water Consumption or Taste and Odor Problems Beneficial Use Impairment, February 2013
– Office of the Great Lakes Recommendation, December 2012
– Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Recommendation, August 2012
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Recommendation, June 2012
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Public Meeting Minutes, May 2012
EUTROPHICATION OR UNDESIRABLE ALGAE
RESTRICTIONS ON FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSUMPTION – BUI Removed 2013
– EPA Approval to Remove Restrictions on Fish and Wildlife Consumption Beneficial Use Impairment, February 2013
– Office of the Great Lakes Recommendation, December 2012
– Michigan Department of Environmental Quality Recommendation, July 2012
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Recommendation, July 2012
– Muskegon Lake Watershed Partnership Public Meeting Minutes, July 2012
LOSS OF FISH AND WILDLIFE HABITAT – BUI Removed 2023
DEGRADATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE POPULATIONS – BUI Removed 2023
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- Muskegon Lake AOC Habitat Restoration Project: 2012 Fish Assessment, AWRI-GVSU, Ruetz, 2013
- Target – Fish and Wildlife Habitat Restoration and Beneficial Use Impairment Removal Strategy, 2008
- MarshMonitoring_Amphibian Populations Diversity_Bar Chart_2021
- Evaluating Targets Fish Habitat and Populations for Delisting-Index of Biotic Integrity, AWRI-GVSU, Ruetz, 2011
- Muskegon River Veteran’s Memorial Park Fisheries & Water Quality Monitoring_AWRI-GVSU, Ruetz, 2018
- Lake Wide Fish Study, AWRI-GVSU, Ruetz, 2019 – Pending
- Habitat Focus Area Vegetative Monitoring Report, GEI 2019
- Habitat Focus Area Macrophyte Invertebrate, GVSU-AWRI, 2018
PROJECT FACT SHEETS