Duck & Otter Creeks Investigation & Site Characterization Projects
Duck & Otter Creeks Investigation & Site Characterization Projects
Duck & Otter Creeks Investigation & Site Characterization Projects
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Great Lakes Legacy Act:<br />
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gaps<br />
and<br />
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> <strong>Site</strong> <strong>Characterization</strong><br />
Presented To<br />
Maumee RAP<br />
December 9, 2010<br />
Brenda R. Jones<br />
U.S. EPA<br />
Great Lakes National Program Office<br />
(312) 886-7188<br />
Jones.brenda@epa.gov<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Two Separate <strong>Projects</strong><br />
Under Great Lakes Legacy Act<br />
1. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO & Industrial<br />
Partners<br />
–BP<br />
– Chevron<br />
– Sunoco<br />
– Pilkington<br />
2. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> Creek Confluences <strong>Site</strong><br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Two Separate <strong>Projects</strong><br />
Under Great Lakes Legacy Act<br />
1. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO & Industrial<br />
Partners<br />
–BP<br />
– Chevron<br />
– Sunoco<br />
– Pilkington<br />
2. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> Creek Confluences <strong>Site</strong><br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and<br />
<strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong><br />
Sampling<br />
Locations<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Parameter<br />
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong><br />
Surface Sediments<br />
Number of<br />
Samples<br />
Parameter<br />
Metals, PCBs, 32 Grain size 32<br />
semivolatiles<br />
Extended list of 32 Benthic toxicity 14<br />
polycyclic<br />
aromatics (PAH)<br />
GRO/ORO/DRO 32 Arsenic<br />
5<br />
bioavailability<br />
Organic carbon 32 Pyrethroid<br />
pesticides<br />
14<br />
Moisture 32 AVS/SEM 32<br />
Number of<br />
samples<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong><br />
Subsurface Sediments<br />
Parameter<br />
Number of Samples<br />
Metals, PCBs, semivolatiles 50<br />
GRO/ORO/DRO 50<br />
Organic carbon 50<br />
Moisture 50<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong><br />
Additional Matrices<br />
Sample Parameters Number of samples<br />
Pore water<br />
Metals, PAHs,<br />
14<br />
hardness, pH,<br />
dissolved organic<br />
carbon, ammonia<br />
Fish and<br />
invertebrate tissues<br />
PCBs, metals, PAHs,<br />
lipids<br />
8 invertebrate;<br />
TBA ‐ fish<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Habitat <strong>Characterization</strong>/Sediment<br />
Thickness<br />
• Evaluation of potential reference areas<br />
– Grassy Creek just downstream of Elm Street<br />
in Perrysburg, Ohio<br />
– Amolsch Creek downstream of Dustin Road in<br />
Oregon<br />
• Qualitative evaluation of land use and<br />
habitat character<br />
• Sediment thickness – on-going<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Sediment Coring<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Representative sample<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – Next Steps<br />
• Analytical, toxicological and biological data<br />
should all be in by end of the year<br />
• EPA’s contractor is building a database of<br />
the results<br />
– Includes data validation/usability evaluation<br />
• <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> Creek Industrial Partners<br />
will:<br />
– Evaluate the data and<br />
– Prepare draft report of investigation<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – Next Steps<br />
• Spring 2011 – draft report available for<br />
public review<br />
• On-going work – to be determined<br />
d<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Two Separate <strong>Projects</strong><br />
Under Great Lakes Legacy Act<br />
1. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Data Gap<br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO & Industrial<br />
Partners<br />
–BP<br />
– Chevron<br />
– Sunoco<br />
– Pilkington<br />
2. <strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> Creek Confluences <strong>Site</strong><br />
<strong>Investigation</strong> – GLNPO<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> and <strong>Otter</strong> <strong>Creeks</strong> Sampling<br />
Locations<br />
Maumee River<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Duck</strong> Creek<br />
Confluences<br />
Sampling<br />
Locations<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
<strong>Otter</strong> Creek<br />
Confluences<br />
Sampling<br />
Locations<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
US EPA RV Mudpuppy II<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Ponar sampling<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Core sampling<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Sample processing<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Sampling Oil sheens<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Example sediment core<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
Next Steps<br />
• Chemical and toxicological results –<br />
January 2011<br />
• Data validation/usability assessment<br />
• Report – spring 2011<br />
• Determine where to go from there<br />
• Additional sampling spring 2011 likely<br />
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Great Lakes National Program Office
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