Onondaga Lake Remedial Design Elements Remedial Design ...

DRAFTTable of ContentsList of Acronyms...................................................................................6Executive Summary ..............................................................................8Section 1: Introduction to the Habitat Plan.......................................181.1 General Description of Habitat Restoration at the OnondagaLake NPL Site.............................................................................191.2 Habitat Design Background.........................................................201.3 Areas Requiring Remediation or Habitat Enhancement –Establishing a Framework ...........................................................211.4 Consent Decree and Record of Decision (ROD) Requirements..231.5 Goals of the Habitat Plan.............................................................251.6 Organization of the Habitat Plan..................................................26Section 2: Conditions in Onondaga Lake .........................................282.1 Summary of Historical Conditions................................................282.2 Changes from Historical Conditions around Onondaga Lake......302.3 Existing Habitats..........................................................................392.4 Existing Biological Communities..................................................602.5. Summary of Onondaga Lake Conditions....................................73Section 3: Effects of Remediation on Onondaga Lake Habitat.......743.1 Onondaga Lake Bottom Remedy Expected Effects ....................783.2 Interim Remedial Measures.........................................................823.3 Other Remediation Sites..............................................................873.4 Mitigation Requirements..............................................................913.5 Summary of Habitat Areas to be Affected by RemediationActivities.......................................................................................92Section 4: Identification of Habitats for Restoration .......................934.1 General Restoration Goals ..........................................................934.2 Assessing Habitat Conditions......................................................944.3 Habitat Restoration Objectives ....................................................944.4 Identification of Representative Habitats and AssociatedSpecies Requirements.................................................................964.5 Habitat Module Development ....................................................1024.6 Habitat Module Species Use .....................................................1064.7 Existing Conditions Illustrated as Modules ................................110PARSONS | Remedial Design Elements for Habitat Restoration 1