Buffalo River Sediment Dredging and Habitat Restoration
| Location | Buffalo, New York |
| Contract Value | $26,114,000 |
| Period of Performance | July 2013 – October 2015 |
| Role | Buffalo River Sediment Dredging and Habitat Restoration |
History & Location
The Buffalo River Sediment Remediation Project is a Great Lakes Legacy Act (GLLA) project involving the cleanup of PCB-contaminated sediments along the lower Buffalo River and the City Ship Canal in Buffalo, New York. The Buffalo River Restoration Partnership, a unique public-private-non-profit partnership, jointly developed plans with the USEPA and a responsible party to address a number of environmental problems affecting these bodies of water. The environmental challenges included contaminated river sediments, poor water quality, a lack of safe public access, and insufficient fish and wildlife habitat. The partnership brought together diverse resources and expertise. The partnership developed plans for a comprehensive cleanup to transform the river into a beneficial environmental, economic, and community resource.
Significant Project Features
- Project was identified as an Area of Concern through the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. The cleanup and restoration of the river was conducted on a collaborative basis among USEPA’s Great Lakes National Program Office, Buffalo River Restoration Partnership and a responsible party
- Mechanical dredging of approximately 412,000 CY of contaminated sediments with <50ppm PCBs from the lower 6.5 miles of the Buffalo River
- Mechanical dredging of approximately 50,000 CY of contaminated sediments with <50ppm PCBs from the City Ship Canal
- Mechanical dredging and stabilization of approximately 4,200 CY of >50ppm PCB sediments for disposal offsite at a TSCA licensed landfill
- <50ppm PCB sediments were disposed of in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Cell #4 Confined Disposal Facility (CDF) in Lake Erie
- Dredging operations performed on a 24 hour, 7 days per week schedule
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