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Authorized Legacy Act Project Site
Ruddiman Creek/Pond Project
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This is an aerial view of the area where
contaminated sediment will be removed from Ruddiman Creek and
Ruddiman Pond. |
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Ruddiman Creek and Ruddiman Pond are part of the designated
Muskegon Lake “Areas
of Concern” or AOC. Contaminants are present at high
enough concentrations that they can affect human health, wildlife
and aquatic life. Currently the main branch of Ruddiman Creek is
posted as a no swimming, fishing or recreation area due in part to
contaminated sediment. EPA and Michigan DEQ, in partnership with a
local public advisory council, have developed a contaminated
sediment removal and site cleanup project for the creek and the
pond. The project got underway in August of 2005.
The $10.6 million project is expected to take about nine months
to remove about 80,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment (mud).
Under the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002, $6.9 million or 65 percent
of cleanup costs are paid for with federal funds. The other 35
percent or $3.7 million must be non-federal, in this instance funds
from the state’s Clean Michigan Initiative.
The main contaminants of concern include cadmium, found in the
sediment with a maximum level of 25 parts per million; chromium,
found at 5,900 ppm; polychorinated biphenyls, usually called PCBs,
found at 6 ppm; and lead, found at 1,200 ppm. This project will
remove a substantial amount of these contaminants: an estimated
2,800 pounds of cadmium, 320 pounds of PCBs, 204,000 pounds of
chromium and 126,000 pounds of lead.
How much contaminated sediment has been dredged from
Ruddiman Creek and Pond?
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This graph plots the swift progress of
contaminated sediment removal from Ruddiman Creek and Pond
on a weekly basis. Each bar is the estimate of the amount of
sediment removed during that week added to the amount
removed in the previous weeks. Approximately 90,000 cubic
yards of contaminated sediment were removed from the site
(cubic yard = think about a square box that is 3 feet on
each side). All sediments were treated at the site with a
drying agent to remove water and then trucked to a nearby
landfill. The last of the dredging was completed in early
May 2006. |
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May 2006 Great Lakes Legacy
Act Cleanup of Ruddiman Creek Finished on Schedule
- May 15, 2006
Ruddiman Creek cleanup finished on schedule News Release
- May 15, 2006, Statewide
Public Advisory Council Press Advisory
- April 27, 2006 - Habitat
Restoration Begins
- April 10, 2006 - Public Walk Through
- February 17, 2006 -
New Earth Moving Equipment at Ruddiman Creek and Pond Clean Up
Project
- Engineering drawings (PDF,
800Kb, 3 pages)
Three aerial-view images showing the locations of the sediment
remediation (site divisions A-F) and major streets (Lakeshore
Dr., McGrath Park Rd., Glenside Blvd).
- January 12, 2006 - Post Remediation
Condition
- Ruddiman Creek Sediment Cleanup
Project - A Photo Journal
(PDF 1000Kb 30 pages)
- Bob Fountain, Special Operations Supervisor, City of Muskegon
original
version (PDF 2500Kb 30 pages)
- January 9, 2006 - Public Meeting
- Presentation: Ruddiman Creek/Pond
Updated (PDF, 545kb)
- December 5, 2005 - Site Tour
- October 2005 - Site Tour
- August 24, 2005 -
Site Tour
- July 2005 - Fact Sheet: Ruddiman Creek/Pond
Dredging Project Will Remove Contaminants
(PDF, 2pps, 1100kb)
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