Contaminated Sediments Sample Clauses

Contaminated Sediments. Contaminated sediments are a major impediment to delisting Waukegan Harbor as a Great Lakes AOC and may directly impact the following beneficial use impairments: restrictions on dredging, restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption, and degradation of benthos. However, there is an immediate opportunity for U.S. EPA, Illinois EPA, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and local stakeholders to cooperate on a sediment remediation project in Waukegan Harbor. The Great Lakes Legacy Act and/or the Water Resources Development Act provide the potential opportunity to bring significant amount of federal funds to assist in remediation of Waukegan Harbor. However, to make use of these funding sources in a timely manner (Great Lakes Legacy Act funding is authorize only through FY2008) will require tight coordination between the state, federal, and local agencies on technical, policy, permitting, and funding issues. Some of these issues include: Schedule: In order to maintain a schedule that will allow for remedial implementation in FY2006 tight coordination between the agencies is required. An approximate schedule for additional work that is required is provided below. Any delays in making policy, technical, and/or permitting decisions, or the lack of funding, could lead to a missed opportunity for utilizing the federal funding sources and significant delays in the schedule: ▪ Fall/Winter 2004: Design and Implement Sampling Plan for Collecting all required Pre- design data required to evaluate remedial alternatives. ▪ Winter/Spring 2005: Complete evaluation of remedial alternatives and select remedy. ▪ Summer/Fall 2005: Complete design work and obtain permits. ▪ Fall/Winter 2005: Initiate implementation of remedy. Funding: Sediment remediation under the Great Lakes Legacy Act will require a non-federal cost share of 35 percent. The City of Waukegan has expressed some interest in providing a portion of this funding, but given the estimated $15M-$20M price tag of sediment remediation additional funds may be required. U.S. EPA's Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) has committed $135,000 in funding to support additional sampling and analysis in the harbor, and an evaluation of disposal and treatment options for the sediments. An additional $500,000 may be needed from GLNPO and the state to complete evaluation and design work at the site. Policy/Permitting: Several policy and permitting decisions will be required at the state and local levels prior to remedy impleme...
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Related to Contaminated Sediments

  • Contamination The presence in, on or under land, air or water of a substance (whether a solid, liquid, gas, odour, heat, sound, vibration or radiation) at a concentration above the concentration at which the substance is normally present in, on or under land, air or water in the same locality, that presents a risk of Environmental Harm, including harm to human health or any other aspect of the Environment, or could otherwise give rise to a risk of non-compliance with any Statutory Requirement for the protection of the Environment.

  • Dangerous Goods, Special Wastes, Pesticides and Harmful Substances Where employees are required to work with or are exposed to any dangerous good, special waste, pesticide or harmful substance, the Employer shall ensure that the employees are adequately trained in the identification, safe handling, use, storage, and/or disposal of same.

  • Groundwater The groundwater shall not be degraded as a result of the waste maintained at the facility.

  • Dangerous Materials Tenant shall not keep or have on the Premises any article or thing of a dangerous, flammable, or explosive character that might substantially increase the danger of fire on the Premises, or that might be considered hazardous by a responsible insurance company, unless the prior written consent of Landlord is obtained and proof of adequate insurance protection is provided by Tenant to Landlord.

  • Environmental Contamination Neither Party shall in any event be liable to the other Party for any costs whatsoever resulting from the presence or release of any environmental hazard such Party did not cause or contribute to causing. Each Party shall, at the other Party's request, indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the other Party, each of its officers, directors and employees from and against any losses, damages, claims, demands, suits, liabilities, fines, penalties and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees) that arise out of or from (i) any environmental hazard that such Party, its contractors or agents caused in the work locations or (ii) the presence or release of any environmental hazard for which such Party is responsible under Applicable Law. In the event both Parties contribute to such environmental hazard, they shall each proportionately bear such liability.

  • Hazardous Substances The words "Hazardous Substances" mean materials that, because of their quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or pose a present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly used, treated, stored, disposed of, generated, manufactured, transported or otherwise handled. The words "Hazardous Substances" are used in their very broadest sense and include without limitation any and all hazardous or toxic substances, materials or waste as defined by or listed under the Environmental Laws. The term "Hazardous Substances" also includes, without limitation, petroleum and petroleum by-products or any fraction thereof and asbestos.

  • 342 Hazardous Substances Purchaser shall notify the National Response Center and Contracting Officer of all releases of reportable quantities of hazardous substances on or in the vicinity of Sale Area that are caused by Purchaser’s employees, agents, contractors, Subcontractors, or their employees or agents, directly or indirectly, as a result of Purchaser’s Operations, in accordance with 40 CFR 302.

  • Hazardous Substance Hazardous Substance" shall mean any chemical, substance, material, or waste, including without limitation asbestos, PCBs and formaldehyde, that is defined, classified, listed, or designated as hazardous, toxic, or radioactive, or by other similar term, by any federal, state, or local environmental statute, regulation, rule, order, or ordinance presently in effect.

  • Prohibition Against Selecting and Installing Products Containing Hazardous Materials The Contractor shall not select, install or otherwise incorporate any products or materials containing Hazardous Materials within the boundaries of the Site. Should the Contractor or any Subcontractors have knowledge that, or believe that, an item, component, material, substance, or accessory within a product or assembly selected by the Contractor or any Subcontractor may contain Hazardous Materials it is the Contractor’s responsibility to secure a written certification from the manufacturer of any suspected material which identifies the specific Hazardous Material(s) contained, together with the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for such materials which shall be submitted to the Owner and Design Professional.

  • Toxic or Hazardous Substance Any substance designated or defined as toxic or hazardous under any “Environmental Law” or that poses a risk to human health or safety, or the environment, and products and materials containing such substance. “

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