Posted December 16, 200519 yr From the 12/10/05 Ashtabula Star Beacon: Agreement reached to pay for cleanup of Ashtabula River EPA, Ashtabula City Port Authority and its partners to split $50 million price tag CHICAGO - A federal-state-local agreement to fund and carry out a $50 million cleanup of contaminated sediment from the Ashtabula River was announced Friday by EPA Administrator Stephen L. Johnson. This cleanup project, under the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002, is the largest to date in terms of scope and cost and, it’s Ohio’s first. The Legacy Act is a special initiative to clean up 31 pollution hot spots on the U.S. side of the Great Lakes. "This ambitious cleanup under President Bush’s Great Lakes Legacy program will enhance and restore Ashtabula’s recreational, residential and economic values," Johnson said. "The water that flows from the Ashtabula River out to Lake Erie will be cleaner because of our efforts." Read More...
October 29, 200618 yr Ashtabula River undergoing a renewal Cleanup creates a sense of optimism among businesses, residents Sunday, October 29, 2006 John C. Kuehner Plain Dealer Reporter Ashtabula- A drill bit the size of a trash can could awaken Ashtabula. You can't see its spinning teeth or hear it humming because it's below the surface of the Ashtabula River. But the device could spark a rebirth in the river and Lake Erie port city. The Ashtabula River, one of the most polluted rivers on the Great Lakes, is finally being cleaned up. Read More...
December 6, 200618 yr From the 11/15/06 Ashtabula Star Beacon: PHOTO: THE DREDGING of the Ashtabula River continues on Tuesday near Jack's Marina in Ashtabula. BILL WEST / The Star Beacon EPA is dredging up more than polluted mud Clean-up project is expected to be completed next fall By SHELLEY TERRY Staff Writer [email protected] ASHTABULA - - A $50 million environmental cleanup in the Ashtabula River is turning up a few surprises. Along with 500,000 cubic yards of polluted mud, dredge operators have dug up trees, stumps, bicycle wheels, a refrigerator and several cow hides from the bottom of the Ashtabula River, Rick Brewer of the River Partnership said Tuesday. "We've been digging up cow hides that have plugged up the dredge," he said. "There's all kinds of stuff down there." Read More...
February 9, 200718 yr From the 12/24/06 Ashtabula Star Beacon: Fields Brook pollution continues to affect river Cleanup has made only a slight improvement in overall water quality By SHELLEY TERRY Staff Writer [email protected] ASHTABULA - - Industrial contamination from Fields Brook continues to affect fish, aquatic plants, insects and soil at the bottom of the Ashtabula River, according to a new report from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. The report compares the Ashtabula River to Conneaut Creek. The cleanup of Fields Brook, a tributary of the Ashtabula River, has brought about only a slight improvement in overall water quality of the Ashtabula River, as well as in the native fish communities, according to Ohio EPA. Read More...
February 9, 200718 yr From the 1/25/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: Official studying Ashtabula River for scenic river designation By SHELLEY TERRY Staff Writer [email protected] ASHTABULA - - There's a new face in town - - Matthew Smith, who's coordinating the watershed plan for the Ashtabula River, with hopes of getting it designated as a state wild or scenic river. Thanks to a $55,600 grant to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Orville resident is working full-time on the project from an office in Saybrook Township. "Right now, I'm writing the scenic river study," said Smith, who's official title is "assistant scenic river manager for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR), Division of Natural Areas and Preserves." Read More...
February 9, 200718 yr From the 2/2/07 Ashtabula Star Beacon: PHOTO: Despite ice-cold temperatures, crews are taking weekly water samples of the Ashtabula River. File Photo / The Star Beacon River work doesn't end in winter By SHELLEY TERRY Staff Writer [email protected] ASHTABULA - - Brrrr! The $50 million environmental cleanup in the Ashtabula River is pretty cold work these days. Winter weather stopped the dredging, but workers continue to take mud and water samples from the bottom of the river. "This is to assist in upgrading the water treatment system and to give the Environmental Protection Agency a better idea of the different kinds of sediments workers will be dredging this year, said Scott Cieniawski, an EPA Great Lakes National Program Office environmental engineer. Read More...
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