Project Summary

1. Project Identification

Name	Little Lake Butte des Morts, WI:
Region	Great Lakes
State	WI
Location
Date of this update	August 13, 1998

2. Problem(s) addressed (check one or more)

Habitat Restoration/Protection
Wetlands
River systems
Beaches/Dunes
Offshore areas
Mangroves
Assisting Species at Risk
Pollution Mitigation
Non-Point Source Pollution
Other (describe)

3. Project Description (100 words or less. Please include qualitative information, e.g. acres of habitat restored, miles of steam reopened to migration, and legislative authorization, e.g. WRDA, ISTEA, CWA/NEP, CZMA, etc.)

The Little Fox River flows into southern Green Bay, which have fish and waterfowl consumption advisories that directly result from highly contaminated sediments in the system. Little Lake Butte des Morts is located on the lower Fox River and contains a deposit of PCBs that constiutes 31% of the total mass of PCBs in the lower Fox River. The project completed a comprehensive survey of available upper trophic level biological indicators of ecosystem health, including distribution and extent of sediment contamination. The project will design a remediation strategy for the contaminated sediments in accordance with the findings of the river survey.

4. Goals/Benefits (quantify where possible using measures of success list) Was a cost-benefit study conducted for this project? yes/no If yes, provide a summary of findings.

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5. Partners (include each participant's responsibilities - funding, permitting, etc.)

• Federal

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  Lead:	FWS
  Others:	NOAA- provided partial federal funding; facilitated development; worked on design and evaluation of disposal options and associated wetland creation or restoration.
  	EPA- Provided partial federal funding and regulatory review
  	DOI- Provided evaluation of concurrent and post remediation biotic monitoring
  	COE- Coordinated selection of project contractor; participated directly in remediation if dredging or capping is involved.

• Non-Federal

  State government	Wisconsin State ???
  Local government
  Private industry
  Public interest groups
  Educational Facility
  Other partnerships

6. Funding/Contributions (organization and amount)

• Cash

  Federal		$297,000
  Non Federal	State government	$200, 000
  	Local government
  	Private industry
  	Public interest groups
  Total		$497,000

• In-Kind Services (hours, equipment, or other forms of assistance and estimated dollar value)

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• Volunteers (number of people and hours, and estimated dollar value)

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7. Legislative authorities used by each participant

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8. Value added by Coastal America Partnership including Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) goals achieved through this collaboration (500 words or less)

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9. Project Status

Initiation date
Completion date
Current stage

10. Contacts

• Project Manager

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• Participating Agency/Organization Contacts: (e.g. volunteer groups, conservation groups, state agencies, and other federal agency contacts)

11. Any additional information/comments

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