IDEM and the Citizens Advisory for the Remediation of the Environment (CARE) Committee held the 2017 Annual Grand Calumet River Area of Concern (AOC) Seminar on October 26, 2017. In honor of the 30th Anniversary of the designation of the region as an AOC, the theme was selected as “The Grand Calumet River AOC: Past, Present, and Future.”
The free all-day seminar, located at the Diamond Center in Gary, Indiana, featured presentations by federal, state, and local partners in the ecosystem restoration effort. One of this year’s highlights was a panel discussion covering the history of the AOC. Approximately 100 attendees were present at this year’s event.
Archived Seminar Presentations:
- Agenda [PDF]
- Grand Calumet River Area of Concern: AOC Overview [PDF]
- Kristen Isom, United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
- CARE Panel Slides
- The Grand Calumet River Area of Concern Program: A Plain English Guide [PDF]
- Michael Spinar, IDEM
- Communicating BUI Status in the Grand Calumet River AOC Using a New Graphical Tracking Tool [PDF]
- John Fekete, CARE
- Sediment Management Efforts in the Grand Calumet River AOC [PDF]
- Carl Wodrich, IDNR
- Anne Remek, IDEM
- US Army Corps Dredging Update [PDF]
- Natalie Mills, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
- Overview of Current Habitat Restoration Projects [PDF]
- Carl Wodrich, IDNR
- Craig Zandstra, Lake County Parks
- Grand Calumet River AOC Aesthetics Monitoring Update [PDF]
- Michelle Caldwell, IDEM
- Grand Calumet River AOC Beaches [PDF]
- Michelle Caldwell, IDEM
- Jeorse Park Beach: Gull Exclusion Program to Improve Nearshore Water Quality [PDF]
- Vanessa Williams, Wild Goose Chase, Inc.
- Restoration Efforts at Jeorse Park [PDF]
- Matthew Shanks, USACE
- Future Work/Addressing the Remaining BUIs [PDF]
- Michael Spinar, IDEM
- Kristen Isom, U.S. EPA
- Building a Framework For Long-term Stewardship in the AOC [PDF]
- Carl Wodrich, IDNR
- What is Next For Roxana Marsh: Planning for the Future in a Post Clean-Up Present [PDF]
- Marino Solorio, City of East Chicago
- Grand Calumet River AOC Community-Driven Green Storm Water Infrastructure Projects [PDF]
- Brenda Scott-Henry, City of Gary