BUFFALO RIVER REMEDIALACTION PLAN
2005 STATUS REPORT
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GENCY
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P
AGE
L
IST OF
F
IGURES AND
T
ABLES
…………………………………………………......
IV
A
CKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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V
A
CRONYMS AND
A
BBREVIATIONS
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VII
P
REFACE
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IX
E
XECUTIVE
S
UMMARY
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XI
1 T
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IVER
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REA OF
C
ONCERN
………………………………..… 11.1 C
ITY
S
HIP
C
ANAL
…………………………………………...………. 22 B
ENEFICIAL
U
SES AND
I
MPAIRMENTS
………………...…………...……….. 93 D
ELISTING
C
RITERIA AND
R
ESTORATION
T
ARGETS
……………………….. 114 B
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EMEDIAL
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P
LAN
P
ROJECTS
…………………….. 144.1
W
ATER
Q
UALITY
…………………………..…………………...…… 144.1.1
NYSDEC
R
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I
NTENSIVE
B
ASIN
S
TUDIES
…….….. 244.1.2 2002
N
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AKE
E
RIE
B
ASIN
W
ATERBODY
I
NVENTORY AND
P
RIORITY
W
ATERBODIES
L
IST
………… 254.1.3
M
UNICIPAL
&
I
NDUSTRIAL
W
ASTE
W
ATER
F
ACILITIES
…. 264.1.4
M
UNICIPAL
S
EWER
S
YSTEMS
…………………………..…. 274.1.5
S
TORMWATER
……………………………………………… 294.1.6
B
UFFALO
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MPROVEMENT
C
ORPORATION
(BRIC)… 31
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P
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4.2 C
ONTAMINATION
……………………………………………..….…... 354.2.1
B
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NVIRONMENTAL
D
REDGING
F
EASIBILITY
S
TUDY
…………………………………..…… 424.2.2
R
EMEDIATION OF
I
NACTIVE
H
AZARDOUS
W
ASTE
S
ITES
…. 444.3 F
ISH
,
W
ILDLIFE AND
M
ACROINVERTEBRATES
……………...….…… 574.3.1
A
SSESSMENT OF
P
OTENTIAL
A
QUATIC
H
ABITAT
R
ESTORATION
S
ITES
……….……….………………….…… 604.3.2
F
ISH
H
EALTH
&
P
OPULATIONS
…………………….
……… 644.3.3
H
ABITAT
R
ESTORATION
…………………………………… 705 C
OMPLEMENTARY
P
ROJECTS
……………………………………….….…… 795.1 P
UBLIC
A
CCESS AND
R
ECREATION
………………………..…...……. 795.1.1
T
IMES
B
EACH
P
UBLIC
A
CCESS
P
ROJECT
…………….…… 805.1.2
O
HIO
S
TREET
P
ARK
……………………………………..… 805.2
E
NVIRONMENTAL
E
DUCATION AND
P
UBLIC
I
NVOLVEMENT
………. 825.2.1
B
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UBLIC
O
UTREACH
E
FFORTS
…….……. 825.2.2
B
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IVER
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EPORT
C
ARD
………………….....……. 825.2.3
E
DUCATION AND
S
TEWARDSHIP
P
ROGRAMS
………..……. 835.2.4
A
DDITIONAL
P
UBLIC
I
NVOLVEMENT
……………………... 845.3
L
AND
U
SE AND
D
EVELOPMENT
……………………………………... 856 N
EXT
S
TEPS AND
C
OMMITMENTS
………………………………….……… 90A
PPENDIX
A…………………………………………………………..………….… 97A
PPENDIX
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