The Maumee Area of Concern in Northwest Ohio has been the site of industrial and municipal development for almost two centuries. Environmental contamination has run rampant, so the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District recently teamed up to remove over 50,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment from Otter Creek, a small creek that empties into South Maumee Bay.
Meaghan Kern, E.P.A. Region 5 project manager, and Ashley Binion-Zuccaro, USACE Buffalo project manager, are this episode's guests. We discuss Otter Creek from top to bottom, and explore what this means for the big picture of our environment.
Hosted by Jess Levenson, Public Affairs Specialist.
Otter Creek ArcGIS StoryMap: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/e410f4f7ffb347939f0e276c939cde8f
Otter Creek photo album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/buffalousace/albums/72157718595866608
Otter Creek drone album: https://www.flickr.com/photos/buffalousace/albums/72157719336371275
Otter Creek videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISFt5U_RNXYx43leQANrJsBdZFFJNneW
Otter Creek additional information: https://search.usa.gov/search?query=otter%20creek&affiliate=lrb&utf8=%26%23x2713%3B
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