The Cuyahoga River Tributaries and Ship Channel 2018 Survey

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1 The Cuyahoga River Tributaries and Ship Channel 2018 Survey

2 Cuyahoga River QUICK FACTS ~ 11,000 years old 100 miles long 813 square mile drainage 22 miles within the National Park Designated an IJC Area of Concern Designated an American Heritage River

3 Ohio EPA Photo

4 Cleveland State University Library Special Collections Cuyahoga River Fire 1952

5 Cuyahoga River Fire June 22, 1969 Cleveland State University Library Special Collections

6 Cuyahoga River/Republic Steel 1965

7 WQ Conventional Approach Ohio EPA Photos

8 Bug Pickers Ohio EPA Photos

9 Fish Kickers Ohio EPA Photos

10 Cuyahoga River ,994 fish counted 80-Species 19-Hybrids 1-Aquarium Release 2017 Cuyahoga Mainstem 65-Species 1-Hybrid

11 Cuyahoga River Watershed STORET sampling locations One of the most intensively studied rivers in the world

12 Water Quality Standards 1- Criteria Applicable to All Surface Waters 2- Beneficial Use Designations 3- Numeric Criteria

13 Beneficial Use Designations Water Supply Public Drinking Water, Agriculture, Industrial Recreational Contact Bathing Waters, Primary Contact, Secondary Contact Aquatic Life Exceptional Warmwater (EWH), Warmwater (WWH), Modified Warmwater (MWH), Limited Resource Water (LRW)

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19 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Defines the maximum load (or amount) of pollution that a stream can receive and still be meet water quality standards. Outlines an implementation plan to bring an impaired waterbody into attainment with water quality standards.

20 TMDL-How do we get there? Water Quality and Biological Survey Technical Support Document (TSD) summarized survey data Identifies water bodies in full, partial, or non attainment of their designated uses Identifies causes and sources for impaired waters TMDLs are prepared for causes of impairment and implementation actions are created to address the sources contributing to the impairments.

21 New TMDL Process House Bill 49-Signed into law June 30, 2017 Multiple opportunities for stakeholder involvement Study plan Technical Support Document (TSD) Loading analysis plan (modeling approach, WQ targets) Preliminary modeling results (load allocations, wasteload allocations, margin of safety, future growth, permit limits, implementation plan) Draft TMDL report

22 Upper Cuyahoga Approved 2004

23 Middle Approved 2000 *First Ohio TMLD approved by USEPA*

24 Lower Approved 2003

25 Kent Dam 2004 Brad Bolton

26 Munroe Falls 2005

27 Sheraton Dam 2013

28 LeFever Dam 2013

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30 Combined Sewer Overflows City of Akron City of Cleveland

31 But still more to do Ohio EPA Photo

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34 2017 Cuyahoga River Mainstem Survey Pictures by Meg Plona

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36 Preliminary 2017 Biological Results River DRAIN. Location STORET IBI MIwb b ICI c QHEI Mile (MI²) At Chardon-Windsor Rd H F01G02 36 NS N/A Near St. Rt H F01P51 36 NS N/A 22* Near St. Rt B F01A At Russell Park B F01W77 38 NS NS At Hiram Winchell Rd W At Mantua W F01W At St. Rt W F01S Dst. Lake Ravenna Rd B F01P * At Standing Rock Cemetery W F01W Upst. Kent WWTP at Fuller Park W F01S Dst. Kent WWTP; upst. Fish Creek WWTP B Dst. Fish Creek WWTP W NS At Monroe Falls; upst. dam removal W At Cuyahoga Falls at Waterworks Park W NS At Cuyahoga St.; upst. Little Cuyahoga River B Dst. Little Cuyahoga River; upst. Akron WWTP B Dst. Akron Bolanz Rd B * 8.53 NS 30 NS At Boston Mills Rd B F01A At Highland Rd B F01S13 39 NS Upstream reaches of St. Rt. 82 dam pool B * At Station Rd. (dam pool) B * * Dst. Station Rd. dam B At I-480 overpass; upst. Mill Ck B F99Q Upst. Southerly WWTP, dst. Mill Ck B F01S10 38 NS 8.62 NS Upst. Cleveland Southerly WWTP B F01A Dst. Cleveland Southerly WWTP (near-field) B F99Q02 38 NS Dst. Cleveland Southerly WWTP (far-field) near railroad bridge B F01S mi. dst. Cleveland Southerly WWTP B Dst. Big Lower Harvard Ave B * NS At LTV footbridge, just upst. shipping channel L F01W43 32* At Scranton Rd. habitat restoration area L

37 2018 Cuyahoga River Tributaries & Ship Channel Survey Proposed Sampling 103 Fish and Macroinvertebrate 108 Water Chemistry 33 Bacteria 26 Sediment 10 Fish Tissue

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39 Cuyahoga River Ship Channel Conducting a Water Analysis Simulation Program (WASP) Model Collect oxygen demanding parameters for model inputs. Examples are: CBOD5 Ammonia Dissolved Oxygen

40 Thank You Questions