Kathryn Buckner, Council of Great Lakes Industries, The Great Lakes, Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago, October 29-30, 2015

1. THE GREAT LAKES
October 30, 2015
Chicago, Illinois
Midwest Environmental
Compliance Conference
Cameron Davis
Sr. Advisor to the Administrator
U.S. EPA

2. THE GREAT LAKES
American Society of Landscape Architects

3. THE GREAT LAKES
COSEE

4. WHERE WE’VE BEEN
• Through the 1800s and early 1900s, deforestation
• Overfishing
• Habitat Loss
• Rapid Urbanization
• Lamprey
• Water flow obstructions

5. WHERE WE’VE BEEN
• Into the 1960s and 1980s, toxic pollution
• Eutrophication of Lake Erie
• Power plant development
• Rapid land use change
• Invasive species
• Into the 2000s, threat of water diversions
• New generation of toxic pollutants
• Plastics
• Toxic algae

6. POLICIES FOR ADDRESSING THREATS
• Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909
• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement-1972
• Clean Water Act (US)
• Canada-Ontario Agreement (Canada)
• Great Lakes Water Resources Agreement-2008
• Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, including the
Great Lakes Legacy Act (US)
• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement -2012

8. GREAT LAKES RESTORATION INITIATIVE
ACTION PLAN
• Presidential Campaign Issue – 2007-2008
• Today has enormous bipartisan support
• Addresses five “Focus Areas.”
• Under each Focus Area are:
• Objectives
• Commitments
• Measures of Progress

9. GREAT LAKES GOVERNANCE
Binational
• International Joint Commission
• Great Lakes Fishery Commission
Federal
• Great Lakes Senate and House Task Forces
• USEPA, USDOI, USACE, etc.
• Environmental Canada, Department of Fisheries & Oceans, etc.
State & Provincial
• Council of Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
• Great Lakes Commission

10. GREAT LAKES GOVERNANCE
State & Provincial
• Council of Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers
• Great Lakes Commission
Municipal
• Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative
Tribes & First Nations
• Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission
Other
• Academia, business, environmental, education, etc.

11. THE GREAT LAKES OF THE FUTURE
• Energy
• Water Demands
• Ramifications of Food Production
• Climate Change
• ?

12. 2015Marcy Twete, Division Manager, Corporate Responsibility, Americas
October 2015
Industry engagement in the Great Lakes region

13. 11/9/2015
About ArcelorMittal
• The world's number one steel and mining company, with more than 222,000
employees in more than 60 countries
• Recognized leader in all major global steel markets, including automotive,
construction, household appliances and packaging, with leading R&D and
technology, as well as sizeable captive supplies of raw materials and
outstanding distribution networks
• An industrial presence in 19 countries exposes the company to all major
markets, from emerging to mature
• ArcelorMittal values scale, vertical integration and product diversity:
– 38% production in the Americas
– 46% production in Europe
– 6% production in other countries such as Kazakhstan, South Africa and
Ukraine
13@ArcelorMittalUS

14. ArcelorMittal in the United States
With 27 facilities serving key domestic markets, ArcelorMittal USA is a
vital component of the company’s global footprint.
• 27 facilities in 13 of the United States
 Mines, integrated facilities, mini-mills
and finishing operations
 Produces flat, long, tubular and tailored
blank products
 Serves auto, appliance, construction,
container, pipe and tube, and
machinery markets
• 20,000+ employees
• 16.3 million tons raw steel production
• 20 percent of U.S. raw steel capacity
• $2.1 billion in direct economic impact
$8.3 million in community investment

15. ArcelorMittal’s vision for
corporate responsibility
Investing in
our people
Making each and every
person working on our
behalf feel valued.
Making steel more
sustainable
Using our expertise in steel to
develop cleaner processes and
greener products.
Enriching our
communities
Our presence plays an
important role in all the
communities in which
we operate.
This is all underpinned by transparent governance.
ArcelorMittal will transform tomorrow by
@ArcelorMittalUS

16. Steel: the sustainability challenge
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We have to contribute to making a more sustainable future
possible. Our 10 sustainable development outcomes are a
compelling, practical and demanding way to do this, from the
way we make steel and use resources, to how we develop new
products, and support our people and communities.

17. 10 sustainable development outcomes
11/9/2015 17@ArcelorMittalUS

18. Outcome #5:
Trusted user of air, land and water
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19. Case study:
On-site restoration in Burns Harbor, Indiana
11/9/2015 19@ArcelorMittalUS

20. Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore
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• National Park System
• Authorized by Congress in 1966
• 15,000 acres
• Save the Dunes

21. Case study:
On-site restoration in Burns Harbor, Indiana
11/9/2015 21@ArcelorMittalUS

22. Burns Harbor ecosystem restoration
and land conservation initiative
• Partners
• Goals
– Increase wildlife diversity and restore dune ecosystems
– Engage employees in conservation stewardship
– Enhance opportunities for employee wellness activities
– Engage our local community in stewardship and partnership
on the restoration site

23. Case study:
On-site restoration in Burns Harbor, Indiana
11/9/2015 23@ArcelorMittalUS

24. Case study:
On-site restoration in Burns Harbor, Indiana
11/9/2015 24@ArcelorMittalUS

25. Case study:
On-site restoration in Burns Harbor, Indiana
11/9/2015 25@ArcelorMittalUS

26. @ArcelorMittalUS
Case study:
Public-private partnership focus

27. Public-private partnership
• ArcelorMittal
• US Environmental Protection Agency
• US Fish & Wildlife Service
• USDA Forest Service
• National Fish & Wildlife Foundation
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration

28. Results: Sustain Our Great Lakes
226 grants: $49.0 million
Grantee match: $50.0 million
Total conservation investment: $99.0 million
• ArcelorMittal funding: $5.2 million since 2008
• Remain the single corporate funder on the project
• At the table for all grantmaking decisions
ArcelorMittal’s investment has leveraged
other funding at a ratio of 18:1.
2811/9/2015 @ArcelorMittalUS

29. Thank you.
@ArcelorMittalUS
usa.arcelormittal.com
corporate.arcelormittal.com

30. GLLA NRDA Project Updates
Beth Admire
IDEM Office of Land Quality/Natural Resource Damage Co-Trustee
2015 Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference, Chicago
October 29-30, 2015
Marriott Chicago O’Hare
8535 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, IL 60631

31. Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
Background
• 38 km (23 miles) long stream in Northwest Indiana.
• 165 km2 (64 Miles2) drainage area includes the cities
of East Chicago, Gary, Hammond and Whiting,
Indiana.
• Connected to both Lake Michigan and the Illinois
River.
• Globally rare dune and swale ecosystems with
wetlands, forests, savannas and prairies.
• Aquatic Biota – wetland plants well documented, fish
and amphibian records from early 1900s, no benthic
macroinvertebrate data until 1960s.
• Impaired for 12 (originally all 14) of the listed
Beneficial Uses (BUs).
• The entirety designated as failing to meet multiple
Indiana water quality standards.
• CONSUMPTION ADVISORY FOR ALL FISH
FROM THE GCR/IHSC.

32. Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor Ship
Canal Historical Impacts
• In 1978, International Joint Commission designated the GCR as one of 43 Areas of Concern
(AOCs) located on and around the Great Lakes.
• Initially listed for all 14 Beneficial Use Impairments (BUIs) (2 have been removed).
1. Fish/wildlife consumption
2. Tainting of fish/wildlife flavor
3. Degradation fish/wildlife populations
4. Fish tumors/deformities
5. Wildlife deformities, reproduction
6. Degradation of benthos
7. Restrictions on dredging activities
8. Eutrophication or undesirable algae
9. Beach closings
10. Degradation of aesthetics
11. Degradation of phyto/zooplankton
12. Loss of fish and wildlife habitat

34. Very Quick Intro to Natural Resource Damages
• What are natural resources? “…land, fish, wildlife, biota, air, water,
groundwater, drinking water supplies, and other such resources.”
(CERCLA 101(6) and 1001(20))
• What is NRDA? A process for identifying and documenting injuries;
quantifying injuries and losses, selecting restoration projects.
• Authority: Clean Water Act, Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensations and Liability Act (CERCLA), Oil Pollution
Act of 1990).
• Who are the Trustees? State, Federal, Tribal, Foreign.
• Mission and goal: Protect and restore resources that have been
injured by releases of oil or hazardous substances, compensate the
public for lost services.
• Damages are based on cost of restoring, rehabilitating, replacing or
acquiring the equivalent of the damaged resources and diminution in
value of those natural resources pending restoration.

35. GCR/IHC NRD Settlements
• MIDCo I & MIDCo II – 250 Acres, $200,000
• Ninth Ave. Dump – $28,260
• Energy Cooperative, Inc. – $200,000
• U.S. Steel – Restoration, 248 Acres, $1,000,000 (monitoring)
• Grand Calumet River Restoration Fund – $7,100,000
• Grand Calumet River/Indiana Harbor – 328 Acres, $63,000,000
• Bankruptcies:
– Uniroyal - $84,500
– US Reduction - $87,549
– LTV - $13,298,963+

36. IDEM-October 2015-Kevin Miller

37. Remediation and Restoration Objectives
• WBGCR Reaches 3, 4, and 5
– Source control, removal of CSOs from Johnson and Sohl Avenues
– Remediation of contaminated sediments
• WBGCR Reaches 1 and 2 - Roxana Marsh
– Dredged portions of river and wetlands; capped with suitable materials to
achieve acceptable remediation goals and aquatic habitat feature
– 1.3 river miles and over 25 acres of riverine wetlands
• EBGCR - Kennedy to Cline Avenues
– 1. 8 mile stretch
– Removed abandoned RR and natural gas line
– Dredge, restore, cap portions of the river and wetlands
• Reaches 6 and 7 - Stateline Project
– Removal of contaminated sediment from river and adjacent wetland shelves

38. West Branch Grand Calumet River
WBGCR Reaches 3,4 &5
• Oct. 2009 – Sept. 2011
• 55,000 cy Excavated
• 94,000 cy Sequestered
• 149,000 cy Remediated
• ~ 2 million pounds contaminated
removed/isolated
• Total cost - $78,782, 232.85
WBGCR - Roxana Marsh
• July 2011 – April 2012
• 232,000 cy Excavated
• 345,000 cy Sequestered
• 577,000 cy Remediated
• ~5 million pounds contaminants
removed/isolated
• $27,573, 781.50

39. Photo 2013 – by SulTRAC
WBGCR Reach 4 diversion
structure – Great egret

40. Photo 2013 – by SulTRAC
WBGCR Reach 4 post dredging and CSO basin construction

41. WBGCR Reaches 1 and 2 – Roxana Marsha

42. WBGCR – Roxana Marsh GLLA Project
Roxana – Remediation begins Roxana – Restoration in place
Photo 9-18-2012 – by SulTRACPhoto 12-07-2011 – by SulTRAC

43. East Branch Grand Calumet River
• October 2012-September 2015
• Estimate 1.2 million cy
contaminated sediment remediated
(400,000 removed/800,000 capped)
• ~77 acres riverine wetlands
restored
• Remediation phase started April 22,
2013
• Total cost: ~$84,875,626.81
• Local share: $29,706,469.38

44. EBGCR – GLLA Project Site
EBGCR – before EBGCR – planned restoration
Photo – 12-7-2011 – by SulTRAC Drawing – 9-28-2012 – by SulTRAC

45. Photo -2013– by SulTRAC
EBGCR – geotubes pad construction

48. Photo – 2014– by SulTRAC
EBGCR – dredge

49. Photo – 2014 – by SulTRAC
EBGCR – dredging and capping wetland D

50. EBGCR – invasive species control shelf wetlands
Photo – 2014– by SulTRAC

51. EBGCR – l DuPont NA, Black Tern Site, Seidner, and Beemsterboer

52. EBGCR – Black Tern Site (fka Resco Marsh)

53. Photo –2014 – by SulTRAC
EBGCR – Black Tern Site (fka Resco Marsh)

54. Photo – 2015 – by SulTRAC
EBGCR – killdeer, recently planted/seeded area

55. Photo – 2015 – by SulTRAC
EBGCR – wetland D seeding/planting

56. Stateline Project
• PA signed October 9, 2012
• Estimate 82,000 cy contaminated sediment to
remediate (12,000 removed/70,000 capped)
• Remediation scheduled to begin October 2015
• Estimated cost – $14M

57. Photo – 2014– Wodrich
WBGCR – Stateline GLLA Project Reach 6

58. Photo – 2014– by Wodrich
WBGCR – Stateline GLLA Project Reach 7

59. Monitoring Activities in 2013
• 20 sites in the GCR/IHSC and Grand Calumet Lagoons plus one reference site on
the Little Calumet River.
• Fish tissue for contaminants determination.
• Fish community assessments (U.S. Steel sediment remediation reach in the east
branch of the GCR).
• In situ water quality parameters (pH, dissolved oxygen (D.O), % D.O. saturation,
specific conductivity, temperature, turbidity).
• Habitat Quality – QHEI
• Invertebrate community
– Multi-plate artificial substrate samplers (Hester-Dendy).
– Multihabitat (MHAB) shoreline sampling.
• Surficial sediment chemistry
• Sediment toxicity
– Chironomus dilutus – 10-day test at all sites, 58+ day at other.
– Hyalella azteca – 28-day test at all sites, 42-day at remediated sites.

60. Acknowledgements
• IDEM Office of Legal Counsel
• IDEM Office of Land Quality
• IDEM Office Water Quality
• Indiana Department of Natural Resources
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
• U.S. EPA GLNPO
• Shirley Heinze Land Trust
• The Nature Conservancy
• Save the Dunes Council

61. Information/Questions
• U.S. Department of Interior NRDAR -
http://www.doi.gov/restoration/index.cfm
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration DARP -
http://www.darrp.noaa.gov/about/nrda.html
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Superfund -
http://www.epa.gov/superfund/programs/nrd/nrda2.htm
• U.S. Fish and Wildlife Agency – GCR NRDA -
http://www.fws.gov/midwest/es/ec/nrda/GrandCalumetRiver/index.html
• Indiana Department Environmental Management – NRD Program -
www.idem.IN.gov/4131.htm
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – GLLA -
http://www.epa.gov/glla/
• Beth Admire (317) 232-8584 badmire@idem.IN.gov

62. EMERGING
GREAT LAKES ISSUES
Risk and Opportunity for Great Lakes Industry
Midwest Environmental Compliance Conference
Chicago Marriott O’Hare, October 29-30, 2015
Kathryn A. Buckner, President
Council of Great Lakes Industries

63. OUR MISSION
To promote the economic growth and vitality of the
Great Lakes region in harmony with its human and
natural resources (sustainable development).
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64. WHO WE ARE
• Members: US and Canadian industries committed to
sustainable development in the Great Lakes region.
• Purpose: Formed in 1991 to create a “seat at the table”
for industry in regional policy development.
• Tax exempt: Organized under Section 501(c)(6) of the
US Internal Revenue Code.
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65. CORE PRINCIPLES
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Sustainability
Multiple
perspectives
Data and science

66. PRIORITY ISSUES
(1) Excess nutrient discharges

67. PRIORITY ISSUES
• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Annex 4)
Great Lakes Advisory Board meeting 10/7/15

69. PRIORITY ISSUES
(2) Aquatic invasive species
• Enter the Great Lakes through
ballast water, canals, trade in live
organisms, recreational vehicles
• 20 out of 180+ non-native species in
the Great Lakes pose risk of
significant harm
• Asian carp, sea lamprey, others
• $$ millions in prevention and
response

70. • Industries most impacted by AIS
• Power generation
• Sport and commercial fishing
• Industry dependent on shipping
• Industrial facilities that self supply water
• Public municipal water supplies
• Tourism and recreation (boats, beaches, birdwatching)
PRIORITY ISSUES

71. • Chicago Area Waterway System
• Connects Great Lakes with Mississippi River
• USACE => short-term solution (one-way)
• Advisory Committee => long-term solution
(2-way)
PRIORITY ISSUES
Graphic: www.michigan.gov/dnr

72. PRIORITY ISSUES
(3) Chemical pollution
Graphic: www.glri.us
Photo: www.cee.mtu.edu
Photo: Alliance for the Great Lakes

73. PRIORITY ISSUES
• Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement (Annex 3)

74. PRIORITY ISSUES
(4) Energy
Graphic: Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers, www.capp.ca
Canadian and US Crude Oil Pipelines – Actual and
Proposed
Photo: Detroit Free Press
Photo: www. blogs.scientificamerican.com

75. PRIORITY ISSUES
(4) Energy
Ontario Power Generation Bruce Nuclear
Generating Station, Kincardine, ON
Graphic: http://www.stopthegreatlakesnucleardump.com

76. OPPORTUNITIES
(1) Define and promote the “Blue Economy”

77. OPPORTUNITIES
(2) Promote regional sustainability
Photo: National Geographic
Photo: www.bluemountaincenter.orgPhoto: Washington PostPhoto: The Detroit News

78. OPPORTUNITIES
(3) Engage in and inform regional policy development
• Great Lakes are a shared resource.
• Great Lakes governance is complex.
• Numerous issues exist that impact industry.
• Various opportunities to build the regional economy are gaining
traction.
• Industry is a critical voice in these developments.

79. Council of Great Lakes Industries
Kathryn A. Buckner
President
kabuckner@cgli.org
Ana Sirviente, PhD
Program Development Director
asirv@cgli.org
Dale K. Phenicie
Technical/Project Director
dkphenicie@cgli.org
Amelia Szmansky
Member Services
amelia@cgli.org
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