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Contaminants biologists in Region 3 restore habitats and resources injured by releases of hazardous substances using a process called Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). The goals of NRDA are to restore the habitats and resources to the condition they would have been had the hazardous substances not been released, and to compensate the public for the loss of their use or enjoyment of natural resources.
Fact sheet on National NRDA Program (.pdf file)
Fact Sheet on Region 3 NRDA Program (.pdf file)
Other useful links:
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service National NRDA site
Department of Interior NRDA National site
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NRDA site
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency NRDA site
Contaminants biologists are working on numerous cases throughout Region 3. For more information on several cases:
Restoration Plans for restoration projects enabled by settlements:
Fenton Creek, MO DRAFT Restoration Plan and Env Assessment (58kb .pdf)
Southern Lakes Trap & Skeet, WI draft Restoration Plan for public review/comment
Calmus Creek, IA Restoration Plan and NEPA Environmental Assessment (click here to download from Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board 513kb .pdf)
North Bronson, MI FINAL Restoration Plan and Environmental Assessment (262kb .pdf)
Assessments:
Illinois
Sauget Industrial Corridor Sites
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Rouge River (leave this website)
Minnesota
Missouri
Missouri Portion of the Tri-State Mining District
Migratory Bird Study Plan 2009 (29kb .pdf)
(Screening Level Migratory Bird Exposure Study for the Missouri Portion of the Tri-State Mining District,
Jasper and Newton Counties)
Southeast Missouri Lead Mining Sites (SEMO)
Ohio
Ohio River Fish, Mussel, and Snail Kill (Restoration Plan; 8-07; 500kb .pdf)
Ottawa River (Maumee Bay, Lake Erie)
Wisconsin
