Buffalo River Natural Resource Damage Assessment
The Fish and Wildlife Service, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Tuscarora Nation, collectively the Trustees of the Buffalo River, are conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). The goal of the NRDA process is to restore trust resources injured as a result of the release of hazardous substances to the environment. Natural resources of the Buffalo River include land, surface water, groundwater, and biota.
October 4, 2012: The Service, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, and the Tuscarora Nation, collectively the Trustees of the Buffalo River, are conducting a Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA). The goal of the NRDA process is to restore trust resources injured as a result of the release of hazardous substances to the environment. The fact sheet is to inform the public of the on-going process to restore the Buffalo River and release of the Trustee document: Fish Consumption Advisory Injury Determination. Restoration through NRDA is separate, and in addition to, the on-going remedy in the Buffalo River.
Fact Sheet
Injury Document
Buffalo River natural resource damages will be assessed (January 16, 2009)
The Service and New York state will pursue a claim for significant environmental damages to the Buffalo River. For decades, companies operating along the river discharged toxic chemicals or oil into the river, harming fish, wildlife and their habitat. The Natural Resources Damages claim will reflect the value of projects to restore resources to their condition before the pollution began.
Buffalo River Pre-Assessment Screen (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Buffalo River as it flows past industrial area of Buffalo, N.Y.
Amy Roe/USFWS
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