Documents are organized in the following sections:
Canadian AOC Materials
Coastal Wetland Habitat Assessment Report (August 2016)
Implementation Annex for the Canadian Waters of the St. Marys River AOC (March 2019)
Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Report (2013-2015)
Canadian St. Marys River AOC Factsheet Update 2015
SMR Coastal Wetland Habitat Assessment Report (August 2015)
An Assessment of the Ontario SMR AOC Beach Closures BUI (May 2015)
SMR AOC Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis Year 2 Technical Report (March 2015)
Stage 2 RAP Implementation Annex for the Canadian Waters of the St. Marys River AOC (March 2015)
Agricultural Impacts Study for the St. Marys River Area of Concern (March 2014)
SMR COTE and BLTE Population Assessment Summary (October 2014)
BUI Redesignation Report - SMR Bird-Animal Deformities (Dec 12 2014)
Great Lakes Areas of Concern (EC 2014)
St. Marys River Area of Concern (EC 2014)
SMR AOC Water Quality Sampling and Analysis Year 1 Technical Report (March 2014)
Bar River Habitat Project: 2013 Follow-up (November 2013)
Canadian St. Marys River AOC Factsheet Update 2013
Canadian St. Marys River AOC Fact Sheet Update 2012
The St. Marys River Area of Concern Map by Environment Canada
St. Marys River AOC Status of Beneficial Use Impairments (2010)
Lake Superior and St. Marys River AOCs Delisting Criteria and ReEvaluation of BUIs (2003)
St. Marys River RAP Tainted Fish Survey (1992)
U.S. AOC Materials
Frequently Asked Questions About Michigan's AOCs (2011)
St. Marys River Monitoring Projects for TMDL Development (2010)
Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes AOCs (MDEQ 2006)
Binational Materials
Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (2014)
Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Complete Prevention Plan (2014)
Sugar Island Related Materials
St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2009 Report from Work Group - June 2010
St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2008 Report from Work Group - March 2009
St. Marys River - Sugar Island Monitoring - 2007 Report from Work Group - April 2008
Little Rapids Restoration Related Materials
NOAA/GLC: St. Marys River- AOC & BUI Background
NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Historical Project Timeline
NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Fact Sheet
NOAA/GLC: Little Rapids- Project Highlights
BPAC Letter to Chippewa County Road Commission re: Support for Little Rapids Project (June 2013)
Little Rapids Habitat Restoration Project - URS Presentation to BPAC (November 2012)
Little Rapids Restoration Fact Sheet by URS (May 2012)
Eastern Upper Peninsula Regional Planning and Development Little Rapids Restoration Webpage
Sediment Quality Analysis of the Little Rapids Area (Gustafson 1999)
Pointe Estates Development
BPAC Letter to the RCA Board re: Pointe Estates Development (March 2013)
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Lake Superior Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (2014)
Lake Superior Aquatic Invasive Species Complete Prevention Plan (2014)
Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2013
Lake Superior Lakewide Management Plan Annual Report 2012
Lake Superior Zero Discharge Demonstration Program (2012)
Dredging Administrative Controls Guidance Document - St. Marys River, Ontario (July 2016)
St. Marys River Federal Navigation Channel Sediment Sampling and Analysis Report (2014-2015)
SMR Sediment Maps - Metals (April 2015)
SMR Sediment Maps - Total PAH (April 2015)
Benthic Conditions in the St. Marys River from 2009 to 2010 and an Overview from 2002 to 2010 (2012)
Geotechnical Presentation to BPAC (July 2012)
Canada-Ontario Decision-Making Framework for Assessment of Great Lakes Contaminated Sedmient (2008)
Bellevue Marine Park Contaminated Sediments Strategy BPAC Presentation (2008)
St. Marys River AOC Bellevue Marine Park Contaminated Sediments (Kresin 2008)
Bellevue Park Contaminated Sediments Application of Decision Making Framework (2008)
Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (1 of 3)
Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (2 of 3)
Tannery Bay Remedial Action Report, 2007 (3 of 3)
Sediment Investigations in the Lake George Channel of the St. Marys River, Interim Review (2007)
Decision Making Framework for Sediment Assessment Presentation
Application of BEAST Sediment Quality Guidelines to the St. Marys River AOC (2006)
Laboratory Sediment Toxicity Test Report on Lake George and Little Lake George (2005)
About the Great Lakes Dredging Team (2003)
Risk Management Strategy for PCB Contaminated Sediments (2001)
Beneficial Uses of Great Lakes Dredged Materials (2001)
Geophysical Survey of the St. Marys River at Sault Ste Marie, Ontario (2000)
Tools for Making Sediment Management Decisions (1999)
Ecological Benefits of Contaminated Sediment Remediation in the Great Lakes Basin (1999)
Dredged Materials Management Plan Status Table (1998)
Laboratory Sediment Bioassay Repot on St. Marys River Sediments 1992-1995 (1997)
Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III A (1994)
Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III B (1994)
Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources Pt III C (1994)
Guidelines for Evaluating Construction Activities Impacting on Water Resources (1995)
Population Dynamics of the St. Marys River Fish Community 1975-2006 (2007)
Great Lakes Fish Consumption Advisories (2004)
Fish Community Objectives for Lake Superior (2003)
St. Marys River Fisheries Assessment Plan (2002)
Harvest of Fishes in the St. Marys River, May, 1999 through March, 2000 (2002)
Fish Population Surveys of St. Marys River, 1975-95, and Recommendations for Management (1998)
Fish Community Objectives for Lake Huron (1995)
St. Marys River RAP Tainted Fish Survey (1992)
Changes to the Fish Habitat of the St. Marys River Thesis (Bray 1992)
Ontario's Draft Great Lakes Strategy (2014)
Keeping the Great Lakes Great - Success Stories from the Shoreline (2010)
Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species Ontario 3rd ed (MNR 2010)
Invading Species Awareness Program for Ontario 2009 (2010)
St. Marys River Biological Status and Hydrologic Performance Indicators (2010)
Great Lakes Ship-based Pollution - Binational Study (2009)
Canada - Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem (2007)
Sault Ste. Marie Michigan Watershed Plan (2007)
Report on Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Particulate Study (2007)
Informal Consultation on Local Air Issues in SSM, ON-MI under the C-US Air Quality Agreement (2006)
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