Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and U.S. GEOSS/IOOS/GLOS Initiative Focus on the Huron to Erie Corridor

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1 Great Lakes Regional Collaboration and U.S. GEOSS/IOOS/GLOS Initiative Focus on the Huron to Erie Corridor USEPA Grosse Ile Lab October 17, 2005

Great Lakes Interagency Task Force Draft Plan calls for $20B investment to restore ecological balance to the system. Focused on about 40 recommended actions, including: support the U.S.

2 Great Lakes Interagency Task Force Draft Plan calls for $20B investment to restore ecological balance to the system. Focused on about 40 recommended actions, including: support the U.S. contribution to GEOSS through IOOS/GLOS and IEOS enhance coordination of monitoring activities implement high value SOLEC indicators establish a regional information management infrastructure create a Great Lakes communications workgroup double funding for Great Lakes research

3 Indicators and Information Strategy Team Recommended Near-Term Research Initiate demonstrations of ballast water treatment technologies; Initiate process-based, statistical forecasts of beach closures; Initiate investigations for risk assessments for water intake contamination; Continue development of process-based statistical forecasts of harmful algal blooms; Develop coupled bio-physical models to forecast fish recruitment; Investigate new sediment separation and treatment technologies and beneficial use options; Enhance research on delisting targets for AOCs; Apply mass balance models for each Great Lake to assess progress in meeting toxic reduction goals; Continue research on chemical properties, exposure and long-term effects on human health; and Enhance research on atmospheric sources of toxics and links to fish concentrations and exposures.

4 2004 / 2005 Major Tasks Convene Steering Committee Define User Needs Determine necessary enhancements and costs Draft GLOS Business Plan Initiate Regional Association Initiate regional data management and communication node Initiate data integration prototype

Fort Gratiot Gage Dunn Paper Gage Black River MBR Gage Port Huron Lake Huron Point Edward International Blue Water Bridge Point Edward Gage Sarnia Dry Dock Gage Marysville Desired St.

5 Fort Gratiot Gage Dunn Paper Gage Black River MBR Gage Port Huron Lake Huron Point Edward International Blue Water Bridge Point Edward Gage Sarnia Dry Dock Gage Marysville Desired St. Clair River PORTS Components SCALE IN MILES ADCP Locations Navigation Depth Forecasts New Baltimore Anchorville Michigan Fair Haven St. Clair Gage St. Clair Marine City Gage Marine City Corunna Stag Mooretown Courtright Sombra Ontario St. Clair River Improvements Assimilate 1 USACE gauges with 6 NWLON gauges Add meteorologic sensors to all Add 2 ADCPs to monitor flows Install high frequency (HF) radar for foot of Lake Huron and Lake St. Clair Lake St. Clair Anchor Bay Middle Channel Gage Goose Bay Dickinson Seaway St. Clair Cutoff North Channel Gage Robert s Landing Gage Algonac Gage Algonac Harsens South Channel Gage Bassett Squirrel Walpole Goose Lake Port Lambton Port Lambton Gage Russel USACE NOAA CHS Proposed HF Radar Site

6 Michigan Detroit Belle Isle Bridge Windmill Point Gage Grosse Pointe Park Lake St. Clair Peach Ambassador Bridge Belle Isle Gage Fort Wayne Gage Windsor Tecumseh River Rouge Zug Desired Detroit Lincoln Park Grassy Wyandotte River Rouge Ecorse La Salle Grass ADCP Locations Navigation Depth Forecasts Proposed HF Radar Site Ontario River PORTS Components Detroit River Improvements Assimilate 3 USACE gauges with 4 NWLON gauges Add meteorologic sensors to all Add 2 ADCPs to monitor flows Install high frequency (HF) radar for west end of Lake Erie Riverview Upper Bridge Trenton Lower Bridge Gibraltar Gibraltar Gage Wyandotte Gage Gros s e Hickory Sugar Is. Celeron Is. Canada Turkey Amherstburg Gage Stony Amherstburg Bar Point Gage SCALE IN MILES USACE NOAA CHS United States Lake Erie

GLOS Modeling Requirements for HEC Suite of 1-D, 2-D and 3-D hydrodynamic models Specific modeling applications for oil/hazardous material spill response, moving bed, and ice dynamics Coordinated

7 GLOS Modeling Requirements for HEC Suite of 1-D, 2-D and 3-D hydrodynamic models Specific modeling applications for oil/hazardous material spill response, moving bed, and ice dynamics Coordinated between U.S. / Canadian federal, state/provincial, municipal, tribal interests, commercial and other affected stakeholders 24/7/365 operations of a continuous 3-D modeling frame to support navigation, emergency response and source water protection Research packages need to assess presettlement conditions, encroachment/dredging impacts and restoration targets

Chapter 5 St. Clair River Hydraulic Regime

5.1 Introduction Chapter 5 St. Clair River Hydraulic Regime DRAFT REPORT FOR PUBLIC REVIEW This chapter summarizes and integrates the findings of the various hydraulic analyses conducted for the Study