Use of natural resource damages settlement funds for watershed protection at the Fernald Preserve, Harrison, Ohio - 15309
- US DOE, Office of Legacy Management, Harrison, Ohio (United States)
- Ohio EPA, Dayton, Ohio (United States)
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, Columbus, Ohio (United States)
- The S.M. Stoller Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Harrison, Ohio (United States)
The Fernald, Ohio, Site, also called the Fernald Preserve is a former uranium processing plant that underwent extensive remediation pursuant to CERCLA. The Fernald site is managed by the US DOE Office of Legacy Management. US DOE and the Ohio EPA settled a long-standing CERCLA natural resource damage claim against the site in November 2008. As part of the settlement, US DOE paid $13.75 million to compensate for natural resource injury. These settlement funds were appointed for restoration, replacement, or acquisition of equivalent natural resources at or near the Fernald Preserve. Following finalization of a Funds Utilization Plan in February 2010, the Fernald Natural Resource Trustees (composed of US DOE, Ohio EPA, and the US Department of the Interior and known collectively as the Trustees) used a portion of the settlement funds to initiate the Paddys Run Conservation Project. This effort is a means to secure development rights and conservation easements within the Paddys Run watershed. Paddys Run is a third-order stream located on the western side of the Fernald Preserve. The Trustees partnered with Three Valley Conservation Trust to obtain assistance with land acquisition and conservation easement management. Since Fall 2012, more than 1,093 hectares (2,700 acres) have been permanently protected via easement or purchase. The Trustees are also partnering with MetroParks of Butler County, Ohio, to establish a nature preserve on acquired land. The Salamander Run Preserve is situated on 51 hectares (125 acres) of forest and former agricultural land approximately 11 kilometers (7 miles) north of the Fernald site. The land was purchased by Three Valley Conservation Trust and is undergoing ecological restoration using settlement funds. Upon completion, the property will be donated to MetroParks of Butler County, Ohio.(authors)
- Research Organization:
- WM Symposia, Inc., PO Box 27646, 85285-7646 Tempe, AZ (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 22822822
- Report Number(s):
- INIS-US-19-WM-15309; TRN: US19V0812067737
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: WM2015: Annual Waste Management Symposium, Phoenix, AZ (United States), 15-19 Mar 2015; Other Information: Country of input: France; 7 refs.; Available online at: http://archive.wmsym.org/2015/index.html
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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