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Resources

The Niagara River Remedial Action Plan (RAP) and its partners have produced numerous reports, updates, and factsheets related to the Niagara River (Ontario) AOC. These documents can be downloaded here, free of charge (see list below). There is also a public repository of RAP documents at the RAP office, housed within the offices of the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA) in Welland, Ontario.  Please contact us should you wish to view these documents in person.

The Niagara Falls Public Library also maintains a public RAP reference collection.

Niagara RAP Reports
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Stage 1 - Environmental Conditions and Problem Definition
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Stage 1 Update - Environmental Conditions and Problem Definition
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Stage 2 Report (1995)
Remedial Action Plan Implementation Annex
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Stage 2 Update Report - December 2009
NPCA Niagara River Remedial Action Plan
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Fact Sheet (English)
Niagara River Remedial Action Plan - Fact Sheet (Français)
Niagara River (Ontario) AOC Update 2012
RAP Sediment Studies
Niagara River Sediment Study Phase 1&2
Niagara River Sediment Study Phase 3
Niagara River AOC Sediment Options Lyons Creek Phase 4
Niagara AOC Golder BUI Assessment April 2013
Lyons Ck East Guide
Lyons Ck East Protocol
Lyons Ck East Evaluation of Adm Control
Lyons Creek East HHRA - Complete Document
Lyons Creek West HHRA - Complete Document
Lyons joint EC_MOE FINAL
Lyons Creek PCB Decay Report
Other Studies of Interest
Welland Eutrophication Study Final Report - March 2011
Welland River Eutrophication Study Final Report Appendices
Niagara River AOC Aquatic Wildlife Status Report -November 24, 2010 (final)
Monitoring metal and persistent organic contaminant trends through time using quagga mussels (Dreissena bugensis) collected from the Niagara River (Richman & Somers, 2010)
Niagara River Upstream Downstream Annual Report 2001-02-2004-05
Fish Tumor Assessment Canadian Lower Lakes - March 2010
Fish Tumor study site locations
Monitoring & Assessing Marsh Habitat Health
NRC Fish Population Data Analysis Report
NR Biomonitoring 1983-2009 (Richman et al JGLR, 2011)
The Niagara River Upstream/Downstream Program 1986/87 – 2004/05. Concentrations, Loads and Trends
Niagara River Watershed Fish Community Report 2012
Niagara River Biomonitoring Study 2012 Caged Mussels (Elliptio complanata) and Semi Permeable Membrane Devies (SPMDs)

About Us

Efforts from many key partners in the RAP Team continue to help complete priority actions for the restoration, protection, and enhancement of the Niagara River ecosystem. This initiative is made possible through the financial support of the Government of Canada and Ontario, in partnership with the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority.

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