This document provides the most up-to-date summary of information about the Niagara River’s remaining BUIs, and identifies priority actions and appropriate lead organization(s) involved in the RAP who will implement the activities for each impairment. This Delisting Strategy captures remedial and monitoring actions for 2025-2029 and supersedes information and recommendations in previous RAP reports.
Since 1983 the Ontario Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks (MECP) has been committed to the biomonitoring of contaminants in the Niagara River using caged mussels (Elliptio complanata) and more recently using passive samplers and polyethylene devices as part of Ontario’s commitment to the binational Niagara River Toxics Management Plan (NRTMP). These studies have provided information on suspected contaminant sources and source areas between…
This document was developed to provide the most up-to-date summary of information about the Niagara River’s remaining BUIs, provide guidance for applying specific delisting criteria, and identify the remaining priority actions and appropriate lead organization(s) involved in the RAP who will implement the activities for each impairment.