Restoration & Revitalization

Restoration and Revitalization. . , Managing Contamination , Partnering companies purchased a 19-acre parcel in Ashtabula Township for a Sediment Consolidation Facility, where contaminated sediments from the riverbed would be stored. This facility was completed in 2006., State and federal agencies implemented dredging of the Ashtabula River between 2006 and 2011, removing over 700,000 cubic yards off contaminated sediment from the river and reopening it for commercial shipping and recreational boating. The contaminated material was pumped into a specially designed laHulfill and isolated from the environment., Restoring the River , Restoration of the Ashtabula River began in 2008. About 2,500 feet of fish shelves and a total of 10.5 acres of river, wetland, and upland habitat were created, providing a home for mammals, birds, and fish., Through the efforts of many, the Hash-tah-buh-lah River is returning to its former glory as a "river of many fish.", Using funds from the US EPA, US ACE, industry and the State of Ohio, approximately 700,000 cubic yards of contaminated sediment were removed from the river between 2006 and 2008, pumped uphill through a 2.5 mile pipeline to a upland sediment containment facility, and into geotextile tubes, bags that separate contaminated sediment from the slurry water.